
Prime spectrum lies idle as the Woan’s ghost lingers
Spectrum that regulator Icasa set aside for the long-dead wholesale open-access network remains unassigned.
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Spectrum that regulator Icasa set aside for the long-dead wholesale open-access network remains unassigned.
An anonymous reader shared this report from Phoronix:A patch series that appears destined for the upcoming Linux 7.3 merge window is what’s dubbed the “KVM Chainsaw” as a major code clean-up in dealing with the kvm_mmu “god data structure”. Red Hat engineer and KVM maintainer Paolo Bonzini has merged the kvm-chainsaw branch to KVM’s “next” Git branch. With this KVM Chainsaw work now in the next...

Tecnotree, a global leader in AI-native Digital Business Support Systems (BSS) and digital platform solutions, today announced it has secured new digital transformation contracts across Latin America with a combined value of USD 8.8 million, reinforcing the company’s continued commercial momentum and expanding its presence across one of its key strategic growth markets.

The state electricity utility seeks information that would allow it to close identified gaps in its existing system.

The big-four bank’s business and commercial banking unit prioritises data and AI, as it looks to improve operational processes.

Fragmented markets, talent shortages and imported technology are slowing Africa’s AI competitiveness, says a BCG report.

The offensive potential is no longer theoretical. We need to develop systems to strengthen public health as quickly as AI is accelerating biological design
As artificial intelligence rapidly transforms the biological sciences, it is pushing the future of biology in two opposing directions. AI can help bad actors generate recipes for biological weapons with just a few keystrokes and...

Digital infrastructure, literacy and integrated service platforms form foundation of a rural administration model developed by Dr Sylvia Siphugu.

The company kicks off its 2027 financial year with stronger revenue growth, buoyed by an improving performance in South Africa and continued momentum in Egypt.

BERT is a data test that checks the throughput capabilities of a user’s cable to ensure the network will perform to its application needs.
A Times examination details how the Silicon Valley giant used private talks with local officials to start a project big enough to cover nearly six square miles.

The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration makes it possible for users to engage with it directly via WhatsApp.

Health technology company Healthbridge has acquired a strategic stake in Durban-based healthtech innovator Alchemed, deepening a four-year partnership and accelerating the development of AI-powered software for South Africa’s specialist surgeons. The strategic investment converts a successful distribution relationship into an equity partnership, bringing together Healthbridge’s national...

Shares of memory chip-maker CXMT surged more than 500% on their Shanghai trading debut on Monday.

Dilmeç Evaluates the Evolving Landscape of Digital Mental Health in the U.S. Market The maturing of virtual care as a standard of practice is driven by a profound increase in clinical trust. Betül Dilmeç, Co-Founder and CEO of United Innovation Solutions LLC, observes that the sector is entering a phase where professional confidence in digital […]

Machine learning, large language models and NeuroSymbolic AI, and why the next leap will change everything for South African business.

Birdwatchers tell the BBC how apps have changed their lifelong hobby – and attracted new birders.
“The rise of TikTok, Instagram Reels and Amazon storefronts has created a new kind of white-collar exit strategy,” reports Bloomberg. Workers ditch office jobs not to become celebrities, necessarily, “but to piece together an income online through brand deals, affiliate links and highly personal videos documenting everyday life.” In many cases, the followers necessary to sustain a living are...

GroundUp freelancer Joel Cedras voluntarily fell victim to a scam in order to show how it works. There are numerous scams on social media offering quick money to desperate people. This particular scam is international: it appears to be operated from China, with “staff”, possibly working in coercive environments, in Myanmar, Nigeria and Thailand. Desperate […]

Uptime Institute today announced a landmark strategic partnership with the Governorate of Nineveh, signed at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce U.S.-Iraq Business Summit to accelerate the region’s digital transformation and advance Iraq’s national digital agenda.

By using granular data, insurers can price policies more accurately, says Esri South Africa.