HPE plans to go after Mike Lynch’s estate for $4bn
HPE is not giving up on its claim against Mike Lynch, the Autonomy founder who died last month when his yacht sank. The company says it will continue to pursue a claim of up to $4-billion in civil fraud damages from Lynch’s estate. Lynch had been acquitted of fraud...
Africa well positioned for energy transition
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Solid improvement in SA business debt conditions
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Outsourcing key to overcoming the cybersecurity skills gap
Outsourcing cybersecurity services will become integral to every effective corporate cybersecurity strategy in 2023, says Kaspersky. The importance of such an approach becomes even more critical at a time when third-party research shows that 75% of companies across...
Study confirms massive green hydrogen potential in Africa
Harnessing Africa’s solar energy to produce 50-million tons of green hydrogen a year by 2035 can help secure global energy supply, create jobs, decarbonise heavy industry, enhance global competitiveness and transform access to clean water and sustainable energy. This...
Sustained loadshedding puts pressure on network operators
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ChatGPT produces malicious emails and code
Check Point Research (CPR) has warned of hackers potentially using OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Codex to execute targeted and efficient cyber-attacks. To demonstrate, CPR used ChatGPT and Codex to produce malicious emails, code and a full infection chain capable of targeting...
Study reveals the true value of elephants
New research examining the services and benefits of elephants has revealed many values are often overlooked when deciding how they should be protected. The collaboration between universities in England and South Africa, including the University of Portsmouth, found...
NASA’s Perseverance rover to begin building Martian sample depot
In the coming days, NASA’s Perseverance rover is expected to begin building the first sample depot on another world. This will mark a crucial milestone in the NASA-ESA (European Space Agency) Mars Sample Return campaign, which aims to bring Mars samples to Earth for...
Climate change played key role in dinosaur success story
Climate change, rather than competition, played a key role in the ascendancy of dinosaurs through the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic periods. According to new research, changes in global climate associated with the Triassic-Jurassic mass extinction – which wiped out...
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New commercial officer for Bharti Airtel
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Decision Inc, Nintex form strategic alliance
Decision Inc, management and technology consulting specialists, has forged a strategic partnership with Nintex, global provider of workflow automation solutions. "We have entered into a reseller agreement with Nintex as we believe that this partnership is a superb...
Mahindra Comviva partners on m-learning
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Uganda improves visa issuance, border security
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Verint Mobile Work View extends mobile engagement
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Laptops and data for top-performing matriculants
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Trend Micro leads in email security
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Microsoft’s HoloLens brings AR to the fore
Etienne de Villiers, leadpProgrammer at Fuzzy Logic, unwraps the potential for Microsoft's HoloLens Earlier this year, tech juggernaut Microsoft began shipping the developer's version of its HoloLens AR headset. A device that has been in development for years, the...
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