New IBM chip mimics the brain
Scientists from IBM have unveiled the first neurosynaptic computer chip to achieve an unprecedented scale of 1-million programmable neurons, 256-million programmable synapses and 46-billion synaptic operations per second per watt. At 5,4-billion transistors, this...Global IT market looking up
The recent volatility in the IT spending market will gradually give way to a more positive outlook in the second half of 2014. This is according to the newly published International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Black Book. With the US and other mature economies...Digital switchover threatens SA TV
Most sub-Saharan countries – notably Nigeria and South Africa – will not achieve the ITU-mandated 2015 deadline to switch off their analogue terrestrial TV signals, according to Ovum. This is due to a lack of awareness amongst the public that analogue switch-off is...Hiring still slow in Africa
Employers are still reluctant to hire new recruits, despite confidence among business leaders in Africa staying strong over the second quarter. The YPO Global Pulse Confidence Index for Africa, which tracks CEO confidence levels in the region on a quarterly basis,...Asteroid impacts changed Earth
New research has highlighted the impact giant asteroids had on the shaping of the surface of the Earth. More than 4-billion years ago the surface of Earth was heavily reprocessed – or melted, mixed, and buried – as a result of giant asteroid impacts. A new terrestrial...