Musk threatens Apple lawsuit
Elon Musk has threatened to sue Apple for what giving preference to OpenAI’s ChatGPT over xAI’s Grok artificial intelligence (AI) app. Writing on X, Musk says: “Apple is behaving in a manner that makes it impossible for any AI company besides OpenAI to reach #1 in the...
Checkers trials smart trolleys
Checkers is testing what it believes to be South Africa’s first smart trolley. Initial trials are being carried out by head office team members at Checker Hyper Brackenfell. After this, 10 trolleys will be made available to customers at Checkers Hyper Brackenfell, and...
New focus on customer-centric strategies
International Data Corporation (IDC) today announced new insights into the expanding role of the chief experience officer (CXO) as a driving force in shaping customer experience strategies across industries. As organisations face increasing competition and evolving...
Lack of budget for talent hinders security
Despite all the efforts companies and organizations worldwide put into preventing cyberattacks, global cybercrime has snowballed to $9,2-trillion in 2024 and is expected to grow by another 70% to $15,6-trillion by the end of a decade. This shocking figure is more...
GNSS satellite receivers remain vulnerable to cyberattacks
Almost 4 000 global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) satellite receivers were vulnerable to attacks on the Internet in 2024, according to new analysis from Kaspersky, putting both organisations and users at risk. This can be mitigated, the security firm adds, by...
Dramatic growth predicted for family offices in Africa
Family offices in Africa are expecting strong growth in the value of their assets over the next five years - building on the expansion that’s occurred during the past the past five years – according to new research from specialist service provider to high-net-worth...
Ecentric wins Fintech Innovation of the Year
Omnichannel payments provider Ecentric and its partners were awarded Fintech Innovation of the Year at the 2024 Africa Tech Festival for their Wealth on Wheels (WOW) initiative for South Africa's minibus taxi industry. Launched at this year’s Southern African National...
Dell Technologies announces 2024 Partner Award winners
Dell Technologies announced the winners of its South Africa Partner Awards 2024 at the recent Dell Technologies Forum held at the Kyalami Convention Centre. The awards honour partners who have excelled in growing their business within the Dell Technologies Partner...
COP29: Digitalisation key to driving climate action
Global tech and environment leaders at COP29 have endorsed a declaration on boosting climate action with digital technologies while cutting the environmental impacts of those same technologies. In total, endorsements representing over 1 000 governments, companies,...
AMD accelerates exascale computing with El Capitan
AMD is powering the world’s fastest supercomputer on the Top500 list. The El Capitan supercomputer, housed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), is powered by AMD Instinct MI300A APUs and built by Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). It is now the fastest...
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Is hybrid the way SA should go in 2022?
Thibault Dousson, GM of Lenovo South Africa, discusses whether we are on the hybrid workplace track and what it will take to make this a success. Events of the past 20 months have upended the world of work, with far better outcomes than we could have predicted. Much...
Comstor launches new partner portal
Comstor has launched the Comstor Partner Portal, an interactive platform enabling Comstor to provide improved customer support and drive growth across all Cisco architectures. "The shift in demand on distributors for online tools to facilitate transactions and better...
Cybersecurity risks highlighted by new Windows release
Microsoft's announcement of its new Windows11 operating system, together with its new Server 2022 platform has been welcomed by users who will receive upgrades by mid-2022. However, the availability or new releases has, in many instances, prompted companies to...
Fundi acquires edtech startup
EduOne, a Cape Town-based education technology (edtech) startup, has recently been acquired by education finance and education fund management solution specialist Fundi. Started in 2015 by Jason Basel, who served as the company's CEO since inception, and co-founders...
SA start-up develops interest-free BNPL platform for existing credit
Home-grown fintech start-up Float has launched what it believes to be South Africa's first interest-free buy now, pay later (BNPL) product that uses a customer's existing credit. The product enables consumers to get their purchases upfront, and use existing credit to...
Make this a season of festive cheer and not festive fraud
The festive season is a time when most South Africans, like the rest of the world, will be looking to spoil their loved ones by purchasing them gifts. Over the past few years, South Africans have been lucky enough to be able to take advantage of the discounts that are...
The hybrid cloud paradox
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How to remain secure in a hybrid work environment
A central office has typically been most businesses default working location, but the role of the office has significantly changed over the last year. By Quentyn Taylor, director of information security at Canon for Europe, Middle East and Africa Today, over 90% of...
Data protection regulations and SMEs
For any SME, the starting point of a data protection strategy is understanding the general regulatory framework applicable to it. By Wayne Sedice, strategic BI consultant at PBT Group As this may differ per country, the SME must identify the general compliance...
IT security professionals vital in fast-changing environment
The role of information security professionals has become a critical one as the world enters the second phase of the internet revolution, in which computers run everything and everything is connected. Mikko Hyppönen, chief research officer at F-Secure, says: "We are...
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