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Climate stress testing an emerging challenge for banks
As financial institutions worldwide grapple with how to turn climate-related risks into credible stress testing scenarios, new guidance on climate stress testing for banks offers a timely roadmap. Climate Stress Testing Methodologies: Current Practices, Challenges,...
Trust still a major issue when it comes to AI
A global study on trust in artificial intelligence (AI) reveals that more than half of people are unwilling to trust AI, reflecting an underlying tension between its obvious benefit and perceived risks. The Trust, Attitudes and Use of Artificial Intelligence: A global...
Nutanix puts its faith in its own AI
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Multimodal AI at a crossroads
As generative AI rapidly evolves to process both text and images, a new multimodal safety report from Enkrypt AI - a leading provider of AI safety and compliance solutions for agent and multimodal AI - reveals critical risks that threaten the integrity and safety of...
Bill Gates pledges to ‘give away virtually all my wealth’
On the 25th anniversary of the Gates Foundation, one of the world’s richest men, Bill Gates, has pledged to give away the bulk of his wealth through the foundation over the next 20 years – an estimated $200-billion over the timeframe – after which, the Gates...
The evolution of a tech company
Kathy Gibson reports from Nutanix .Next in Washington DC - Nutanix was set up 16 years ago as a hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) company focused on managing storage, compute, and virtualisation across data centres. It has come a long way since then, today providing...
UCT prof achieves highest honour in election to US National Academy of Sciences
Professor Kelly Chibale of the University of Cape Town (UCT), one of Africa’s foremost scientists in drug discovery, has been elected an international member of the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS) – one of the highest honours awarded to scientists globally. The...
India leads in global AI adoption
Over the past five years, artificial intelligence (AI) has become a mainstream technology, changing daily life and improving workflow across industries – and its user base has also exploded, nearly tripling since 2020 to reach more than 350-million globally. But while...
Simplified operations strike a chord with African businesses
Kathy Gibson reports from Nutanix .Next in Washington DC - Skills shortages and an often-patchy infrastructure are among the challenges that African CIOs have to contend with - and it’s why they are increasingly turning to partners who can provide less complex...
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The end of the road for telcos?
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Online retailers can include insurance in their customer journey
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Support Engineer – Technical Support (On the road) (JHB) – Gauteng Johannesburg
ENVIRONMENT:A tech-savvy Support Engineer who enjoys solving tech problems is wanted by a dynamic provider of comprehensive IT solutions to join its hands-on team at its Joburg division. You will play a key role in delivering exceptional IT support to clients. You'll...
Middleware Software Engineer – Gauteng Pretoria
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Assortment Analyst at PnP
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ENVIRONMENT:ARE you the go-to person for solving tech problems? Then a dynamic provider of comprehensive IT solutions with a customer base across South Africa wants you as their next Support Engineer where you will play a key role in delivering exceptional IT support...
Full Stack Java Developer
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Support Engineer (Callouts) (CPT) – Western Cape Cape Town
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