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Top cybersecurity predictions for 2024
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Social media adoption could bolster African growth
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1,1m threats now target gamers
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Plenty of room for players in the VR headset market
Global shipments of virtual reality (VR) headsets grew 52,4% year over year in the first quarter of 2021 (1Q21), according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Augmented and Virtual Reality Headset Tracker. Standalone headsets,...
Vodacom Business Africa extends pan-African network to South America
Vodacom Business Africa has taken a step into Brazil, increasing its fixed-connectivity coverage to five continents across the globe. The trans-Atlantic connection has been made possible through the undersea South Atlantic Cable System, the first to directly link the...
Richard Branson scheduled for 11 July spaceflight
Virgin founder Richard Branson will be on board the the first fully crewed Virgin Galactic space flight, which could take place as soon as 11 July. The flight window for the next rocket-powered test flight of the company’s SpaceShipTwo Unity opens next Sunday, pending...
New board members for Telkom as Samuels steps down
Alphonzo Samuels, a non-executive director of Telkom has resigned with effect from today (1 July 2021) for personal reasons. Olufunke Ighodaro and Ethel Matenge-Sebesho have been appointed as independent non-executive directors with immediate effect. Ighodaro has...
WWW source code NFT sold for $5,4m
The original source code for the World Wide Web, written by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, has been sold as a non-fungible token (NFT) for $5,4-million. The auction by Sotheby's took place yesterday. An NFT is a crypto asset that uses blockchain to record ownership of a digital...
Companies fail to deliver on customer experience
Businesses are missing out on a significant opportunity to fix internal processes and address the root causes of customer experience issues in the wake of the pandemic, A global study from IFS, which surveyed more than 1 700 executives and upwards of 12000 consumers,...
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