AI-generated texts could increase threat exposure
Nearly universal access to models that deliver human-sounding text in seconds presents a turning point in human history, according to new research from WithSecure (formerly known as F-Secure Business). The research details a series of experiments conducted using GPT-3...
NASA space missions pinpoint sources of CO2 emissions on Earth
A duo of Earth-observing missions has enabled researchers to detect and track carbon dioxide (CO2) emission changes from a single facility, using the world’s fifth-largest coal-fired power plant as a test case. In the recent study, researchers used space-based...
Digital steps to improve customer services
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Court action aims to get education sites zero-rated
The DG Murray Trust has launched a court application to compel mobile network operator MTN to zero-rate the local educational websites of public benefit organisations that have been officially approved, but not actioned. According to a 2016 survey conducted by the...
More airports ready to open
Management and staff at three further airports that will reopen for business travel from next Tuesday are fully prepared. Senzeni Ndebele, spokesperson for Airports Company South Africa, says that reconnecting regional centres through air links is an essential element...
Carbon-free hydrogen will be cost-competitive soon
An analysis by the IHS Markit Hydrogen and Renewable Gas Forum finds that, by 2030 the production of hydrogen fuel by "splitting" water--which can be carbon-free provided the electricity used in the process is produced by renewables--could become cost competitive with...
New pics show the Sun up close
The first images from ESA/NASA’s Solar Orbiter are now available to the public, including the closest pictures ever taken of the Sun. Solar Orbiter is an international collaboration between the European Space Agency, or ESA, and NASA, to study our closest star, the...
AI will separate banking winners from losers
Artificial intelligence (AI) will separate winning banks from losers, say 77% of banking executives surveyed during the Covid-19 pandemic. They believe Covid-19 will intensify the use of AI, making effective governance more urgent, according to an Economist...
Financial services go all-in on multi-cloud adoption
The financial services industry is accelerating its shift to the cloud, as it presses forward with digital transformation in the face of security concerns. According to the Financial Services edition of F5's 2020 State of Application Services (SOAS) report, 60% of...
Twitter hack scores on bitcoin scam
A large-scale hack of Twitter accounts, typically those with millions of followers, is part of a bitcoin scam. The hacked accounts asked followers to send bitcoin currency to a cryptocurrency wallet, with the promise that the sender would double it. Many of them...
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IT must adapt to technology consumers
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New Riverbed capabilities empower customers
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SAS, NWU build data science skills
SAS and North-West University (NWU) has announced the launch of the SAS Advanced Analytics Laboratory in the Centre for Business Mathematics and Informatics (BMI), the first of its kind in South Africa. Through the Centre for BMI, students will be able to enroll for...
DCC offers HP ElitePad 900 G1
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Kathea launches virtual meeting room
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Talia, Newtec boost Somalia’s mobile
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Gemalto launches new mobile wallet app
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Data-based decision-making
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Big data is watching
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