AI-powered drone swarms transform industries beyond defense
While drone swarms have been an area of technological development for many years, their practical applications have only recently gained significant momentum, particularly following increased attention during the Russia-Ukraine war, as reflected in Google search...
Global IT spending set for 9,3% growth in 2025
Worldwide IT spending is expected to total $5,74-trillion in 2025, an increase of 9,3% from 2024, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “Current spending on generative AI (GenAI) has been predominantly from technology companies building the supply-side...
Mobile operators will lose big to OTT business messaging apps
Mobile operators will lose out to OTT business messaging providers such as Messenger, WeChat and WhatsApp to the tune of $2,5-billion next year – an increase of 20% over 2022. A new Juniper Research study report found that promotional messages will account for 30% of...
Social media sites top for tracking user data
The average website has 48 trackers – and social media websites have 160 trackers on average, according to research from NordVPN. Health websites have an average of 46 trackers per website, and digital media sites come into third place with an average of 28 trackers....
Black Friday report: banking credentials theft doubled in 2022
Kaspersky researchers report that the number of attacks via banking Trojans stealing payment data doubled in 2022 when compared with 2021, reaching almost 20-million attacks. This year, in addition to this active campaign of banking credentials theft, cybercriminals...
Webb reveals an exoplanet atmosphere as never seen before
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope just scored another first: a molecular and chemical profile of a distant world’s skies. While Webb and other space telescopes, including NASA’s Hubble and Spitzer, previously have revealed isolated ingredients of this broiling...
Black Friday sales growth tipped to be less buoyant
As retailers ramp up their November shopping deals and discounts, this year's Black Friday sales is expected to show some growth particularly among consumers seeking a bang for their buck under the mounting economic pressures. "Last year's Black Friday point-of-sale...
Partnering key to connecting 2,7bn unconnected people
Kathy Gibson reports - There are still 2,7-billion people that remain unconnected across the globe. An ecosystem of role-players will have to partner to bring reliable, stable connectivity to these underserved populations. Dr Liang Hua, chairman of board at Huawei...
Are you making some of these common cloud strategy mistakes?
A cloud strategy is a concise viewpoint on the role of cloud computing in the organisation. However, business and IT leaders continue to make 10 common mistakes when crafting their cloud strategy, according to Gartner. "A good cloud strategy should be a short and...
Ransomware accounts for 40% of total cyberattacks in Q3
One of the world's top private threat intelligence teams, Cisco Talos, has released its latest quarterly report examining incident response trends and global cyberthreats. "Today, more than ever - in an increasingly connected and digital age - cybersecurity is of the...
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Skype Translator speaks Arabic
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Panasonic re-enters SA with home surveillance
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Check Point simplifies security with R80
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Aptronics scoops Veeam award
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SQL Server now available on Linux
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EOH goes big with Cloudera
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Bringing a Smile to Ugandan users
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