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New Lazarus-led cyberattacks targeting supply chains
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Registration opens for Internet industry event
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Kaspersky shares cyberthreat data with Interpol
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Competition for technical skills intensifies for legal, compliance functions
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Neuralink ignites corporate interest in brain-machine interfaces
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MTN SA, Community Policing Forums partner to tackle theft, vandalism
With the ongoing vandalism and theft of batteries and cables at cellphone towers across South Africa, MTN has partnered with the Gauteng Provincial Community Police Board to support Community Policing Forums to accelerate the fight against this type of crime. The aim...
Meta payouts help allay metaverse, AI financial fears
Meta's first-ever dividend goes a long way to allay investor fears that the metaverse and AI plans were going to be "an abyss" for money. This is the word from Nigel Green, CEO of deVere Group, who points out that Meta said it will pay investors a dividend of 50 cents...
Most South Africans won’t be able to retire comfortably
South Africa is sitting on a retirement time bomb, with only 6% of the country's population on track to retire comfortably, according to the sixth edition of the recently released 10X Investments Retirement Reality Report 2023/2024. The report is based on the findings...
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...
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SA’s Chanille Viviers recognised at Microsoft Education Exchange
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Check for business case before jumping into IoT
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Nihilent opens its UX Lab in Africa
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IFS recognised as SaaS, EAM leader
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Assessing impacts: the meteors of security and AI
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Instant EFT boosts e-commerce
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