Banking crime losses decline, but AI poses major threat
The South African Banking Risk Information Centre (SABRIC) has released its Annual Crime Statistics for 2024, reflecting a significant decline in financial crime losses - but also warning of the growing threat posed by artificial intelligence (AI) in fraud schemes. In...
Retail outpaces finance and healthcare in EMEA AI success
New research from Lenovo reveals that 96% of retail sector AI deployments in EMEA are meeting or exceeding expectations – outpacing other industries. While finance and healthcare are investing heavily, their results show mixed returns, highlighting sharp differences...
Nvidia extends access to Grace Blackwell supercomputer
Nvidia has unveiled Nvidia Project DIGITS, a personal AI supercomputer that provides AI researchers, data scientists and students worldwide with access to the power of the Nvidia Grace Blackwell platform. Project DIGITS features the new Nvidia GB10 Grace Blackwell...
AMD expands consumer and commercial AI PC portfolio
AMD unveiled new processors ahead of CES 2025, announcing the new Ryzen AI Max Series processors that exceed the demands for high-performance computing in premium thin and light notebooks; new Ryzen AI 300 Series “Zen-5”-based processors; and Ryzen 200 Series...
Chiplet technology heralds a new era for semiconductors
In the rapidly evolving semiconductor industry, chiplet technology is emerging as a transformative force, offering innovative solutions to many of the challenges faced by traditional monolithic System-on-Chip (SoC) designs. By Dr Xiaoxi He, research director of...
New funding to develop next-gen wireless comms
Researchers from the UK and Ireland are collaborating on a new project to develop a key technology which will enable the next generation of wireless communications. Engineers from the University of Glasgow are teaming up with colleagues from the Tyndall National...
Intel powers PC refresh with silicon-based security
In 2025, it is expected that millions of business PC users will be getting new laptops or desktops. Indeed, this calendar year is expected to be one of the largest computer refresh cycles in recent history, even larger than 2020’s COVID-19 surge driven by remote work...
UCT Professor gets OBE for infectious disease research
Professor Robert J Wilkinson, an honorary Professor in the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Department of Medicine, has been named an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE). The accolade, announced in the UK’s New Year Honours List 2025, is...
California rules that AI can’t deny health insurance claims
The US state of California has passed a law that ensures health insurance claims cannot be denied by artificial intelligence tools alone. This follows widespread anger at how many claims are arbitrarily rejected, many of them by autonomous AI tools. Last year alone,...
Solar probe touches the Sun
Operations teams have confirmed NASA’s mission to “touch” the Sun survived its record-breaking closest approach to the solar surface on 24 December 2024. Breaking its previous record by flying just 6,115-million kilometres (3,8-million miles) above the surface of the...
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AIIM completes follow-on acquisition in MetroFibre Networx
African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM), one of Africa's largest infrastructure-focused private equity fund managers, has confirmed the completion of a follow-on acquisition in MetroFibre Networx (MetroFibre) first announced in June 2021, following approval...
Red Hat and General Motors collaborate on software-defined vehicles
Red Hat and General Motor have announced a collaboration to help advance software-defined vehicles at the edge. The companies expect to expand an ecosystem of innovation around the Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System, which provides a functional-safety certified Linux...
SA healthtech start-up celebrates nurse heroes
South Africa is brimming with stories of nurses going the extra mile, working longer hours than expected, and selflessly dedicating themselves to their patients week after week. In recognition of these unsung heroes, South African health tech start-up AfriNurse is...
First Distribution extends Fortinet reach in SADC
First Distribution, the leading pan-African distributor for Cybersecurity, Datacentre, Cloud, Surveillance, and IoT Solutions, has become Master Distributor for Fortinet, a global leader in broad, integrated, and automated cybersecurity solutions. First Distribution...
Western Digital unveils new HDD, Flash solutions
At its What's Next Western Digital event yesterday, Western Digital detailed its mission to unlock the potential of data by harnessing the possibility to use it. In a series of keynotes delivered by company leaders, Western Digital also unveiled breakthrough HDD and...
Microsoft introduces Security Experts
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Dis-Chem chooses Clickatell’s Chat Commerce platform
Clickatell has been selected by Dis-Chem Pharmacies to enable WhatsApp as its customer communication channel to engage with its customers. Dis-Chem customers can now quickly and easily access various services through WhatsApp by sending "Hi" to 0860 347 243. The easy...
Entersekt partners with Capitec Bank
Entersekt has announced that Capitec Bank has implemented its EMV 3-D Secure solution that boosts the security of e-commerce payments, while reducing friction for cardholders. Entersekt's solution leverages behavioural analytics from NuData Security, a Mastercard...
Liquid to acquire Telrad
Liquid Intelligent Technologies has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Telrad, an Israeli-based technology company. Telrad provides and maintains high quality technology products and services for global business and governments. The company develops...
InfoFlow brings SecuPi to SA
InfoFlow has partnered with SecuPi to bring SecuPi's data security platform to South Africa and neighbouring countries. InfoFlow is now a certified SecuPi reseller offering services and support in-country for South Africa and the rest of Africa. Veemal Kalanjee, MD of...
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