Social media the top culprit as deepfake fraud grows

Deepfakes have moved past being a novelty — they're now a hidden danger in everything from social posts to phone calls. A new Surfshark study reveals that people have lost at least $3,7-billion to deepfake fraud so far. An investigation into the origins of these scams...

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...

AI, cross-border trade reshape e-commerce in SA

AI could soon choose what we buy, sustainability has shifted from nice-to-have to non-negotiable, and second-hand shopping is rapidly becoming mainstream, according to DHL’s E-Commerce Trends Report 2026. Based on survey findings from 29 000 online shoppers and 5 800...

Doug Woolley exits Dell

Doug Woolley, GM and vice-president: sales for southern Africa at Dell, is leaving the global IT vendor after a 10-year tenure. Having joined Dell in 2015, Woolley has led the local company through a number of changes, including the merger of Dell and EMC in 2016....

Court upholds Turkcell appeal on MTN case

The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has overturned a previous high court judgement for MTN, and will allow a case brought by Iran’s Turkcell against MTN to be heard in South Africa. The judgement is the latest move in a 2013 high court case brought against MTN by...

Analysts warn of Bitcoin downturn

FBS analysts project a looming downturn for Bitcoin as the market players await the upcoming Federal Reserve's key rate cut in 2024. This tendency signals the rising probability of the BTCUSD's closing bullish trend as rate hikes frequently influence risk assets such...

Be careful sharing personal data with chatbots

Following the news of new ChatGPT functionality - custom GPTs can now be added to the dialogues with the original ChatGPT - Kaspersky experts have stressed the importance of exercising caution in sharing sensitive data with AI chatbots. "As GPTs can use external...

Dynamic strategy sees Netflix sentiment soar

Netflix's sentiment soared in 2023, fueled by strategies including a new advertising plan, the introduction of paid sharing options, and a dynamic expansion into the gaming sector - underpinned by a remarkable increase in monthly active users (MAUs) and the successful...

Decline, then growth, forecast for campus switches

Well in excess of $100-billion will be spent on campus switches over the next five years, according to a new report from Dell'Oro Group, which says that after three strong years in campus switch sales it foresees a significant correction in 2024, followed by a...

African gains boost Vodacom results

Vodacom has announced that, for the quarter ended 31 December 2023, group revenue increased 26,8% to R38,9-billion, positively impacted by the acquisition of Vodafone Egypt. Group service revenue growth including Vodafone Egypt on a pro-forma basis was 8,8%, at the...

Digital assets revenue to hit $80bn this year

After a 37% plunge in 2022, the global digital assets market - including cryptocurrencies, NFT, and DeFi - soared by 127% last year and hit $60,1-billion in revenue. The rebuilt confidence in digital assets is expected to continue driving growth this year, with the...

Shrinking Moon causing earthquakes that could affect landing

As NASA continues to make progress toward sending astronauts to the lunar South Pole region with its Artemis campaign, data from a NASA-funded study is helping scientists better understand this strategic part of the Moon. The study presents evidence that moonquakes...

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ImagePress C910 meets graphic arts needs

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Introducing a fraud-fighting solution

The PWC Global Economic Crime and Fraud survey 2018 South Africa cites that South Africa has the highest level of fraud in the world. PWC's 2018 Fraud Report estimates that R100 billion was lost in revenue due to fraud. In our age of all things digital, high value...

A more efficient way to have meetings

room.sh has announced its free-to-use open beta program for its one-click connect meeting platform that combines collaborative tools, such as shared digital whiteboards, documents and code editors, with traditional video conferencing capabilities. "It's a bit hard to...

MTN introduces Bundle Bonanza promo

From tomorrow (16 April 2019), new MTN prepaid customers will now receive integrated bundles when they recharge with R20 or more. The R20 recharge will unlock the free benefit of 50MB of data bundles, 50 all-net minutes and 50 free SMSs. This will be available to...

Westcon-Comstor’s partners to offer Poly solutions

Weston-Comstor partners will be taking Plantronics and Polycom solutions to market under the newly-launched brand name, Poly. Launched in March 2019, Poly, which means "many," leverages the legendary audio and video expertise of Plantronics and Polycom and its breadth...

Are we entering a world of edge computing?

Despite what all the hype about cloud may lead you to believe, it's about enabling business outcomes, not necessarily the concept of cloud computing. When we speak to clients, they only care about how cloud can enable their applications, which in turn, enable their...

STC provides fibre connectivity to Rand Show 2019

Smart Technology Centre (STC) is the exclusive connectivity sponsor for this year's larger-than-life gaming entertainment pavilion at the Rand Show 2019. Smart Technology Centre will deliver a super-fast FibreMAX 500Mbps fibre link, wholly dedicated to the gaming...

PTZ network camera for harsh environments

Axis Communications has launched the AXIS Q6215-LE PTZ Network Camera in South Africa to meet the increasing demand for more heavy-duty PTZ cameras with built-in IR (Infrared) illumination. The new model comes with a 1/2-inch sensor and combines great image quality...

A new model for data and process oversight

The new science of Meta Analytics has been formalised to enable broad oversight of data and processes, with key objectives of supporting governance thereof, proving compliance, achieving alignment and leveraging efficiencies. By Mervyn Mooi, director at Knowledge...

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Examining data, processes, and systems to help drive improvements in efficiency, productivity, and profitability. They assess operations and recommend changes, enabling businesses to achieve their goals more effectively. Desired Skills: Business analysis Process...

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Introduction to the job: Understand and translate business requirements into quality system solutions and ensure optimal system performance and stability through support and continuous improvement. Job description: Analyse current systems solutions and business...

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Our global client who produce cutting edge security products is seeking a Firmware Engineer to join their team. You would be joining as a firmware engineer where you will get to work with the teams in a Scaled Agile environment. The primary focus of this role is...

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About our client:Our client, established in the 90's and headquartered in Cape Town, has a global presence with 500+ employees. They are a diverse team of engineers, developers and specialists in finance, HR, digital infrastructure and marketing who love utilising...

BUSINESS ANALYST – Gauteng Randburg

Examining data, processes, and systems to help drive improvements in efficiency, productivity, and profitability. They assess operations and recommend changes, enabling businesses to achieve their goals more effectively. Desired Skills: Business analysis Process...

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Our global client who produce cutting edge security products is seeking a Firmware Engineer to join their team. You would be joining as a firmware engineer where you will get to work with the teams in a Scaled Agile environment. The primary focus of this role is...

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