First connected car security platform launches

Trillium Secure plans deploy its SecureIoT, the world’s first 24/7/365 connected car cyber-security as a service (C-SaaS) platform, in Tokyo this April. The project brings together strategic go-to-market partners including automotive manufacturers, electronic...

Ford sketches smart city vision

Future smart cities will need to be human-centric and revolve around “the living street”. This is according to Ford president and CEO Jim Hackett, in his keynote talk at CES yesterday. “It’s not about cities getting smarter, it’s about...

Hyper-connected car from Hyundai, Cisco

Hyundai Motor Company and Cisco has revealed a new technology roadmap that will enable next-generation in-vehicle networking with security. In addition, the companies shared their timeline for commercial deployment of ‘hyper-connected’ production vehicles,...

Calling all resellers: vote for your favourites

South Africa’s IT resellers are urged to name their favourite vendors and distributors, giving them the opportunity to win one of the coveted titles in the Channelwise Awards. The annual awards recognise the vendors and distributors who best met the needs of...

AI improves CRISPR gene editing accuracy

A collaboration between computer scientists and biologists from research institutions across the US is yielding a set of computational tools that increase efficiency and accuracy when deploying CRISPR, a gene-editing technology that is transforming industries from...

Fake news: green ID books won’t expire

Fake news that the green barcoded identity books are to be phased out by 31 March continues to surface — and Home Affairs is anxious to lay it to rest. Home Affairs director-general Mkulesi Apleni has reiterated that the reports, which started late last year and...