PC shipments return to growth and pre-pandemic volumes
After two years of decline, the worldwide traditional PC market returned to growth during the first quarter of 2024 (1Q24) with 59,8-million shipments, growing 1,5% year over year, according to preliminary results from the International Data Corporation (IDC)...
Intel, Altera debut edge and FPGA offerings for AI
Intel and Altera, an Intel company, have announced new edge-optimised processors, FPGAs and programmable market-ready solutions extending powerful AI capabilities into edge computing. These products will power AI-enabled edge devices applicable to industries across...
Nvidia unveils next-gen supercomputer
Nvidia has unveiled its next-generation AI supercomputer - the Nvidia DGX SuperPOD, powered by its GB200 Grace Blackwell superchips - for processing trillion-parameter models with constant uptime for superscale generative AI training and inference workloads. Featuring...
Every second corporate device is infected with malware
The share of corporate devices compromised with data-stealing malware has increased by one third since 2020, according to Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence, and 21% of employees whose devices were infected ran the offending malware repeatedly. In response to...
Do you know what you’re eating?
A new paper published in Nature Food from the Periodic Table of Food Initiative (PTFI) exposes a critical gap in our scientific understanding of the foods we eat. It unveils a meticulously curated list of 1 650 nutritionally and culturally diverse foods for...
Surge in cyberthreats will boost security in healthcare
The global healthcare cybersecurity market will reach $56,3-billion by 2030 and is expected to expand at a CAGR of 18,5% over the forecast period, according to a new report by Grand View Research. The integration of healthcare and information technology has led to...
Nvidia optimises new switches for AI
Nvidia has launched a new wave of networking switches - the X800 series - designed for massive-scale AI and the world's first networking platforms capable of end-to-end 800Gb/s throughput. The company says the new switches, Nvidia Quantum-X800 InfiniBand and Nvidia...
Crypto ATM market to hit $2bn by 2028
The global crypto ATM market is forecast to surpass $2-billion by 2028, according to a new report from Stocklytics. "The surge in global crypto adoption is driving the expansion of crypto ATMs," says Edith Reads, financial analyst at Stocklystics. "These ATMs offer...
Security intelligence needs AI and ML-powered data protection, risk response
From retail to government, private sector to financial services, organisations of all types and sizes are vulnerable to a constantly evolving threats. By Lourens Sanders, senior sales engineer at Commvault The consequences of a breach have also become increasingly...
Are companies making a real effort to recruit and retain top coders?
Organisations have a real shot at tackling the talent shortage by changing how they hire coders and making sure their employees are happy, writes Mvelo Hlophe, CEO of Zaio. As we move towards a more digitised world and many businesses pivot towards e-commerce and...
AI and transaction monitoring: the next frontier
Compliance platforms are evolving with AI, automating transaction monitoring and flagging suspicious payments to improve the effectiveness of AML/KYC controls, writes James Saunders, co-founder and chief technology officer at RelyComply. The costs of financial crime...
South Africans prefer doing forex online – but banks don’t make it easy
Unless you have a peculiar fondness for queues, chances are you prefer doing as many day-to-day tasks that fall under the "life admin" category as possible online. By Harry Scherzer, CEO of Future Forex Whether it's grocery shopping, renewing your car license disc, or...