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While crypto investors often seek the thrill of high-risk, high-reward opportunities, many are increasingly turning to stablecoins to weather market volatility. This shift in preferences combined with regulatory clarity, growing institutional interest, and the rise of...
Valid accounts come under attack
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How Red Hat aids NASA’s Artemis missions
Last week (16 November 2023) marked the one-year anniversary of the successful launch of NASA's Artemis I mission to the moon - the first in a series of missions that will ultimately see the space agency return humans to the moon. Preparations for Artemis I required...
SMMEs using cloud could add billions to SA economy
Enabling more of South Africa's small, medium and micro (SMME) companies to adopt cloud computing could unlock R185.9-billion for South Africa's economy by 2030, according to a new study by Access Partnership. The research, commissioned by Amazon Web Services (AWS),...
Social media giants face privacy challenges
The landscape of social media is undergoing a transformation as Big Tech faces challenges from privacy regulations and heightened user concerns. The industry's future rests on navigating evolving user preferences and regulatory pressures, striking a delicate balance...
EMEA CIOs embrace democratisation of digital delivery
In Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), 46% of CIOs are partnering with their CxO peers to bring IT and business area staff together to co-own digital delivery on an enterprise-wide scale, according to Gartner's annual global survey of CIOs and technology...
Japanese only work 26 minutes per month to cover Internet costs
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Black Friday scams to watch out for
As Black Friday approaches, Kaspersky has released a new report revealing the latest shopping-related cyberthreats. The findings expose more than 13-million e-shop-related phishing attacks in 2023, with scammers mimicking popular marketplaces, luxury brands, and...
Heightened water stress will see businesses under scrutiny
Drought and flood events in recent years have highlighted the importance of water as a strategic global resource and climate change will impact access to water, forcing many countries to modify how they manage resources, according to a new S&P Global Market...
HCP shipments fall as demand softens
Shipments of hardcopy peripherals (HCP) in Western Europe (WE) declined 11,6% YoY to 3,4-million units in Q3 2023, according to recent research by International Data Corporation (IDC). While the situation tends to differ by country and brand, supply chain issues have...
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IoT and the opportunity for Africa
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22seven adds cryptocurrency tracking
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Huawei partners to boost ICT skills development
There is critical shortage of skilled ICT professionals in Sub-Saharan Africa which hampers the growth of a thriving ICT sector and drive economic growth. To address this skills shortage, Huawei has launched an ICT Talent Ecosystem Program for Sub-Sahara Africa at...
Teraco says SACS cable to boost African connectivity
Teraco, Africa's largest vendor neutral colocation data centre provider has said that clients currently making use of its data centres in Cape Town and Johannesburg are set to benefit from the cross connection to the South Atlantic Cable System (SACS) - Africa's first...
Revenue, profit growth for AYO
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Oracle honours partners for cloud business transformation
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Dell EMC advances VMware hybrid cloud
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TalentintheCloud launches new recruitment model
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FNB, RMB named best foreign exchange providers
FNB and RMB have been jointly recognised as the Best Foreign Exchange Provider in South Africa and Botswana for the third year running in the annual World's Best FX Provider awards hosted by Global Finance Magazine. The winners were selected from 114 countries and...
CSquared appoints CEO for its African fibre business
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