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AI to the fore as ransomware professionalises
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Hijackings outweigh theft when it comes to SA vehicle crime
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Foxconn starts building Taiwan’s fastest supercomputer
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Tax and crypto: Investors and traders must be compliant
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JSE Virtual Trading Game winners announced
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SA first to get realtime card payments
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Vodafone, Google expand relationship
Vodafone and Google have announced a 10-year strategic expansion of their existing partnership to bring new services, devices, and TV experiences to millions of Vodafone's customers across Europe and Africa, supported by Google Cloud and Google's Gemini models. The...
The Zen in setting up workplaces for Gen Z
Gen Z is an age group that has never known a time without the Internet; they’ve shared their life milestones on Instagram and are now moving to the beat of TikTok trends; their appetite for digital is unprecedented; globalisation and economic uncertainty have been a...
DDoS attacks skyrocket as hacktivist activity surges
There has been a dramatic 43% increase in the number of application-layer attacks and a 30% increase in volumetric attacks - especially in Europe and the Middle East – according to the findings of Netscout’s latest 1H2024 DDoS Threat Intelligence Report. Attack...
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Yoco raises US$83m to scale financial ecosystem
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Pineapple secures R80m investment
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