Concertgoers becoming more savvy about online scams
The average financial loss from concert ticket scams has halved this year, according to new research from Surfshark, which says that scams reported to the Better Business Bureau (BBB) indicate potential concertgoers lost $303 – compared to $606 in 2024. From 2020 to...
Nvidia releases open dataset, models for multilingual speech AI
There are about 7 000 languages in the world, but just a small fraction of them are supported by AI language models. Nvidia is tackling the problem with a new dataset and models that support the development of high-quality speech recognition and translation AI for 25...
Mallox’s rise from private malware to RaaS
The recent rapid proliferation and increased sophistication of Mallox ransomware signals a pressing demand for organisations to urgently bolster their defences to protect their digital assets and mitigate risks, says Kaspersky. The security company’s latest report -...
JSE aims to find beneficiaries of R88,56bn in unclaimed funds
With R4,5-billion worth of unclaimed dividends due to South African investors, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) is launching a nationwide initiative aimed at educating potential claimants about investing. The campaign seeks to empower individuals financially and...
All the winners at the 2024 FNF GreenPitch Challenge
Dragonfly (powered by Anisoptera) – an SMME that develops cutting-edge AI and IoT solutions for waste management companies to measure and manage their operations – has won the 7th annual FNF GreenPitch Challenge. By leveraging Dragonfly’s technology, customers are...
Logitech for Business looks to SA growth
Kathy Gibson reports - Logitech has successfully reinvented itself in the enterprise space with Logitech for Business offering market-leading accessories and video collaboration solutions. Loubna Imenchal, vice-president and head of Logitech for Business: Africa,...
Apple Intelligence comes standard on new iPhones
Apple’s new iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max feature Apple Intelligence, larger display sizes, new creative capabilities with pro camera features, graphics for immersive gaming, and more, powered by the A18 Pro chip. With Apple Intelligence, the iPhone includes...
Kalane Rampai to leave Microsoft SA
Kalane Rampai has stepped down as MD of Microsoft South Africa. According to a statement from the company , he has decided to pursue an opportunity outside of Microsoft. Lillian Barnard, current President of Microsoft Africa and previous MD of Microsoft South Africa,...
Multimodal GenAI solutions to become the norm
A significant 40% of generative AI (GenAI) solutions will be multimodal (text, image, audio and video) by 2027, up from 1% in 2023, according to Gartner. This shift from individual to multimodal models provides an enhanced human-AI interaction and an opportunity for...
SA gets first bite of new iPhone 16
South Africans will be among the first customers in the world to get their hands on Apple’s new iPhone 16 range of smartphones. iStore South Africa has confirmed that it will be launching the iPhone 16 range on the same day as the US and other major markets. The...
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LG plans autonomous robot for disinfecting
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Understanding fraud trends during Covid-19
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Get proactive about the cybersecurity resource problem
Resources have always been a problem when it comes to cybersecurity. You are not always rewarded for doing security the way you are when you develop a new business application quickly. By Lucy Kerner, security evangelist and strategist at Red Hat This usually leads to...
How technology is recreating the offline retail experience online
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Strategic partnerships key to facing the data revolution
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S/4 HANA migration can be an opportunity rather than a challenge
While the deadline for migrating to S/4 HANA has been extended to 2027, giving businesses a slight reprieve, SAP ECC is reaching end of life, and companies should consider making the move sooner rather than later. By Oesha Rughubir, solution architect at T-Systems...
Boost your retail business over the festive season
It's been an extraordinarily difficult year for most South African retailers, with sales showing year-on-year declines for five consecutive months up to end-August, according to Stats SA. Many of them are hoping for a bumper festive season to set them back on the path...
Connectivity will shape the future of movement
The pandemic and the lockdown have reduced our mobility, but our connectedness – via IoT, the Cloud and AI – has helped us overcome this. As society gets moving again, connectedness will redefine the way we do it, writes Pierre Bruwer, MD of Netstar. The...
Mid-sized companies largely defenceless against sophisticated attacks
Medium-sized companies in South Africa are in a precarious position in terms of cybersecurity. By Lukas van der Merwe, specialist sales executive: security at T-Systems South Africa While they find themselves firmly in the crosshairs of cybercriminals, they also have...
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