Adobe co-founder Dr John Warnock dies

Adobe co-founder, Dr John Warnock, died on Saturday (19 August 2023), at the age of 82 Dr Warnock co-founded Adobe in 1982 with Dr Charles Geschke after meeting as colleagues at Xerox. Their first product was Adobe PostScript, new technology that sparked the desktop...

Massive surge for photo, video apps

As a key part of the social media experience, photo and video sharing has evolved over the past years. Today, photo and video apps have more users than ever, thanks to hundreds of millions of people willing to spend money on brushing up their digital presence and...

Kaspersky shares intelligence with Interpol in Africa

Kaspersky has supported Interpol with threat intelligence data in its Africa Cyber Surge II operation, which enabled investigators to identify compromised infrastructure and apprehend threat actors suspected of cybercrimes across the African region. The operation...

Bolt SA tops 400m rides

Bolt, the leading on-demand mobility platform in Africa, recently turned 10 globally and celebrated seven years of operating in South Africa. Since launching in Johannesburg in 2016, Bolt has hit over 400-million trips across 2-billion kilometres in South Africa. Bolt...

Nominations open for Africa Tech Festival Awards 2023

The achievements of some of the African technology, telecommunications, and media industry’s best pioneers and tech entrepreneurs will be showcased at the Africa Tech Festival Awards, taking place in Cape Town on 15 November 2023. Award categories are: *...
Quantum computing leap although projected growth declines

Quantum computing leap although projected growth declines

Customer spend for quantum computing is expected to grow from $1,1-billion in 2022 to $7,6-billion in 2027, representing a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 48,1%. This is according to International Data Corporation (IDC), which published its second...