AI adds complexity to the cybersecurity landscape
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Economic activity was resilient through July
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New crypto-stealing Trojan found in AppStore and Google Play
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Chinese computing market to soar by 42%
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Award-winning pic shows crash-landing penguins
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Worldwide semiconductor revenue grew 18% in 2024
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Multichoice, Canal+ outline future group structure
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AI, economics drive growth and change in IaaS
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OpenAI debuts deep research
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Which hardware will win in the AI arms race?
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Digital workers help improve efficiency, reduce risk, scale the business
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Senior Support Engineer (US Hours – West Coast) at Parvana Recruitment
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About our client:Our client offers financial service solutions helping their clients achieve their dreams. With an emphasis on culture fit, they boast a dedicated team of over 600 employees, many with over a decade of tenure. They have built their culture on a feeling...
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Parvana Role: Our client develops exciting software using modern tools, techniques and methodologies. Responsibilities: Build and support applications in a technically exciting and challenging industry. Design, develop, test, document and support applications written...
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About our client:Our international client offers financial service solutions helping their clients achieve their dreams. With an emphasis on culture fit, they boast a dedicated team of over 600 employees (in SA) many with over a decade of tenure. They have built their...
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ServiceNow Technical Architect at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
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