
The future of fibre-optic networks – why the constant need for speed?
Even as networks expand, demand consistently catches up and surpasses supply, says Gail Holt, MD of Hardware Distribution.
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Even as networks expand, demand consistently catches up and surpasses supply, says Gail Holt, MD of Hardware Distribution.

Companies seeing real returns from GenAI are those that treat it as an engineering challenge rather than a standalone technology, says Phila May, executive GTM at inq. Digital.

Deepfake-enabled scams are becoming harder to spot, especially when they imitate executives, colleagues or trusted brands.
The Bravo TV empire, which turns 20 this month, has also been a gold mine for the internet.

As data center developers queue up to connect to power grids across Europe, network operators are experimenting with novel ways of clearing room for them.

A sharply weaker rand and surging global chip prices are set to push tech costs sharply higher in South Africa.

The company believes AI models could be developed to enhance the value, use and interpretation of its datasets.

AnyDesk and Avert IT Distribution are delivering secure, high-performance remote access across Africa.

The ChatGPT maker is set to acquire open source developer Astral and integrate its tools into the Codex ecosystem.
An anonymous reader shared this report from Tom’s Hardware:GrapheneOS, the privacy-focused Android fork, said in a post on X on Friday that it will not comply with emerging laws requiring operating systems to collect user age data at setup. “GrapheneOS will remain usable by anyone around the world without requiring personal information, identification or an account,” the project stated. “If...

Happy Pay has raised $5-million to scale its merchant-funded buy now, pay later platform in South Africa.

AI pilots are not designed as production-ready business products; they’re initiated without clear ownership, defined ROI or a structured path to scale, says JustSolve.

Automated code generation without strong engineering oversight can introduce risks that scale rapidly in complex systems, says Lorraine Steyn, CEO and founder of KRS.

If a company only sees its financial data days or weeks later, it cannot react quickly to problems or opportunities, says Netesh Maharajh, director of ALNET Technologies.

LEO satellite provides enterprise-grade, last-mile redundancy that can be deployed quickly and integrated cleanly into a broader managed network architecture, says David Erwee, head of architecture at Datacentrix Managed Services.

Micro-learning does not disrupt work and the repetition reinforces memory retention to bring about behaviour change.

AI tools are making war faster than ever. The Iran conflict shows why that should alarm us all.

OpenAI will begin showing ads to all users of the free and Go versions of ChatGPT in the US in the coming weeks.

Companies of all sizes and across all industries are considering outsourcing the hosting of their data and looking at colocation as part of their ongoing IT strategy.

Regulus will suddenly disappear from view for a couple of hours on the first evening of British summer time
There is something unexpectedly thrilling about watching one celestial object pass in front of another, an eclipse being the obvious example. On the evening of 29 March, the moon will briefly blot out one of the brightest stars in the spring sky. Such an event is known as an occultation,...
Yes, Microsoft announced it’s fixing common Windows 11 complaints. But what about getting rid of that requirement to have a Microsoft account before installing Windows 11? While Microsoft didn’t mention that at all, the senior editor at the blog Windows Central reports there’s “a number of people” internally pushing at Microsoft to relax that requirement:Microsoft Vice President and overall...