AI helps design superdrugs to kill drug-resistant bacteria

With help from artificial intelligence (AI), MIT researchers have designed novel antibiotics that can combat two hard-to-treat infections: drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae and multi-drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Using generative AI algorithms, the...

AI-led businesses ignore humans at their peril

No-one would argue that artificial intelligence (AI) has taken the world by storm, but there is some irony in the fact that as more business functions - from data collection and analysis, to everyday operations - are performed digitally the more customers seek to...

How chip research is shaping physical AI

AI and graphics research breakthroughs in neural rendering, 3D generation and world simulation power robotics, autonomous vehicles and content creation. Physical AI — the engine behind modern robotics, self-driving cars and smart spaces — relies on a mix of neural...

Webb finds new evidence for planet around closest solar twin

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have found strong evidence of a giant planet orbiting a star in the stellar system closest to our own Sun. At just 4 light-years away from Earth, the Alpha Centauri triple star system has long been a...

Critical minerals group braces for US policy shifts

The Critical Minerals Africa Group (CMAG), the advocacy group seeking to foster deeper relations between Africa and global markets and put Africa at the heart of international discussions surrounding critical minerals policy, is working closely with its members and...

What Trump’s return to the White House means for business travellers

Donald Trump, heralding many changes - including how people travel for business. "Business travel doesn’t happen in a bubble," says Mummy Mafojane, productive operations leader at FCM. "Politics, economics, and global events all play a role in shaping policies that...

City Power load reductions could prove costly for businesses

To protect the grid from total collapse, Johannesburg's City Power has implemented load reductions in parts of the city where high usage levels threaten to overload the system. While primarily impacting residences, these outages could significantly disrupt local...

HPE, Nvidia partner on Private Cloud AI

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and Nvidia have announced Nvidia AI Computing by HPE, a portfolio of co-developed AI solutions and joint go-to-market integrations that enable enterprises to accelerate adoption of generative AI (GenAI). Among the portfolio's key...

Nvidia takes over as most valuable company

On Tuesday, Nividia shares rose 3,6%, lifting its market value to $3,35-trillion and making it the world's most valuable public company, powering past Microsoft and Apple. Nvidia's success rest on its leadership in graphic processing units (GPUs) used to power the...

AI-enabled vision finds a home in warehouse operations

By 2027, 50% of companies with warehouse operations will leverage AI-enabled vision systems to replace traditional scanning-based cycle-counting processes, according to Gartner. AI-enabled vision systems are novel hyper-automation solutions that combine industrial 3D...

Buoyant data centre cooling market reaches for new heights

The data centre thermal management market has outpaced previous forecasts and surged to $7,67-billion, according to new research from Omdia. This unprecedented growth is poised to continue with a robust CAGR of 18,4% until 2028. This surge will largely be fueled by...

Mixed, extended reality to drive AR/VR headset growth

Global shipments of augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) headsets declined 67,4% year over year in the first quarter of 2024 (1Q24), according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Augmented and Virtual Reality Headset...

HR functions fail to gain business value from tech

Fewer than one-quarter of HR employees (24%) reported that their organisation's HR function is deriving the maximum value from HR technology, according to Gartner. A Gartner survey of 85 HR leaders in February 2024 found: * Only 35% are confident their current...

Tablets triumph in shopping conversions

Tablet conversion rates have surged to 2,7%, exceeding those of both desktops and smartphones, according to new data from Stocklytics. This unexpected finding suggests that tablets are finding a sweet spot with consumers, potentially becoming a key player in online...

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Africa gets closer to harmonised data protection laws

Smart Africa and Network of African Data Protecion Authorities (NADPA) have signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance the enforcement and harmonisation of personal data protection laws in Africa. The Smart Africa Alliance (SA) has signed an MOU today with...

Paratus to open Namibia data centre

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Software escrow provides SaaS assurance

South African technology solutions companies should take heart from the fact that software escrow’s ability to provide business continuity assurance is one of the key drivers of the growth in SaaS hosted applications in the US. This is the view of Escrow Europe MD...

Transforming customer experience in the financial services sector

In an increasingly online and connected world, financial service clients have been quick to accept apps as a remote banking option. By James Bayhack, sub-Saharan Africa director at CM.com However, as the sector is reimagined with digital communications, mobile...

Integrating IoT in your business

Many South African companies across industry sectors aim to become digitally transformed. To accomplish this, they need access to tools that help them adapt to this new dynamic. This is where the Internet of Things (IoT) becomes a critical micro-service within an...

BSI recognises Gijima for ISO certification

Gijima has been acknowledged by the International Organisation for Standardisation’s (ISO) monitoring body, the British Standards Institution (BSI), for having achieved the ISO/IEC 27001 certification. Gijima already has a number of ISO certifications under its belt....

Cyber Insight gains MSSP status

Cybersecurity consulting and advisory firm Cyber Insight has announced its positioning as a managed security service provider (MSSP) and launched a number of offerings under its Secure Future Management brand banner. According to Deon Smal, CEO of Cyber Insight, the...

Cell C achieves B-BBEE Level 1

Cell C has achieved level 1 Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) contributor status. The mobile operator achieved this milestone through a focused transformation strategy that was premised on delivering meaningful empowerment and going beyond compliance....

Act now to prevent the digital divide worsening for women

The Covid-19 pandemic has without a doubt accelerated digital transformation around the world, but while the rapid advancement of the Fourth Industrial Revolution threatens to widen the digital divide for those without suitable access to the internet, it is women and...

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