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The global cyber security skills gap creates a golden opportunity for young South Africans
Imagine a career that offers you high earnings, global opportunities, and constant challenges. A career that is in high demand and will never go out of style. A career that can make a difference by protecting people and businesses from cyber threats. Regional Director for Southern Africa at Fortinet, Doros Hadjizenonos, believes that young South
Nasa set to launch a streaming service
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa), has revealed that it has plans in place for launching a streaming service later this year, called Nasa+. The platform will offer ad-free and no-cost streaming service, and it will be broadcasting live coverage of future launches, documentaries, and a new exclusive original series. Marc Etkind who is
Private security company in a battle to keep prison contract after Thabo Bester escape
The maximum security prison from which Thabo Bester escaped, Mangaung Correctional Centre, is owned by BCC, and the multinational security company G4S owns 20% of BCC while also being the main subcontractor in charge of operating the prison. G4S has been running the prison since 2001. Initially, the contract between DCS and BCC was supposed
Post Office stands a chance at a rescue
Business Rescue Practitioners for the South African Post Office (Sapo) think there is a reasonable chance that the state-owned entity can be rescued. According to a press release from the Post Office’s joint Business Rescue Practitioners Anoosh Rooplal and Juanito Damons, this was one of the outcomes of the first meeting of creditors. The said:
BBC’s Elias Monage rejects Transnet board appointment
Elias Monage, who is the president of both Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) and the Black Business Council (BBC) has rejected to accept an appointment to serve as board member at Transnet. After attending the Russia Africa Summit conference of Brics which ended on Friday, he revealed to Sunday World that
Sam Altman’s Worldcoin token sky rockets on day one of trading
Co-founded by by OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman, the token of the crypto project Worldcoin, took off and sky rocketed on its first day of trading on Monday as investors piled into the hype around artificial intelligence. Data compiled by CoinMarketCap data revealed that Worldcoin hiked as high as $3.58 from the initial price
Ackerman family loses $22-million in a space of two weeks
One of South Africa’s wealthiest families, the Ackerman family, has unfortunately suffered a huge blow on their fortune, when they experienced a substantial decline of nearly $22 million in a space of just two weeks. The setback is taking place due to the sustained decrease in the market value of their stakes in the prominent
Hackers invading Call of Duty lobbies with malware
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 players are being attacked by hackers, who are infecting them with malware that spreads automatically in game lobbies. A Steam user gave warning to the players about the issue and posted a thread recommending a virus scan. The user wrote: “Make sure you have a virus scanner before using
Elon Musk enforces dark mode changes on Twitter
The owner and chief technology officer Elon Musk says it is “better in every way” for Twitter will offer dark mode only. Elon Musk revealed in a tweet on Thursday that the platform looks to ditch its “light” and “dim” options. Making the announcement, he said: “The platform will soon only have ‘dark mode’. It
MultiChoice launches DStv Streama
MultiChoice has made the announcement that it has made a major revamp of its smartphone apps, and that includes a name change from “DStv” to “DStv Streama”. Calvo Mawela who is the company’s CEO said in an email sent to subscribers on Friday that the update will be rolling out from the 1st of August.
United Nations making the call to ban smartphones in schools
The United Nations’ education, science, and culture agency, Unesco is calling for smartphones to be banned in schools to improve learning, reduce disruptions, and protect learners from cyberbullying. The agency revealed evidence in its report that shows that excessive smartphone use among learners was mostly linked to poor educational performance and impacted their emotional stability.
Twitter tells advertisers to Pay $1,000 monthly or lose their verified status
Newly branded to X, Twitter is reportedly demanding that brands spend at least $1,000 (R17,650) per month on ads to maintain their verified status. According to reports from The Wall Street Journal, the company is introducing this approach in an attempt to increase its bottom line. Elon Musk who is the X owner technology, mentioned
Cell C COO leaving the company
Andre Ittmann who is the chief operations officer for Cell C is reportedly leaving the mobile network operator. A source with knowledge of the matter told MyBroadband that Ittmann is set to depart by the end of July. He has already been removed from the “Leadership” page on Cell C’s website. Ittmann is a qualified
OpenAI CEO is planning on launching cryptocurrency
Reports have revealed that the cryptocurrency of Sam Altman, the chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc. will be officially launching next week Monday. OpenAI is the parent company for the highly-popular artificial intelligence (AI) tool ChatGPT. A public breakdown of how the Worldcoin tokens will be distributed is still coming, and reports have cited unidentified
South Africa set to send two female astronauts to the International Space Station
CEO of South African National Space Agency (Sansa), Humbulani Mudau has revealed that South Africa has plans to train and send two female astronauts to the International Space Station. The country is said to hopefully fulfil this plan in the next two years, and in a statement that was issued by the Russian Embassy in
OpenAI announces ChatGPT roll out for Android users
OpenAI has made an announcement that ChatGPT is currently in the process of rolling out to Android users this week, and this comes two months after the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot launched on iOS. Android users are able to pre-register for the app on the Google Play Store, and while the app is free, pre-registration
Eskom Grootvlei Power Station suffers fire
Eskom’s Grootvlei Power Station Unit 2 has reportedly suffered a fire over the weekend on Saturday the 22nd of July 2023. According to Eskom, the fire was contained and extinguished within an hour, with no injuries sustained. When the unit went on fire, it was online and generating 175MW of electricity. It was manually shut
Introducing AirDrop clone for Windows by Google
Google has introduced a brand new way to share files between a Windows PC and an Android device which is called Nearby Share, and is set to feature on upcoming PCs. Similar to Apple’s AirDrop but with a significant difference, with this feature sharing is not limited to between devices from the same manufacturer, as
YouTube Premium price gone up in the US
YouTube Premium has raised its prices on for its subscription service in the US without any prior notice to subscribers. First reported by 9to5Google, the adjustment was picked up by the company on the YouTube Premium sign-up page in the US. The YouTube Premium individual plan has been bumped from $11.99 (R214) to $13.99 (R250)
Possible new NSA boss warns of AI dangers
US President Joe Biden has nominated Airforce lieutenant-general Timothy Haugh to lead the National Security Agency, and he given a warning for growing threats posed by artificial intelligence, from election interference to the potential export of repressive technologies by China. Talking to the senate armed services committee, Haugh mentioned that those threats could show up