Uptime Announces Annual Outage Analysis Report 2026
Uptime Institute today announced the release of its 8th Annual Outage trends report, an ongoing series from Uptime Institute Intelligence analyzing IT service resiliency.
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Ikea’s New Designer Collection Is Home-Office Heaven
From a twisty lamp to a bendy clock, the Swedish company’s full 2026 PS Collection has dropped. It’s a boon for those looking to refine their homes and workstations.
Meet the Sad Wives of AI
Are you married to a man who’s obsessed with AI? I’m so, so sorry.
Energy Vault & Eskom Sign Deal For Gravity Energy Storage In South Africa
New York Stock Exchange-listed Energy Vault Holdings, a global leader in sustainable, grid-scale energy storage and AI compute infrastructure solutions, today announced a Strategic Development Agreement with Eskom, South Africa’s state-owned electricity utility, to deploy a long-duration gravity energy storage system (GESS). The first GESS plant will be built at Eskom’s Hendrina Power...
Starlink wait set to drag on as Icasa flags legal hurdle
Icasa has told minister Solly Malatsi that full alignment with the ICT sector code requires changes to legislation.
On Running LightSpray Cloudmonster 3 Hyper Review:
The Swedish shoemaker’s LightSpray Cloudmonster 3 Hyper is a laceless, lightweight, super shoe.
Wits CIO joins Council on Higher Education board
Dr Stanley Mpofu becomes a member of the ICT Committee of Council at the Council on Higher Education for three years.
Silicon Valley’s A.I. Lobbying Blitz Reaches a Fever Pitch
OpenAI and Anthropic are opening offices in Washington, hiring lobbyists and spending more than ever to win over federal lawmakers.
Notable Researchers Join $4 Billion Effort to Build Self-Improving A.I.
Recursive Superintelligence, founded by former Google, Meta and OpenAI researchers, is part of a growing effort to automate the creation of artificial intelligence.
Tired of Hacked Passwords? Help Is on the Way.
Apps from Apple, Google and others can assist in making your online accounts more secure, even as new ways of logging in continue to take off.
Cyberlogic places focus on developing more female CEOs
Increasing female representation in leadership is critical for both business performance and broader economic growth, says Lorraine Deane, chief sales officer at Cyberlogic.
Andreessen Horowitz Is Playing Politics Like No Other
“If you think there’s a lot of money in politics now,” Marc Andreessen said in 2000, “you haven’t seen anything yet.” His firm is now the biggest known spender on this campaign cycle.
ICT competition grows; telecoms still tightly controlled
Challenger companies are increasing ICT competition, even as satellite and wireless telecoms are dominated by a handful of firms.
Malatsi opens door to ‘some’ partial privatisations of SOEs
Government must lean more on the private sector in a fiscally constrained environment, communications minister Solly Malatsi has said.
Moody’s Derecognition: What SA Financial Institutions Are Experiencing In Practice
The South African Reserve Bank’s Prudential Authority (PA) has confirmed its intention to derecognise Moody’s Investors Service South Africa as an eligible external credit assessment institution (ECAI), with a 24‑month transition period running to April 2028. While the regulatory mechanics are now well understood, the more important question is how this development is playing out […]
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Got Its Drill Stuck on a Rock. Here’s How They Freed It
This is the first time NASA has encountered a situation like this, and it took nearly a week to resolve.
Sam Altman denies betraying Elon Musk
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has rejected Elon Musk’s claim that he betrayed the ChatGPT maker’s founding mission.
AI prompting is the new critical thinking
Rather than outsourcing thinking to AI, students must be taught to interrogate ideas, test assumptions and refine their own reasoning.
Naked Insurance launches native app in ChatGPT
Naked Insurance has launched a native app in ChatGPT that it says can produce a final, binding car insurance quote.
ITWeb launches network modernisation survey with Huawei and BNI
IT professionals are invited to share insights on network modernisation challenges and opportunities.
Naked Becomes World’s First To Give Final Car Insurance Quote in ChatGPT
South African insurance platform, Naked, has become the first company in the world to successfully develop and deploy a native app in ChatGPT that can provide a final, binding car insurance quote. The launch also appears to make Naked the first South African company to release a native app in ChatGPT, representing an early step […]