Nvidia’s historic $4trn market cap highlights AI’s key role
Nvidia briefly became the first publicly-traded company in history to reach a market capitalisation of $4-trillion yesterday (9 July), outpacing tech giants Apple and Microsoft, and marking a pivotal moment in the global AI landscape. This milestone underscores Wall...
Deepfake fraud losses creep towards $1bn
The first half of 2025 had almost four times as many deepfake incidents (a total of 580 incidents) as the entire year of 2024 - and losses from deepfake-related fraud reached $410-million, according to a new report from Surfshark. Since 2019, deepfake technology used...
Multiple scams target Olympics fans
The first in-person Summer Olympics since the lifting of pandemic restrictions is set to begin on 26 July 2024, attracting millions of sports enthusiasts - and cyberthreats. Kaspersky experts have noted a surge in scamming activity surrounding the event, with...
Coastal ‘zoom towns’ lead business growth
Over the past two decades, South Africa's coastal towns have experienced massive development and growth - with over 33% of our population now residing within a 10km radius of our 3 000km shoreline. Where, traditionally, it would have been an older demographic moving...
Robust growth forecast for robot operating systems
The global robot operating system market is expected to reach $1,214-billion by 2030 - growing at a CAGR of 13,9% from 2024 to 2030 - according to a new report by Grand View Research. The robot operating system (ROS) is a comprehensive collection of tools and...
Every third mobile POS payment in 2028 will be made in China
Although mobile POS payments have become widely adopted among tech-savvy consumers worldwide, no country comes even close to China - the world's largest mobile payments market. In 2024, almost 570-million Chinese will use mobile wallets for POS payments - twice the...
Open Society Foundations commit $400m for Global South
The Open Society Foundations will commit $400-million over eight years to support the development of green industrial policies that contribute to economic growth in the Global South, significantly scaling up its support of economic development. The new Economic and...
EV charging points on growth trajectory
Berg Insight has just released new findings about the market for electric vehicle charging infrastructure in Europe and North America, with the number of connected EV charging points in the regions reaching an estimated 7,4-million units in 2023. Europe represents the...
Disparity in cyber protection between HQ, SA branches flagged
According to the latest Kaspersky study, 46% of geo-distributed businesses surveyed in South Africa identified a disparity between the levels of cyber protection across all sites - 30% of these companies admitted this problem, but didn't think it was critical; the...
Kaspersky bows out of the US market
Security software vendor Kaspersky is closing its US office. This follows last month's decision from the US Commerce Department to ban the sale of Kaspersky software in the US from the end of this week (20 July). The Russian company, which has been operating in the US...
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Weigh up the risks of closure and opening
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Thabo Molefe appointed as TransUnion’s strategic Africa portfolio Lead
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Industry veteran joins Vumatel team
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First Distribution signs up Trend Micro for Africa
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Cloud versus edge: rethinking healthcare infrastructure
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Ecobank scoops innovation award
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About our client:Our client is a global investment advisory firm focusing on long-term value creation through investment strategies. They work with a diverse group of institutional partners and pride themselves on their collaborative, sustainable, inclusive culture...
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