Herotel brings Amazon’s Leo satellite services to SA

Kathy Gibson reports – Herotel has signed a distribution agreement with Amazon to bring its Leo Constellation satellite service to South Africa. Set to go live in 2027, South Africa will be among one of the first countries in the world to connect to the low earth...

Social media the top culprit as deepfake fraud grows

Deepfake attacks are growing, and costing people more. Scial media is the main culprit

Muse highlights privacy, copyright issues in AI training

Copyright and privacy issues under the spotlight as Meta withdraws Muse feature

PC shipments tank as memory crunch bites

Worldwide PC shipments fell 4,9% year-over-year in Q2 2026 to 68,2-million units, according to IDC — the first decline after nine consecutive quarters of growth. A persistent memory chip shortage drove the reversal, pushing vendors to pull inventory forward as far as...

Machine learning is top fraud priority in 2025

Businesses need to adopt Machine Learning (ML)-based, orchestrated fraud decisioning to combat escalating fraud losses and increasingly sophisticated attacks, according to Experian’s latest research report. "Machine Learning (ML) is the top fraud priority for...

Breaking the stigma of phishing simulations

Phishing simulations are often viewed as a negative practice used to “trick” employees, but a new survey by KnowBe4 Africa has found that 90,1% of users find simulated fishing tests relevant – and 90,7% agree that they improve their awareness of real phishing attacks....

GenAI set to transform logistics KPI reporting

By 2028, 25% of all logistics key performance indicator (KPI) reporting will be powered by generative AI (GenAI), according to Gartner. "GenAI presents an opportunity for logistics leaders to uncover additional insights from logistics data and drive operational...

Mobile phones drove 58% of web traffic in 2023

Although more than 97% of all internet users owned a smartphone last year, almost 2% more than the year before, mobile's share of total web traffic actually dropped. According to data presented by Stocklytics.com, mobile phones made 57,9% of total web traffic in 2023,...

SA young scientists to showcase research at Tunisia science festival

Innovative South African research which includes a cost-effective triage test for real-time detection of Tuberculosis (TB) and a nature-based technology that brings about environmental remediation, will be showcased at this year's International Festival of...

Fibre provider choices are limited for SA users

Many South African consumers have no choice of fibre service provider. This is one of the findings of the Open Access Network (OAN) mapping project conducted by the Internet Service Providers' Association of SA (ISPA) in partnership with mapping specialists 28East. An...

Global PC workstation shipments under pressure

The global desktop and mobile workstation market reported a slight recovery as it exited 2023, with unit shipments growing 6,1% year over year in the fourth quarter (4Q23). According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Workstation Tracker,...

Derisking spend could take the shine off GenAI adoption

By 2026, defensive spend to derisk loss of intellectual property (IP) and occurrence of copyright infringement will slow generative AI (GenAI) adoption and diminish returns, according to Gartner. "As GenAI advances, regulators are rushing to keep pace," says Rita...

Undersea cable breaks rock Internet in Africa – updated

Africa’s Internet is reeling from multiple undersea cable breaks that are now affecting connectivity on both the east and west coasts. In the last few weeks, Seacom reported connectivity issues due to breaks in the east coast cable where it runs through the Red Sea....

Background screening, talent management take centre stage

Organisations are prioritising background screening and talent management solutions in their efforts to identify top talent and manage the risks associated with hiring new people. This is one of the main take-outs from the 2023 Annual Background Screening index by...

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Eskom Expo in Gauteng North hosts regional science fair

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New Raspberry Pi available for pre-order

The Raspberry Pi 4 has been launched globally but South African fanatics will have to pre-order and wait a little longer to get their hands on these microcomputers. RS Components South Africa has announced that the latest offerings from the Raspberry Pi Foundation...

Paratus expands Mobile LTE network

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How to delete your Twitter account and keep digital memories

There is a tendency to deactivate social media accounts including Twitter and Facebook. It happens due to different reasons: unstable political situation, the risk of being followed, intention to protect one's personal data. Also, a lot of users believe that they are...

Why analogue tax solutions won’t work in the new digital reality

When taking a fresh look at new technology capabilities and related operating models, chief financial officers (CFOs) may find that they can have it all - a high performing, efficient tax department that's tightly integrated with finance and the rest of the...

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