The year 2025 will be the year that human resources (HR) professionals will get real about what artificial intelligence (AI) means for their function, with a view towards moving beyond inflated expectations towards considering how AI tools can help them deliver tangible business outcomes. That’s according to Sonia Tshabalala, Regional People Director at Sage Africa and […]
Read MoreNvidia experienced an unprecedented single-day market capitalization loss of nearly $600 billion, with its stock price dropping 17% to close at $118.58. This event, triggered by the emergence of Chinese AI laboratory DeepSeek’s new open-source large language model, has sent ripples through the tech sector and raised questions about the future of AI hardware demand. […]
Read MoreProperty technology-or PropTech-is not new to South Africa, with the majority of real estate companies by now having adopted technology or software in some guise since it was first introduced in the 1990s. The post-pandemic landscape has not been without challenges for the real estate sector with high interest rates, loadshedding, escalating municipal costs and […]
Read MoreHybrid ICT systems integrator and managed services provider, Datacentrix, proudly announces its achievement of the Cisco Internet of Things (IoT) Specialisation. This certification underscores Datacentrix’s expertise in the deployment of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions, empowering industries – such as manufacturing, automotive, energy, oil and gas and critical infrastructure clients – to accelerate their digital […]
Read MoreFor the second year, Boston Consulting Group (BCG)’s AI Radar global survey has captured the mood of business executives when it comes to AI. The findings, released today, revealed both optimism and significant challenges in realising AI’s full potential. In the latest edition of the AI Radar report, titled From Potential to Profit: Closing the […]
Read MoreThe AI-driven 5IR is set to drive tremendous change and the emergence of ‘digital unicorns’ in Africa. Advanced data centres are underpinning this transformation. This is according to Dr Ayotunde Coker, CEO of Open Access Data Centres (OADC), a WIOCC Group Company, Africa’s leading provider of comprehensive, integrated core digital infrastructure solutions and managed network […]
Read MoreIndustry leaders and PR experts have envisaged new landscape of public relations in the digital era suggesting that the transformational impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation though phenomenal will not result to job lost. At a webinar put together by The Newmark Group Limited under the InfluenceXXI series with the theme: The Future of […]
Read MoreKonga, a composite e-commerce group, is poised to transform the Nigerian media and commerce landscape with the upcoming launch of its AI-powered FM radio station in Lagos. The groundbreaking initiative, set to debut in January 2025, will mark Africa’s first Hit Music & Commerce Station, blending Technology, Entertainment, Commerce and more to drive impactful connections […]
Read MoreQualcomm Incorporated successful completed the second year of its Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Program, culminating in the Make in Africa Finale 2024. At the event,Qualcomm showcased Nigerian startup, Kitovu, as among this year’s finalists that the Qualcomm Make in Africa 2024 program supported as well as other ten startups from six African nations, addressing […]
Read MoreThe global scarcity of Artificial Intelligence (AI) talents would continue to pose significant challenges to the development of digital economies around the world. And this scarcity was coming at a time when the demand for AI computing power was expected to exceed the demand for general computing power, according to the Terrence Wu, the Managing […]
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