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Google increases investment in African AI skills
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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
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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
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Are you making some of these common cloud strategy mistakes?
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Ransomware accounts for 40% of total cyberattacks in Q3
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Geopolitical shocks to drive more political, economic relationships in 2023
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Improved decision-making could support sustainable lending
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€100 000 investment fosters engineering education
Schneider Electric has invested €100 000 towards developing 600 electrical and electronic engineering students at University of Johannesburg (UJ) over three years in the field of energy. An Access to Education Training Agreement signing ceremony was held at Schneider...
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Welcoming a new era of business intelligence
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SUSE OpenStack Cloud 6 reduces cloud complexity
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CRS Technologies announces change in leadership
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Ricoh, Methis Software deliver data cleansing
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Smart Money Movement a boon for SMEs
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Business Connexion scoops top Cisco awards
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Management consulting industry in need of shake-up
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