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Breaking News today – 11 September 2024
Business & Tech News Military Use of Ai Summit Concludes: The Responsible AI in the Military Domain or REAIM summit was hosted in Seoul, South Korea yesterday. Discussions concluded with a non-binding agreement set out, that humans and not artificial intelligence should make the key decisions on the use and deployment of nuclear weapons. The
Dell Technologies and Red Hat Announce Collaboration to Fuel Open Source AI Workloads
Dell Technologies and Red Hat, Inc., the world's leading provider of open source solutions, are bringing Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI), a foundation model platform built on an AI-optimized operating system that enables users to more seamlessly develop, test and deploy artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (gen AI) models, to Dell PowerEdge
Sony Electronics Announces Two 16.5-inch 4K TRIMASTER HX Monitors for Live Production
Sony Electronics is adding two 16.5-inch 4K TRIMASTER HX professional shading monitors to its portfolio, the BVM-HX1710 and BVM-HX1710N, for live production and critical image viewing and evaluation applications. Unique to the BVM-HX1710N is SMPTE 2110 IP support, which adds Networked Live compatibility to complement Sony’s ecosystem. Both models provide SDI and HDMI interfaces. The new offerings employ
Align Technology Collaborates with UP School of Dentistry to Launch the first Align university program in SA
Align Technology, Inc., a leading global medical device company that designs, manufactures, and sells the Invisalign® System of clear aligners, iTero™ intraoral scanners, and exocad™ CAD/CAM software for restorative dentistry, today announced an academic collaboration with the University of Pretoria School of Dentistry. This collaboration for the commencement of the Align Academic program, which is
iPhone’s Iffy Launch
Will The new iPhone 16 Pro & Pro Max do the trick for Apple and boost lagging sales figures? This is the key questions markets will be asking as they face growing competition from the likes of Huawei and Samsung. The new iPhone launch drew a lot of criticism on social media for its lack
The CFO's guide to reducing cloud waste and optimising resources
Chief financial officers (CFOs) know that the cloud can save them money. Yet as they pore over their income statements, many CFOs are concerned to see that their cloud costs are skyrocketing every month. What’s the deal with the cloud making a material dent in the budget? Is the cloud inherently expensive? Or could it
TCL Presents Extensive Product Portfolio and Innovative Technologies
TCL Electronics, a leading consumer electronics company and the world’s top two TV brand presented its latest range of innovative technologies at IFA 2024 in Berlin, featuring one of its most extensive product lineups. As IFA marked its 100th anniversary, TCL also made a significant impact with its largest-ever exhibition space, an impressive nearly 3,000 square
Digitizing African Informal Trade Sectors
Governments in emerging markets, such as India, have played a crucial role in promoting the adoption of contactless payments through policy and infrastructure investments and developments, that have supported the rapid development of payment systems outside of traditional banking products. These have seen digital transactions grow from 2.5% in December 2018 to 16% in December
Google – Anti Trust Case – What its About
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is in essence, suing Alphabet, Google’s holding company, for being a monopoly. This is the third major case against the Social media giant after having been found guilty recently of playing a monopolistic role in the digital search engine market. This case is about the dominance in advertising revenue
Breaking News today – 10 September 2024
Business & Tech News Kenyan Airport Plans Halted: Plans to outsource the management of Kenya’s main international airport, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, East Africa's largest aviation hub, to Indian company the Adani Group, have been halted. An order by the Kenyan High Court has been issued to temporarily halt plans to transfer the management of
Cape Town City Launches First in Africa Data Strategy
Over the past few years, the City of Cape Town (CCT) has initiated a transition to becoming a data-led organisation. Today, Monday 9 September 2024, saw the City launch its Data Strategy. This is a first for an African city, and will be part of the City’s digital strategy, aimed to position Cape Town as a
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