Cleantech fund secures R2,4bn commitment
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Researchers sound alarm on teen vaping crisis
As vaping rates among South African teens surge to alarming levels, public health researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) are calling on the government to urgently enact the Tobacco Products & Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill to curb what they...
Crypto wallet downloads drop by one-third
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Dubai’s vision for a human-centric digital city
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GenAI: a new solution looking for a problem
Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex - Artificial intelligence (AI) is the big buzzword of the day - but it will only be successful when and if organisations use it get value from their data. There is a tremendous amount of noise about AI at the moment, but Joe Reis,...
How to ensure AI is human-centric
Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex - In 1996, chess master Garry Kasparov agreed to a match against IBM's Big Blue computer - and lost. In analysing the game, Kasparov came to the conclusion that he hadn't in fact been beaten by a machine but by a human, because it was a...
Swift action urged to achieve gender equality by 2030
Dr Achieng Ojwang, executive director of UN Global Compact Network, South Africa - addressing the 20th Annual Standard Bank Top Women Conference - has emphasised the urgency of accelerating efforts to achieve United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG 5) which...
How enterprises are looking to succeed with GenAI
Recent research by Qlik shows that enterprises are planning significant investments in technologies that enhance data fabrics to enable generative AI success and are looking to a hybrid approach that incorporates generative AI with traditional AI to scale its impact...
Advanced tactics in cyberattacks using MATA toolset
Kaspersky cybersecurity teams (GReAT and CERT) have unveiled significant developments in the cyber espionage activities targeting Eastern European industrial companies with the use of the updated MATA toolset. The investigation - spanning months - exposed...
Financial professionals must adapt to expanding responsibilities
The role of finance is rapidly evolving - expanding in scope, requiring new skills and competencies, and demanding greater collaboration with teams across the organisation, according to a new report from the Association of International Certified Professional...
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Steps to take in the event of a security event
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