Statistics South Africa plans a major tech makeover that will change how the country collects important data. Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni told Parliament about the ambitious digital plans during budget talks. The government agency wants to dump old paper methods and embrace modern computer systems. Officials already started switching household surveys from paperwork to digital formats. This move saves money and makes data collection much faster.
The agency will spend the next five years completely rebuilding how it gathers statistics. Artificial intelligence will help create official government numbers and reports. Web-based systems will replace outdated methods for collecting economic data. Scientists will use advanced techniques to...
Cyber criminals target South African businesses every single day with ransomware attacks and phishing scams. Companies face complete shutdowns when hackers strike their computer systems. NEC XON just expanded their security services to help fight back against these digital threats. The tech company started managing Fortinet devices for businesses across the country. Two major clothing store chains already use their new protection services.
Recent research shows that 29 percent of companies hire outside security firms to protect their networks. Another 23 percent are combining their security teams into one central group. About 28 percent are actually cutting their security staff despite growing dangers. The remaining 37 percent made no...
ASUS rolls out their latest graphics card monster for gamers who want serious power. The TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5070 Ti hits stores July 4th with a hefty price tag of 197,800 yen. American buyers can expect to pay around 1,440 dollars for this white beast. The card sports a shiny new GC-HPWR power connector that makes cable management much easier. ASUS throws in a regular 12V adapter for people who have older power supplies.
This white graphics card packs 8,960 CUDA cores under its triple-fan cooling system. The chip runs at 2,610 MHz when overclocked and 2,588 MHz during normal use. ASUS stuffed 16 gigabytes of super-fast GDDR7 memory running at 28 Gbps speeds. The card connects through PCIe 5.0 for lightning-fast data transfer...
ZALMAN shocks the computer world with their wild new CPU cooler that looks like a jet engine. The ZET 5 sports a crazy circular design that catches every eye at computer shows. Engineers packed dual 120mm fans on the front and back to create serious cooling power. Computer fans first spotted this beast at COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2025 before it hit store shelves. The company offers the cooler in sleek black and crisp white colors for different system builds.
The cooler measures 130mm wide and 117mm deep with a height of 158mm. It weighs just under one kilogram at 970 grams for easy installation. ZALMAN crammed 53 layers of aluminum fins into the heatsink for maximum heat transfer. Five special heat pipes connect everything to a large copper...
SK Hynix brings its first PCIe 5.0 drive to American shoppers. The Platinum P51 costs $169.99 for 1TB and $269.99 for 2TB. The company skipped making a 500GB version this time. The drive uses the standard M.2 2280 shape. Most computers can fit this size drive.
The company built the drive around their new Alistar controller chip. This controller uses eight channels to move data faster. Engineers paired it with a 32-bit Arm processor inside. The chip probably uses 10nm manufacturing technology. SK Hynix added their newest 238-layer memory chips.
The drive reads files at speeds up to 14,700 MB per second. The 2TB model writes data at 13,400 MB per second. The 1TB version writes about 4% slower. Both drives handle random tasks at 2.3...
Nintendo Switch 2 owners are facing major headaches with their new consoles. The device heats up like crazy when players dock it for TV gaming. Games keep crashing during heavy play sessions, especially with titles like Cyberpunk 2077. The internal fan works overtime but cannot keep temperatures down. Even handheld gaming makes the console burn hot against players' hands.
Warning messages pop up on screens during intense gaming sessions. One gamer reported alerts during Tears of the Kingdom Switch 2 Edition before the system shut itself down. The console forces sleep mode to protect its internal parts from damage. Reddit and Facebook users share similar horror stories about overheating problems. Gamers from different countries report...
Microsoft just axed over 9,000 workers from its ranks. The gaming side took the biggest hit with Xbox and its studios bearing the brunt of these cuts. Phil Spencer runs the Xbox team and says they want fewer management levels to make things run smoother. He told workers who lost their jobs they can apply for other gaming positions and their applications will jump to the front of the line. This massive job cutting spree started back at the beginning of 2024.
The tech giant began slashing positions at Activision-Blizzard and Bethesda after buying those companies. Last May brought another wave of cuts that wiped out three percent of workers and shut down three Bethesda studios completely. More job losses hit the gaming division later that...
Microsoft pulled the plug on a massive online game after seven years of work. ZeniMax Online Studios watched their dream project called Project Blackbird disappear overnight. Studio founder Matt Firor walked away from the company he helped build. Hundreds of game developers lost their jobs when executives made the brutal decision. The cancellation shocked everyone who poured their hearts into the ambitious project.
Alex Tardif spent more than ten years creating graphics for the gaming company. He watched his team build an amazing new game engine from scratch. The veteran programmer said the project was moving forward beautifully. His graphics team had solved major technical problems and felt proud of their work. Tardif praised his...
Neil Druckmann walked away from his Hollywood gig to save his video game studio. The Naughty Dog chief decided he could not handle both jobs anymore. He spent years working on HBO's zombie show and making games at the same time. The pressure finally caught up with him after finishing season two. Druckmann chose his game studio over television fame.
The studio head wants to focus on his next big project called Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. He also needs to manage all the other creative work at Naughty Dog. Running a major game studio takes enormous effort and time. Druckmann realized he could not split his attention between two demanding careers. His announcement shocked fans who loved his work on the HBO series.
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