In the AI era, control is not enough: you have to prove it

A new report from IBM, Proof, Not Promises: The Digital Sovereignty Index, reveals an “overconfidence gap”: leaders believe they can prove sovereign control of their technology, but the evidence often falls short of the Index’s highest standards. As AI adoption...

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...

One year on, what South Africans think about living with Covid-19

Although infection rates seem to be declining and vaccines are slowly being rolled out in the country, most South Africans fear the arrival of a third wave of Covid-19, further lockdowns, job losses and the social problems that will bring. A survey by gig technology...

Device sales set to improve, but not to 2019 levels

Global spending on IT devices such as PCs, tablets and mobile phones plunged by 8% year-on-year (YoY) to $653-billion in 2020. This figure is expected to recover to $705-billion in 2021, still $7-billion less than before the pandemic, according to data presented by...

Mobile access could boost farm yields

The introduction of six simple mobile services designed to help small-scale farmers in emerging markets could boost the farm gate incomes of 70-million Indian farmers by $9-billion in 2020. This is one of the findings from Vodafone’s Connected Farming in India report...

Entrepreneurs key to economic growth

Research has found that entrepreneurship is an essential driver of a country’s economy. As a result, focus is increasingly being placed on those brave individuals starting entrepreneurial businesses by governments around the world in order to nurture the growth of...

Sandton to get R150m for green festival

The City of Johannesburg is investing more than R150-million to widen sidewalks, add cycle lanes and introduce dedicated public transport lanes for all forms of transport in Sandton, which is set to host the EcoMobility World Festival in October. This was announced by...

Take a girl child to work tomorrow

The Cell C Take a Girl Child to Work Day campaign, which celebrates its 13th anniversary this year, has attracted a record of more than 520 companies and various government departments from around the country who will participate in the event tomorrow (Thursday 28...

WeChat and picup launch delivery service

A simple new service that aims to remove the hassle and administration involved with traditional courier services has been launched. Hosted exclusively on the WeChat platform, picup is an on-demand goods collection and delivery service that provides a simple and...

MTN CEO apologises for service disruptions

MTN SA’s CEO, Ahmad Farroukh, has apologised to customers for service disruptions resulting from the industrial action by employees affiliated to the Communications Workers Union (CWU). The strike, which commenced last Wednesday, has led to the closure of the 808 call...

Tapping the ‘deep Web’

When you do a simple Web search on a topic, the results that pop up aren’t the whole story. The Internet contains a vast trove of information – sometimes called the “deep Web” – that isn’t indexed by search engines: information that would be useful for tracking criminals, terrorist activities, sex trafficking and the spread of diseases. Scientists could also use it to search for images and data from spacecraft. The Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has been developing tools as part of its Memex program that access and catalogue this mysterious online world.

Backup failure could lead SMEs to disaster

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in South Africa are flirting with disaster by failing to improve their policies on backing up data, which is often critical to the very survival of their businesses. This is one of the key findings to emerge from SME Survey 2015,...

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