US government takes 9,9% equity stake in Intel
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Local research seeks African solutions for AI, IP
A researcher at the University of Pretoria (UP) has been awarded a R9,6-million (CA$740 300) grant to explore how intellectual property (IP) law and policy can be harnessed to support inclusive, sustainable and development-driven AI innovation across Africa. Professor...
Manufacturer confidence at two-year high
Confidence levels among local manufacturers increased by a healthy 8 points to reach 36 index points during the fourth quarter – the highest level since the first quarter of 2022. According to the Q4 Absa Manufacturing Survey, production, domestic and export sales, as...
Data centres drive big jump in IT spend
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FMF urges monetary policy reform
The Free Market Foundation (FMF) has called on South Africa’s Government of National Unity (GNU) to urgently adopt a broad agenda of sound money reforms to reverse decades of economic decline and to restore prosperity. This follows the release of its latest policy...
Tech delivers on human-centric work
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Kaspersky joins Interpol-Afripol operation
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Sales uptick for hardcopy peripherals
The global HCP market rebounded in the third quarter of 2024, achieving a 3,8% year-over-year (YoY) growth to approximately 20,3-million units shipped in. This marks a positive shift following five consecutive quarters of YoY declines, according to the IDC Worldwide...
Wind to play a significant role in IRP2024
The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) commends the government’s multi-disciplinary stakeholder engagement process of the IRP2024 in addition to the public participation process, under the leadership of the Ministry of Electricity & Energy and supported...
Adding value is key as mobile users shift to 5G
With global mobile network data traffic set for huge growth, and much of this 5G subscriptions, communications service providers (CSPs) are looking to add value to their offerings. 5G Standalone (5G SA) and 5G Advanced are expected to be key focuses for communications...
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Reasons to not disable cookies on your website
Switch off my cookies! This was the gist of the tense, urgent message left for me by the IT manager of one of our large corporate clients. By Howard Rybko, CEO of Syncrony Digital Somehow, she had become embroiled in a debate with her company's legal department, who...
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Data lineage automation the foundation of effective DataOps
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Move from remuneration to employee experience
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Infinidat recognises channel partners
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