New tools to protect against sextortion and intimate image abuse
Meta says it is testing new features to help protect young people from sextortion and intimate image abuse, and to make it more difficult for potential scammers and criminals to find and interact with teens. It is also testing new ways to help people spot potential...
Canal+ ups its Multichoice share holding
French media company Groupe Canal+ has acquired an additional interest in Multichoice's ordinary shares, and now holds 40,01% of the company's total ordinary shares in issue. As required in terms of section 122(3)(a) of the Companies Act, MultiChoice has filed the...
More than 1,5m children have lost a caregiver to Covid
New research estimates that every 12 seconds, a child around the world loses a caregiver to Covid-19. This startling finding was presented in a research report titled "Global minimum estimates of children affected by Covid-19 associated orphanhood and deaths of...
Fear of scammers keeps people off dating apps
Dating app scammers pose a serious barrier to people wanting to use such services, according to a recent study. In particular, 35% of respondents in South Africa are afraid to use them, as they fear being deceived by fraudsters, and 35% generally do not trust people...
VPN demand grows along with privacy concerns
Over the past eight years, interest in virtual private networks (VPN) has doubled and outgrown the demand for antivirus protection, according to Google Trends. "Spikes in the demand for VPNs usually concur with cybercrime statistics or some important political...
Survey shows we need a new approach to payday
Independent research conducted by 60_decibels indicates the difficulty South African blue-collar workers are faced with on a monthly basis to stretch their wages through to the end of the month. The Impact Performance Report was compiled on behalf of Paymenow, an...
TymeBank exports high-tech model to the Philippines
South African digital bank TymeBank will export its business concept and experience to its international sister company, GOtyme, in the Philippines. GOtyme, which has had its digital banking licence application approved by the Philippines Central Bank, will benefit...
SA property company accepts crypto for rental deposits
Affordable residential and student housing company Quorum Holdings believes it is first in South Africa to accept rental deposits in cryptocurrency, and to allow tenants to potentially benefit from an increase in value. With a growing portfolio expected to reach...
Aurora Australis lights up the southern sky
An image, taken from aboard the International Space Station, shows the aurora australis as it streams across the Earth's atmosphere as the station orbited 271 miles above the southern Indian Ocean between Asia and Antarctica. Named for the Roman goddess of dawn, the...
Robo-advisors to become a $2trn industry by 2023
The robo-advisors market has experienced massive growth during the pandemic, with more investors than ever using these digital platforms for automated, algorithm-driven investment services. Last year, the entire industry hit over $1-trillion value, despite the market...
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The worldwide recession may be fading in some sectors, but its repercussions are only being felt now in others. This has resulted in many businesses having an increased focus on maximising value, and a greater need for that eternal business goal: greater efficiency. ...
Velocity includes Mimecast in offering
Mimecast, the leading supplier of cloud-based e-mail archiving, security and continuity for Microsoft Exchange has concluded an agreement with managed infrastructure services specialist, Velocity Group, to incorporate Unified E-mail Management as a core component of...
Blue Turtle takes on FrontRange
FrontRange, the only provider of hybrid IT service management solutions, has announced that it has selected Blue Turtle Technologies (Blue Turtle) as its Master VAR for the African region. The agreement sees Blue Turtle take responsibility and commitment for...
Fujitsu PCs, workstations made in Germany
Fujitsu has announced that the latest "Made in Germany" PCs and workstations are among the most reliable in the industry. Thanks to the stringent production and testing process at its Augsburg manufacturing facility, Fujitsu has continued to ensure better PC and...
SMS remains best for business messaging
Some commentators on the state of the SMS messaging industry point to the death of SMS as a communications medium. This may be true for global consumer use of SMS messaging in the face of newer communication technologies, but these prophecies of SMS’ doom are...
Parallels expands African operations
Parallels, the leading hosting and cloud services enablement provider, has announced the expansion of its Africa operations with a new office and sales representation in the Republic of South Africa. The company also announced that Business Connexion (BCX), a leading...
Malware never sleeps
Malware is always changing, adapting, being rewritten and re-released in a seemingly infinite number of ways, with the express intention of making your life difficult – and making the writers or owners of the code as much money as possible. Security threats have...
BDS launches new Xerox presses at expo
Bytes Document Solutions (BDS) has launched the new Xerox Colour C75 Press and J75 Press at the Africa Print Cape Town Regional Expo, which took place from 29 to 30 May at the Cape Town ICC. The company also showcased the Xerox Colour 1000 press, XC550 digital colour...
Gemalto to supply new electronic ID cards
Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, will supply the Government Printing Works (GPW) of South Africa with Sealys eID cards for their national identity programme. GPW will harness Gemalto’s secure embedded software to protect the holder’s image and biometric...
Prioritising big data key to future success
Within big data lies huge value, which organisations ignore at their peril, says Ayanda Dlamini, business development manager at LGR Telecommunications. Big data is raising a lot of questions within business, but it’s a phenomenon nobody can afford to ignore. Within...
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