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Pentagon formalises Anthropic designation as supply chain risk
Anthropic has been official designate a supply chain risk to the US’s national security following its fall-out with the Pentagon last week. Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, says the company received a letter from the Department of War on Wednesday (4 March), confirming...
These are the top future of work trends in 2026
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Samsung, Apple push global smartphone sales up
According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, global smartphone shipments increased 2,3% year-over-year (YoY) to 336,3-million units in the fourth quarter of 2025 (4Q25). Despite the memory...
SMEs hope US tariff rulings will bring relief
Small South African exporters are watching how the the US Supreme Court of Appeals will rule on tariffs, most likely to happen later today. Small South African exporters were hit hard by US tariffs during the last quarter of 2025, according to the SME Export Index...
Internet blackout as Uganda heads to the polls
Reports are coming in the Uganda has imposed an Internet blackout ahead of general elections being held tomorrow (Thursday 15 January). The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) is believed to have told service providers to suspend Internet access ahead of the...
Free Starlink for Iran amid Internet shutdown
With Iran still implementing a nationwide Internet shutdown, Starlink has made its service available to customers for free. Several non-profit organisations reported yesterday (Tuesday 13 January) that they had been able to access the satellite Internet service at no...
Internet censorship affected 4,6bn people in 2025
2025 started with 47 ongoing Internet disruptions, while 81 new restrictions were imposed during the year, according to Surfshark’s internet shutdowns yearly recap. Government-imposed Internet shutdowns affected 4,6-billion people in 2025. Asia continues to lead the...
CNAPP set to $12,9bn by 2030
Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) market revenue is forecast to reach $12,9-billion by 2030, expanding at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of nearly 30% from 2025 to 2030. According to Dell’Oro research, the market’s trajectory is being shaped...
Convergence will decide customer ownership, warns Deloitte
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From unbanked to empowered: the real test for mobile finance in Africa
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How the Travel Rule enhances digital currency safety
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Navigate the ethical crossroads of AI
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The often-overlooked Achilles heel of local cyber defence
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When AI passes a Turing Tests it goes beyond a human problem
In a public online Turing Test, researchers at the University of California San Diego found that the best-performing GPT-4 prompt passed nearly half the time – outperforming older models, but still behind the human baseline of 66%. As AI becomes better at mimicking...
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