The Koeberg nuclear power station north of Cape Town. Image: Eskom Eskom has denied that workers at the Koeberg nuclear power station suffered radioactive contamination requiring iodine treatment. This is after weekend media reports alleged that about 150 employees and contractors were exposed in incidents at the plant this month. News24 reported on Sunday that around…
Information security and privacy consultant Anthony Olivier. When a government bans something people want, the desire does not disappear: it simply finds a quieter route. In this vein, the global rush to ban social media for children has reached the point where South African policymakers are openly asking whether we should follow. My answer, offered…
Buried in the partner list of a new consortium building a dollar currency for the machine economy – backed by Visa, Mastercard, Stripe and BlackRock – are three familiar names: FNB, Absa and Nedbank. South Africa’s banks have quietly joined the most ambitious attempt yet to solve a problem the internet has ignored for 30…
Celebrating a significant milestone for Snode: CEO Nithen Naidoo, David Jackson, Associate Director of Advisory Services, and Christo Kleu, Associate Director of Engineering. Snode Technologies, a provider of AI-led cyber defence solutions, has achieved certification against ISO/IEC 42001:2023, the International Standards Organisation’s (ISO) standard for artificial intelligence, following an independent assessment by SanCert. The certification…
Incoming Apple CEO John Ternus Apple overtook Nvidia on Friday to become the world’s most valuable company, reshuffling the top ranks of tech heavyweights as investors reassess the outlook for artificial intelligence. Apple was last valued at $4.88-trillion as its shares held steady, while Nvidia was roughly at $4.86-trillion, following a 3.5% decline. The shift…
Circus SE (WKN: A2YN35 / ISIN: DE000A2YN355 / XETRA: CA1), today announces the commencement of live operations of its robotic-based troop supply technology with the 3rd Army Corps of the Ukrainian Ground Forces in the Kyiv area – marking the first ever use of autonomous meal supply systems within an active conflict environment. Ahead of…
NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, today announced it has acquired DataPelago, a California-based AI data infrastructure company recognized for its innovative approach to eliminating data processing bottlenecks for AI and analytics workloads. The acquisition marks a foundational expansion of NetApp’s portfolio, enabling GPU-accelerated data processing aligned directly with the storage layer. With…
Greg Christoforides, Technical Director, Anykey Technologies. Enterprise IT carries a long list of jobs that nobody notices until something goes wrong; from patching firmware to watching out for the ransomware attack that statistically will come. New IDC research shows 85% of organisations now see generative AI as a major new workload, on the same scale…
Warrick Kernes, founder and CEO of the Insaka E-commerce Academy. Executives from Amazon South Africa and Takealot Fulfilment Solutions will headline this year’s Insaka E-commerce Virtual Summit, joining payments, logistics and digital marketing specialists to share practical strategies for growing online businesses. The free two-day online event, taking place on 5 and 6 August, will…
The fundamentals of accounting have not shifted. (Image: Peresoft) As the accounting software market grows more crowded and competitive, vendors are increasingly making bold claims in 2026 about what artificial intelligence can do for finance teams. Peresoft, the developer behind Cashbook for Sage 300, argues that the fundamentals of accounting have not shifted, and that…
