Despite the billions and billions of rand spent by mobile operators at communications regulator’s spectrum auction in 2022, South Africa remains one of the most cost-effective regions for spectrum worldwide. According to a report by global mobile industry group, the GSMA, the average cost-to-revenue ratio for spectrum acquisition worldwide surged 63% in the decade between
One of the first and most promising uses scientists envision for the rapidly evolving technology of quantum computing is a new approach to drug development. A quantum computer could, in theory, eliminate much of the trial and error involved in the process to help researchers more quickly zero in on ways to treat aggressive cancers
The author, DCC Technologies’ Andrew Harris There’s a clear need for a change in how IT distributors support their resellers. For decades, distributors have prioritised logistics – ensuring products efficiently reach resellers from vendors. This foundational approach hasn’t significantly adapted to match the growing complexity and shifting demands within the technology marketplace. Resellers today have
Google parent Alphabet plans to spend around US$75-billion in capital expenditure in 2025, most of it on AI and cloud infrastructure. This scale of this investment has sparked debate, especially when compared to leaner approaches by competitors like China’s DeepSeek, which has achieved near-peer performance at a fraction of the cost. However, in the context
Blue Label Telecoms has said it may list mobile operator Cell C on the JSE as part of a broader restructuring of the group aimed at unlocking shareholder value. The shares surged. In a statement to shareholders on Friday, JSE-listed Blue Label said that should the listing of Cell C go ahead, it would be
After several months in the wilderness, Nvidia shares have found their way again as doubts about Big Tech spending subside, trade tensions with China ease and new chip buyers emerge. The stock rallied this week and is on track for the best month in a year after a series of long-term sales agreements during US
MultiChoice Group said on Friday that it has concluded proceedings against an importer of counterfeit power supply units (PSUs) for use with its decoders. The proceedings, under the Counterfeit Goods Act, saw a South African company called Uni Li Cell and its sole director — who the company hasn’t named — facing prosecution following the
Yves Herman/Reuters Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram parent Meta Platforms has launched new facial recognition features “to help combat scams and support faster, more secure account recovery” on its platforms. According to a Friday statement from Meta, the new tools are designed to detect and remove “celeb-bait” ads that use images of public figures to lure
Elon Musk. Benoit Tessier/Reuters Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok blamed unsanctioned changes to its system for responses this week that included controversial theories about “white genocide” in South Africa. Grok, the AI bot from Musk’s xAI, has thoroughly investigated and reversed the “unauthorised modification” to its technology, which led to responses that “violated xAI’s
Fibre-optic internet is transformative. It has the potential to catapult communities into the digital age, especially in education, remote work opportunities and value-added services. Zoom Fibre’s mission has always been to bring the power of fibre to communities and to bridge the digital divide by providing reliable, high-speed connectivity to support learning and innovation. To
Artificial intelligence and data science are playing an ever-increasing role in decisions by retailers of where to place products in their stores to improve sales. In years gone by, product positioning was an art practiced by retailers using a combination of data, experience and instinct. Retailers understand their shoppers, the neighbourhood they operate in and
It’s true that sky-high electricity bills are often the fault of something we hardly ever think about: the geyser in our ceilings. Tucked away in the roof, it usually only gets much attention when disaster strikes – a burst or an overflow. But a new, South African-developed geyser, which uses heat pump technology, promises not
Patrick Dlamini. Image: DBSA The Public Investment Corp (PIC) has appointed Patrick Dlamini as its new CEO, effective 1 June, the fund management giant said on Thursday. The PIC, which managed assets worth just over R3-trillion as of 26 September and is the largest investor in companies listed on the JSE, started the search last
Coinbase has forecast a hit of between US$180-million and $400-million from a cyberattack that breached account data of a “small subset” of its customers, sending the crypto exchange’s shares down 3% in pre-market trading on Thursday. The company said it received an e-mail from an unknown threat actor on 11 May, claiming to have information
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