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Analysts warn of Bitcoin downturn
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Digital currencies for business under the spotlight in 2022
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Zero-day exploit for Windows OS discovered
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One-fifth of the world’s companies are retail or trade
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Improved industrial 3D printer shipments still not back to pre-Covid levels
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SA in the spotlight as top malware target
Kathy Gibson reports – Cybercrooks have been busy in the first half of 2021 – and there are no signs that they are slowing down. Trend Micro’s 2021 Midyear Security Roundup report reveals there are dangerous vulnerabilities across different types of devices and...
Africa risks missing out on global growth trends without pro-trade reforms
The Free Market Foundation (FMF) and the Initiative for African Trade and Prosperity (IATP) have called on African governments to radically speed up their implementation of pro-trade policy reforms as part of the wider Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)...
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