OpenAI agent goes rogue and raids digital library
A rogue OpenAI agent is responsible for a completely autonomous attack on Hugging Face’s production infrastructure. The AI models responsible were being tested at the time, and managed to hack into the popular digital library, compromising some internal datasets and...
Inflation negates slight increase in salaries
South African salary earners saw a modest increase in nominal net salaries during June 2026, but rising inflation continued to erode purchasing power. This has pushed real take-home pay to its lowest level in around two years, and placed increasing pressure on...
SA sports clubs under cyberthreat – and the consequences could be severe
South Africa’s sporting communities – from running clubs, cycling groups, school and club teams, even provincial federations - are under threat from cybercriminals as they grow in scale, professionalism and digital dependence. Cybercriminals have discovered that...
Applications open for Mr Price Foundation’ Bindzu Youth Fund
Mr Price Foundation has opened applications for the second cohort of the Bindzu Youth Fund. Young entrepreneurs from across South Africa are invited to apply for the business development programme, which provides emerging businesses with access to skills, networks and...
Muse highlights privacy, copyright issues in AI training
Copyright and privacy issues under the spotlight as Meta withdraws Muse feature
SA maintains top outsourcing rank
South Africa’s outsourcing industry ranks number five in the world, according to Ataraxis’s 2026 Global Outsourcing Talent Index. The data-backed audit of all 193 UN-recognised countries scored across five variables: labour cost, English proficiency, talent...
Safe Online looks to AI for child protection
Continually looking to protect children in today’s digital environment, Safe Online has selected 30 grantees for its next funding round of $8,1-million to develop AI-driven solutions to address the growing and increasingly complex threats now being faced in...
Chief economists’ network aims to strengthen Africa’s policy leadership
African policymakers, development institutions and leading economists has launched the African Chief Economists Network (ACE-Network), a continent-wide platform designed to strengthen evidence-based policymaking and provide coordinated African solutions to...
As AI expands, finance leaders demand transparency
A big majority - 71% - of finance leaders would reject an AI tool that was 99% accurate if it could not explain its answers. The findings from Sage’s new white paper, “The Emerging Economics of AI in Finance”, suggest that explainability is becoming a critical...
Landmark report aims to strengthen submarine cable resilience
The International Advisory Body on Submarine Cable Resilience today approved its final report, including explanations of recommendations to strengthen the resilience of submarine telecommunication cables — the critical infrastructure that carries more than 99% of data...
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For real cybersecurity, close off endpoint gaps
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SA’s AI push is running ahead of its digital foundations
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Cyber governance central to effective enterprise risk management
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Meta Business Agent is AI for businesses of all sizes
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Cisco unveils agentic platform for critical IT infrastructure
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Vertiv debuts converged physical infrastructure digital twin for NVIDIA Omniverse DSX
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Absa and Salesforce expand strategic collaboration,
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SA’s AI future is being written on the factory floor, not in Pretoria
The irony was palpable when South Africa’s Draft National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy was abruptly withdrawn in April. A document designed to establish the country as an ethical leader in AI governance was found to be riddled with fictitious, AI-hallucinated...
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ENVIRONMENT:PLAY a key role in designing, developing, and deploying Full Stack solutions using Microsoft technologies and Azure cloud services as the next Senior Full Stack Developer wanted by a PE-based global Logistics Operation. Working with cross-functional teams,...
Senior IT Technician (CPT) – Western Cape Cape Town
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