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AI to the fore as ransomware professionalises
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Fraud, AML protection key for banks
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AI video market set to soar
The global AI video market will reach $42,29- billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 35,3% from 2024 to 2030, according to new research from Grand View Research. AI video technologies provide substantial cost savings and efficiency improvements by automating routine...
US tops tech overconsumption with an average 13 devices
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New CIO for FNB
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Microsoft issues temporary fix for crashing apps
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Businesses excited about AI – but there are concerns
Nearly half of customer service teams, over two-fifths of salespeople, and a third of marketers say they've fully implemented artificial intelligence (AI) to augment their work - yet 77% of business leaders cite nagging issues around trusted data and ethics that could...
Karma Automotive goes all-in with Intel
In what's considered a bold move signaling a major shift in automotive development - Karma Automotive, California's first and only ultra-luxury car maker - has announced a sweeping collaboration with Intel to integrate Intel Automotive solutions across its entire...
Formal defences key for application security
Organisations have continued to shore up their application security defences over the last year, according to the 2024 State of Code Security survey, sponsored by OpenText and produced by Dark Reading. "This trend is in essence a response to rising concerns over...
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Acronis plans to train one million people by 2022
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Vox, Protea Glen College equip disabled students with IT skills
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