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Enterprises across industries embrace AI and ML
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IBM files lawsuit to protect IP rights
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AstraZeneca launches R&D Postdoctoral Challenge
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Meerkat pulls mysterious radio circles in space into sharper focus
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Fraudsters can hack a payment card in 6 seconds
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Crypto-trading scam demands fake profit tax
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Cryptoscam fleeces users of their crypto wallets
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Intel, Microsoft donate I/O virtualisation specification for the hyperscale era
By Ronak Singhal - Intel has contributed the Scalable I/O Virtualisation (SIOV) specification to the Open Compute Project (OCP) with Microsoft. This enables device and platform manufacturers access to an industry standard specification for hyperscale virtualisation of...
SASE growth changes market landscape
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Adobe Experience Developer at Accenture – Gauteng Johannesburg
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