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HUAWEI Gears Up for Major Product Launch: New Smart Devices on the Horizon
With Techtember around the corner, we can be assured of a host of new gadgets to geek over. Staying ahead of the race, HUAWEI is gearing up for a highly anticipated product launch on 19 September, with a series of innovative products, from wearables to tablets, set to be unveiled. As competition intensifies in consumer
Kaspersky discloses fraudulent campaigns targeting students and educators
As the international back-to-school season starts, Kaspersky's cybersecurity experts have detected a significant surge in fraudulent activities. Cybercriminals exploit academic topics, launching sophisticated phishing campaigns. However, Kaspersky experts warn that this year, the campaigns have become more targeted, specifically aiming to steal personal data from students, educators, and administrators in the educational sector. Fraudsters are
Youth Entrepreneurs Set for Growth
With youth unemployment at crisis levels, the urgency for tangible solutions is no longer a luxury but a necessity. There lies an unprecedented opportunity—a chance for our young people to redefine South Africa's economy through entrepreneurship. According to the Quarter 2 report for 2024 by Statistics South Africa, unemployed young South Africans aged 15-24 years
Deep-Fake Digital Deception on the Rise
Social media has recently been flooded with AI-generated videos featuring some of Nigeria’s influential figures, promoting dubious health products and spouting fake endorsements and has raised a fresh round of questions around the ethics and deception possible with increasingly powerful Ai platforms. Some of these Ai generated videos are exceptionally believable and can be quite
SARS Intensifies Focus on Crypto Traders
Recent developments have seen the South African Revenue Service (SARS) turn its attention toward crypto traders, who are now receiving notices that their tax affairs are under review. These notifications are based on information obtained from various crypto asset exchanges, signalling a significant escalation in SARS's efforts to enforce tax compliance within the burgeoning crypto
How AI is Changing the Value of People in the BPO Sector
One of the most common questions asked of the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector is, ‘will Artificial Intelligence take jobs from the sector?’. The answer is a resounding no. That said, it’s worth interrogating the value of this disruptive technology for the sector. We must look past the current hype cycle to establish the real
South African team Billion Rows gears up for SAS Hackathon 2024
Entries to the annual SAS Hackathon, a month-long all-digital event in which teams of participants collaborate and compete to find the best solutions to business and humanitarian challenges using artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced analytics, have closed. The South African team, Billion Rows, will look to do the country proud at the prestigious event which
ChitChat and Mastercard Launch Virtual Debit Cards
ChitChat, a leading social commerce platform, has joined forces with Mastercard to introduce new virtual debit cards. This innovative collaboration will enable users access to a one-stop shop where they can transact and conduct online shopping, manage subscription payments, and transfer funds across the continent in real time—all within the convenience of the ChitChat application’s
The Legion Ecosystem Expands with New Monitors and a Host of Lenovo Legion Go Accessories
The Lenovo™ Legion™ ecosystem just got even more expansive, with a pair of new Lenovo Legion gaming displays and a slew of new Lenovo Legion Go accessories so gamers can min/max their devices and gaming sessions as they see fit. Lenovo Legion Go USB-C Dock The Lenovo Legion Go USB-C dock gives gamers a base
Breaking News today – 9 September 2024
Business & Tech News New iPhone Launch Today: Apple is set to host a launch event today (Sept. 9) at its headquarters in Cupertino, California, where it is expected to unveil a series of new iPhones and provide details of updates to other devices and Apple applications. Apple’s latest iPhone, has been developed using the SoftBank -owned
BIDTravel Transforms IT infrastructure with Nutanix to Optimise Private Cloud
Nutanix, a leading company in hybrid multicloud technologies, has once again been selected by leading travel management company Bidvest Travel (BIDTravel) as the backbone for its private cloud environment. Embracing technological innovation, Bidvest Travel (BIDTravel) has redefined travel management services across corporate and leisure sectors. The company provides industry-leading travel management services to both corporate
DStv Stream gets live TV update and brings back 2014 pricing – R699
DStv has announced its latest update to the DStv Stream app, which further enhances the user experience with dynamic new features. At the same time, DStv also revealed a reduced price for DStv Stream Premium contract customers. The latest update introduces significant upgrades to the user interface. Live TV rows now play back channels as
HONOR Unfolds a Future with Possibilities with the record-breaking HONOR Magic V3 at IFA 2024
Global technology brand HONOR yesterday announced its groundbreaking AI-enabled hardware capabilities and a collaborative AI privacy protection architecture, that combines on-device and cloud AI technologies, showcasing its commitment to innovative empowerment in an AI-driven world, at IFA 2024. In a world first, HONOR introduced its AI Deepfake Detection anti-fraud technology on the global stage. The
Africa Must Set its Own Agenda – Opinion
The past few months have seen increasing geopolitical instability across multiple countries in Africa combined with food shortages, unemployment and high energy costs, making the possibility of great African growth potential somewhat tenuous. While the average economic growth across Africa has been fairly good over the past few years, there was a slowdown in Africa's
Breaking News today – 6 September 2024
Business & Tech News Uganda to Receive World Bank Funding: In what seems a turn of policy, the World Bank and the French Development Agency (AFD) have announced funding of over $600 million that will be utilised for infrastructure development and waste management in the Ugandan capital of Kampala. In August, a Landslide at a
Cloud23 – Africa’s Best-Kept Secret in Financial Services
Cloud23, is a pioneering provider of enterprise software management solutions, and are making a name as innovative financial enterprise solution providers in the financial services industry in Africa. The company boasts a growing team of over 175 employees across Africa and Asia, and have achieved considerable growth, increasing revenue by 80% annually for the past
Microsoft Copilot+ PC’s – Available in South Africa
5 September 2024; Johannesburg, South Africa – Microsoft today announced the general availability of the all-new Surface Pro and the all-new Surface Laptop to empower users in South Africa. The devices are part of Microsoft’s Copilot+ PCs portfolio, a new category of Windows PCs designed for AI. The New Laptop range launched in 2024 will
TechNvst and Microsoft Join Forces to Launch AI Startups Uhuru Program
TechNvst, a prominent innovation commercialization firm based in South Africa, has announced an exciting new collaboration with Microsoft through the African Transformation Office (ATO) to launch the TechNvst AI Startups Uhuru Program. This new initiative is set to transform the landscape for AI-focused startups across Africa by providing them with essential resources and strategic support.
Gumtree SA Introduces Pay & Ship – The Game-Changing Secure Payment & Delivery Solution
Gumtree South Africa (Gumtree SA) has once again revolutionised the online classifieds experience, this time with the launch of Pay & Ship, a secure payment and delivery solution. By prioritising user safety and convenience, this innovative development reinforces Gumtree's commitment to being the country's ‘most trusted online buying and selling platform’. With the recently launched Pay &