AI is changing enterprises, and already driving value

By Kathy Gibson - Artificial intelligence (AI) is starting to pay off for early enterprise adopters. More than half of companies that have implemented AI are now seeing a return on investment, with the most value reported by future-built organisations. This is the...

Tech giants raise the AI safety bar

The risks associated with artificial intelligence (AI) are back in the spotlight with the news that rogue agents have been responsible for multiple attacks on government sites in Australia and the US. Even the FBI has not been immune to attacks from autonomous agents....

AI makes critical thinking a workforce priority

A new global study from the IBM for Business Value points to a disconnect between the skills chief human resource officers (CHROs) say AI requires and those employees prioritise. While 71% of CHROs identify the ability to supervise, validate and override AI outputs as...

Today’s data centre build-out dwarfs previous infrastructure investments

Kathy Gibson reports from Vertiv Week in Zagreb – Artificial intelligence (AI) is driving the biggest infrastructure build-out in human history – bigger than the railroads or the Industrial Revolution. “People assume AI is a bubble, but it is showing no signs of...

Agentic AI holds key to LLM profitability

Agentic AI, not consumer chatbots, will determine whether trillion-dollar investments in large language models (LLMs) ever translate into sustainable profits, according to GlobalData. As enterprise deployments trigger a surge in application programming interface (API)...

Acer expands local manufacturing, adds gaming monitors

Acer Africa has expanded its local manufacturing strategy, adding high-performance Acer Nitro VG0-Series gaming monitors designed for gamers, creators and power users. Select Nitro VG0-Series monitors are now assembled at a South African facility, following the same...

PC shipments are up amid tariff concerns

Counterpoint Research’s preliminary estimates from its PC service indicate that the global PC shipment market grew 8,4% YoY in Q2 2025, marking the highest YoY increase since 2022 when pandemic-driven demand lifted the market. The Q2 growth was mainly driven by the...

Uranus is warmer than we thought

For millennia, astronomers thought Uranus was no more than a distant star. It wasn’t until the late 18th century that Uranus was universally accepted as a planet. To this day, the ringed, blue world subverts scientists’ expectations, but new NASA research helps puzzle...

SA companies go all-in on AI adoption

Kathy Gibson reports – South African corporates are fully embracing generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), which is well on its way to being used as a mature and useful tool. This is the headline finding from the South African GenAI Roadmap 2025 presented today...

Advance in speculative decoding speeds AI

Researchers from Intel Labs and the Weizmann Institute of Science have introduced a major advance in speculative decoding. The new technique, presented at the International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), in Vancouver, enables any small “draft” model to...

Don’t fall for a QR code scam

In today’s digital world, QR codes are placed on almost everything - from yogurt containers and restaurant menus to museum exhibits, and even utility bills and parking lots. People use them to open websites, download apps, collect loyalty programme points, make...

Gaia Renewables 1 expands power portfolio

In a transaction worth more than R200-million, Gaia Renewables 1, listed on the Cape Town Stock Exchange (CTSE), has officially acquired stakes in two renewable energy plants. The transaction includes the sale of what is arguably South Africa’s first solar IPP...

Gaming GPU helps crack a ceramics code

Ceramics - the humble mix of earth, fire and artistry - have been part of a global conversation for millennia. From Tang Dynasty trade routes to Renaissance palaces, from museum vitrines to high-stakes auction floors, they’ve carried culture across borders, evolving...

Counting the real cost of sand and dust storms

Sand and dust storms are exacting an increasing toll on  our health and economies, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), which underlines the need for continued improvements in monitoring, forecasting and early warnings. The...

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Tech Wise is Bitdefender Distributor of the Year

Tech Wise Solutions has been named as the Bitdefender Distributor of the Year. "Accepting this award on behalf of the team is a great privilege" says Peter Kohlöffel, director of Tech Wise Solutions. " Following an internal restructure of the company, 2022 saw the...

Lulalend secures $35m to scale its business

Lulalend has finalised a transformational $35-million (R600-million) Series B funding round and will use the capital to scale its business to address South Africa's enduring SME credit gap - estimated to be more than $20-billion per year, according to the...

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Digital Resilience Insight opens its doors

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How to ensure data in the cloud is stored safely

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Digital banking revolution can help banks regain customers’ love

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The new edge will transform the computing experience

Edge computing is not a new technology. Emerging during the 'First Wave' (2000-2010) of the internet, when the need to distribute content closer to the user was a priority, edge started gaining traction. It was considered the ideal solution to solve the 'last mile'...

Red Hat, Oracle expand collaboration

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Quro Medical releases mobile app for doctors

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How do we create opportunities for unemployed youth?

Unemployment in South Africa, especially among the youth, is undoubtedly the most important socioeconomic challenge. By Smangele Nkosi, GM: South Africa at Cisco For the last two decades, the unemployment rate has exceeded 20%. At the end of 2021, it reached a record...

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Understand/workshop the business requirements, preparing AS-IS, and TO-BE documents and get sign-off.from users for Business Blueprint document.Basic understanding of ABAP debugging (Workbench related knowledge of new development / enhancements).SAP Configuration EWM,...

Junior Support Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

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Shape the digital backbone of a future-focused enterprise designing smart, scalable, and secure systems that power business transformation. Purpose of the Role Lead the design and maintenance of enterprise-wide application and solution architecture. Drive alignment...

SAP Functional Consultant (Entry) 0281 – Gauteng Pretoria

Understand/workshop the business requirements, preparing AS-IS, and TO-BE documents and get sign-off.from users for Business Blueprint document.Basic understanding of ABAP debugging (Workbench related knowledge of new development / enhancements).SAP Configuration EWM,...

Frontend Developer (Angular / Java) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

We are seeking an experienced Front End Developer to join a dynamic IT team with our client who is booming in the automotive space in Gauteng. The role involves developing, maintaining, and operating frontend and backend applications, delivering seamless user...

Principal Functional Specialist

We're looking for a Principal Functional Specialist to join a high-performing environment where technology, data, and business operations meet. This is a pivotal role for someone who enjoys optimising complex financial systems, ensuring accuracy across multiple data...

Junior DevOps Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

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