AI set to drive a net increase in jobs by 2030

AI is expected to drive a net increase of 1,7-million jobs by 2030, according to Gartner, which says AI will create more jobs than it eliminates - generating 10,6-million new jobs, while removing 8,9-million jobs worldwide by 2030. “Organisations most advanced in AI...

A familiar face takes the reins at Tarsus

By Mark Davison - After months of speculation, Alviva Holdings – parent company of Tarsus Distribution – has announced a new, permanent CEO for one of South Africa’s oldest and leading distributors. Thibault Dousson, currently director of Lenovo’s Solution and...

European orbiter detects hints of volcanic activity on Mars

New evidence from gas seeping above volcanic rifts suggests Mars is not geologically dead deep inside, but merely sleeping. Fresh fissures along the Alba Mons region hint at active spots under the surface, where gases from inside the planet may be making their way up...

NASA experiments with drones for planetary landings

NASA successfully demonstrated technology designed to help spacecraft autonomously navigate to safe landing sites on the Moon and on other planets. An Alta-X drone equipped with the agency’s Safe and Precise Landing – Integrated Capabilities Evolution (SPLICE)...

EMEA PC shipments set for record growth

The ongoing Covid-19 lockdown continues driving a surge in demand for PCs and the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region witnessed impressive PC unit shipments growth last year. However, 2021 is set to deliver a new record. According to data presented by...

Attacks against remote access protocols continue to rise

In mid-March of last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared the world was facing a pandemic and countries rushed to enact measures to stem the spread. A popular measure to combat the pandemic was switching companies to remote work. However, with...

LTE spend doesn’t offset 3G decline

In its latest IHS Infonetics Mobile Infrastructure Equipment report, IHS forecasts that global LTE mobile infrastructure revenue will peak at $23,3-billion in 2015 and then start to decline as a result of diminishing rollouts. “As we anticipated, we’re reaching the...

SA users embrace Twitter

Twitter is more popular than ever in South Africa, and people are using it for much more than personal updates.
These are among the findings of a study commissioned by Twitter and conducted by Nielsen into the Twitter habits of South African users. The study showed that 53% of users in South Africa fall in the age range of 25-44; nearly one third (29%) are aged 16-24 and the remaining 18% are over 55. Just over half of the Twitter users in South Africa are women (56%) with men making up the remaining 44%.

People key in WorkSource transformation

Digital transformation is impacting all businesses, functions and processes. The "people dimension" of digital transformation is reflected in WorkSource transformation, and it too will impact every enterprise, small or large, in traditional industries or untried...

Multi-stage journey to digital transformation

Information is at the core of the new digital ecosystem. IDC estimates that by 2020, the digital universe will reach 44-trillion Gigabytes, a 10-fold increase over 2013. And, while there has been a dramatic increase in the ability of key players to unlock value from...

Technology sector helps curb unemployment

The National Development Plan (NDP) outlines that 90% of new jobs will be created through entrepreneurship and the expansion of companies by 2030. Microsoft has expanded its Equity Equivalent Programme (EEP), established in 2011, with three independent software...

Mobile up and fixed line revenue down

Among the challenges faced by Telkom is the fact that fixed-line voice usage revenue decreased 13,5% to R6,9-billion, and it experienced a 22% decrease in leased line revenue. Fixed-line voice usage revenue dropped to R6,9-billion, which can be attributed to a 9,6%...

New crater found on Mars

The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has acquired a close-up image of a “fresh” (on a geological scale, though quite old on a human scale) impact crater in the Sirenum Fossae region of Mars. This impact crater appears relatively recent as it has a sharp rim and well-preserved ejecta. The steep inner slopes are carved by gullies and include possible recurring slope lineae on the equator-facing slopes.

Telkom says turnaround is on track

Telkom SA SOC has recorded a normalised profit after tax of R2,8-billion for year ended 31 March 2015, excluding severance package costs and the tax benefit of the settlement of the post-retirement medical aid liability for certain pensioners. This is a 135,7%...

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