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Pandemic pushes banks to adopt AI against money laundering
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Fraudulent sites target crypto investors
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Spam still most popular way to get consumers’ cash
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EMEA PC market grows despite supply constraints
EMEA shipments of traditional PCs (desktops, notebooks, and workstations) will reach 95,8-million in 2021, a 13,2% YoY growth, according to research by International Data Corporation (IDC). This includes 24,1-million PC shipments (+11,4% YoY) in 2021Q3. This can be...
Double-digit growth for global smartphone sales
Global smartphone sales to end users totaled 328,8-million in the second quarter of 2021, an increase of 10,8% year over year, according to Gartner. Overall global mobile phone sales grew 10,2% despite supply constraints due to Covid-19 related production disruption...
Science takes learner from the Klein Jukskei to Indonesia
He developed a protype to trap plastic and tested it in a local river - the Klein Jukskei in Johannesburg; then entered it as a project for the Eskom Expo for Young Scientists; won an award and represented South Africa at an international science fair in Indonesia....
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New organisational structure for 3M Africa
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Hitachi Data Systems unveils new solutions
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