Nvidia releases open dataset, models for multilingual speech AI
There are about 7 000 languages in the world, but just a small fraction of them are supported by AI language models. Nvidia is tackling the problem with a new dataset and models that support the development of high-quality speech recognition and translation AI for 25...
Africa sustaining efforts to end mpox outbreaks
One year since the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), African countries have scaled up response measures and made significant progress to curb the spread of the virus. Coordinated action between...
AI, personalisation key to a healthy work relationship
Employees around the world are still not happy at work. The latest HP Word Relationship Index (WRI) reveals that just 28% of knowledge workers have a healthy relationship with work, a one-point increase compared to last year’s findings. However, new findings hone in...
CEO confidence rises on GNU, electricity supply
The Merchantec CEO Confidence Index has recorded a 7% increase in CEO confidence in Q3 of 2024, rising to a score of 55.0. This improvement reflects a cautiously optimistic outlook among South African business leaders, spurred by positive developments in the formation...
Africa to see triple-digit growth in consumer spending
Rising African countries are among the fastest-growing regions in consumer spending, according to data from the World Data Lab and analysed by EBanx, a global technology company specialising in payment services for rising markets. Economic giant Egypt will accelerate...
Private partnerships sought to save Post Office
Treasury support is being sought in forming a task team to pursue private financial and operational partners for the South African Post Office (SAPO). “This will enable serious consideration of privatisation scenarios as a preferential option to further funding from...
AI fuels explosive growth in shared cloud infrastructure
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Infrastructure Tracker: Buyer and Cloud Deployment, spending on compute and storage infrastructure products for cloud deployments - including dedicated and shared IT environments -...
Digital platform outlines actionable clean energy solutions
The World Economic Forum has launched a Playbook of Solutions, a digital platform that breaks down 100 policy measures, finance mechanisms and de-risking solutions from the past two decades that have successfully helped unlock capital for clean energy investment in 47...
Cyberattacks grow ever more sophisticated
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) AI tools are being increasingly used in cybercrime to develop dynamic and sophisticated attack methods, so companies are individuals are having to become more vigilant. This is among the findings from ESET’s Threat Report for...
Finding a balance for GenAI usage now a business imperative
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools are quickly becoming mainstream in the modern work environment fulfilling a range of professional tasks from drafting a report to analysing spreadsheets. A global Kaspersky survey found that 95% of C-suite respondents...
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Screen-scraping can leave you vulnerable to fraud
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Reimagining the physical office and its connectivity needs
Like many others, I am ready to return to the office, writes Mandy Duncan, Aruba country manager for South Africa. Or at least, to have the option of returning to the office as we all move to the new hybrid working model that will see employees shifting between their...
Passwords are 60: time for them to go
It's been 60 years since passwords were first used at MIT and, if the number of breaches in the news are anything to go by, we are no more adept at managing our passwords than we were in 1961. But, while passwords are being phased out, IT leaders can fortunately rely...
Realising a brave new world of healthcare technology
Increased consumer engagement with digital health innovation fuels a new vision for the future, writes Jens Kögler, healthcare industry director: EMEA at VMware. In 1816 Rene Laennec invented the stethoscope, the first tool a physician could use in treating patients -...
Optimising customer experience starts with the data
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Remittances on the rise
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Old electronics cost more than new
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What role should technology play in West African vaccine rollout?
After more than a year of lockdowns and disruption caused by the global Covid-19 pandemic, African countries are preparing for the most ambitious vaccine rollout in human history. By Titilayo Adewumi, regional sales director: West Africa at SAP All eyes are now on the...
When is consent required to process your information?
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Connect enables realtime decision-making in construction
RIB CCS has launched Connect, a cloud-based data warehouse for its Candy and BuildSmart solutions which enables online information sharing between multiple stakeholders throughout an organisation. Connect is a one-stop-shop that allows users to access, process, manage...
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