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Director’s View
Welcome to our fourth edition for 2021. In writing this newsletter, it would have been easy to dwell on the huge upheavals South Africa...

First Technology Western Cape
Jul 28, 20213 min read
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Record-Breaking Chinese Supercomputer Marks New Quantum Supremacy Milestone
We've got another quantum computing milestone to report, with researchers in China unveiling a super-advanced 66-qubit quantum...

First Technology Western Cape
Jul 28, 20211 min read
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DIRECTORS VIEW
Welcome to our third edition for 2021. Whilst researching content for this eZine, the original focus was on the subject of Ransomware and...

First Technology Western Cape
May 26, 20213 min read
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Quantum computing: Intel's cryogenic chip shows it can control qubits even in a deep freeze
Intel's quantum computing efforts are starting to show tangible results: two years after the company first unveiled its Horse Ridge...

First Technology Western Cape
May 26, 20211 min read
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IBM just solved this quantum computing problem 120 times faster than previously possible
Using a combination of tweaked algorithms, improved control systems and a new quantum service called Qiskit Runtime, IBM researchers have...

First Technology Western Cape
May 12, 20211 min read
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Director’s View
For the purpose of this edition, we thought it would be interesting to look at the trends that will define 2021 and possibly beyond.

First Technology Western Cape
Apr 6, 20215 min read
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4 Reasons Why Workers Should Welcome Artificial Intelligence In the Workplace
In recent months, concerns about the economic impact of the pandemic have been closely tied with a spate of panicked automation headlines...

First Technology Western Cape
Mar 31, 20211 min read
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The world's most powerful supercomputer is now up and running
After seven years in the works, the world's fastest supercomputer has officially been completed in Japan and is now available for...

First Technology Western Cape
Mar 10, 20211 min read
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Microsoft's quantum cloud computing plans take another big step forward
Azure Quantum, the public cloud ecosystem dedicated to quantum applications developed by Microsoft, is now available for public preview....

First Technology Western Cape
Feb 3, 20211 min read
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5 Digital Transformation Predictions for 2021
Although 2020 might have been a year that no one could have predicted, shrouded with uncertainty, technology was the one constant....

First Technology Western Cape
Jan 29, 20212 min read
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6 Tech Trends to Expect in 2021
By mid-March 2020, business plans went out the window and many shifted focus from thriving to surviving. Pedro Lopes, group MD of Seidor...

First Technology Western Cape
Jan 29, 20212 min read
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How IT must adapt to the emerging hybrid workplace
In spring 2020, tens of millions of people worldwide were suddenly thrust into remote work as the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns came into...

First Technology Western Cape
Jan 29, 20211 min read
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Is Tech Adoption the Key to Rebuilding the Economy?
As the initial shock of the coronavirus pandemic subsides, South Africa’s small business leaders must begin to rebuild

First Technology Western Cape
Sep 30, 20201 min read
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