Social engineering with deepfakes on the rise
A significant 41% of chief information security officers (CISOs) reported at least one social engineering incident involving a deepfake during an employee audio call in the previous 12 months, and 36% reported one during a video call, according to a survey by Gartner....
More rogue AI attacks reported
Hardly a week goes by without a new report of an artificial intelligence (AI) agent going rogue and hacking external systems. It has come to light that OpenAI agents have infiltrated US government web sites, specifically the Education Department, the Commerce...
Microsoft debuts new Copilot app
Microsoft has introduced a new version of Copilot, which it describes as connecting the tools people use today with a the next generation of capabilities they’ll need to build, customize and scale AI across work. The Copilot app now has three new capabilities: Home is...
US-India satellite captures time-lapse of volcano erupting
Like tendrils on a vine, lava spreads out from the northern crater of Krasheninnikov, a volcano pair on the Pacific coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. On 30 July 2025, an 8,8-magnitude earthquake had struck in the nearby ocean, apparently jolting one of the two...
Vertiv expands EMEA power and cooling manufacturing
Vertiv has announced a major expansion of its Nové Mesto nad Váhom campus in Slovakia, adding to other recent expansion initiatives across its manufacturing facilities in Ireland, Italy, Croatia, Malaysia, Mexico, and the US. Over the next 18 to 24 months, Vertiv...
Africa’s net-zero ambition must become operational
Africa’s green economy is on the right trajectory, however as the famous quote goes: “Success can be a long and winding road, filled with many obstacles and challenges.” This is certainly the case with the continent, as it carves its own path towards sustainability....
How Africa’s ‘hidden’ resources can change the energy equation
Africa's most overlooked energy resource may be energy efficiency. As the continent races to expand generation capacity and works to connect millions more people to reliable electricity, we also need to extract more value from every unit of energy we already produce....
AI without morals a weapon in the hands of the youth
While headlines worldwide warn of growing threats to humanity from rogue AI agents and those using it as a means to harm others, youth development organisation Afrika Tikkun cautions about the risks of a young generation using AI without a firm moral compass to guide...
Paystack adds onsite Shopify card checkout
Paystack has introduced what it says is South Africa’s first onsite card checkout for Shopify, allowing shoppers to pay directly within a business’s online checkout without being redirected to a separate payment page. For businesses preparing for Black Friday, the...
AI could reduce call centre job churn
Frontline voice work has some of the highest churn of any job globally, but South Africa’s growing pipeline of young, first-time workers don’t need to face that reality the same way – or with the same mental health burdens. By Bruce Von Maltitz, CEO of 1Stream South...
Rectron opens Zebra experience centre
Rectron has launched a new Zebra Technologies experience centre at its Midrand headquarters, where channel partners and enterprise customers across Africa can experience Zebra Technologies’ technologies in action. The Rectron Experience Centre demonstrates how...
Scholarship opens 20 fully funded pathways to in-demand careers
HyperionDev has announced the Moola Motlomelo & Muslim Hands Scholarship 2026, offering 20 young people full tuition funding, mentorship and career support, with applications open from 21 September to 9 October 2026. The scholarship will award 20 full-tuition...