Leading The Way in Africa’s Tech Revolution with AI and ML
In a world where everything is going digital at a rapid pace, things like microchips and electronic signals have become the building blocks of our society, facilitating many essential aspects of everyday life. Unifi, an African pioneer in personal lending, has established an upward growth path in this progressive era.
Read moreStay Ai’s tech helps Shopify brands get customers to make that second purchase
Customers abandon their online shopping carts all the time, and of those who sign on to subscribe to monthly product deliveries, some 17% end up canceling around the time the next payment is due. Serial e-commerce entrepreneurs Gina Perrelli, Pierson Krass, who co-founded e-commerce agency Lunar Solar Group, and Taylor
Read moreIvanti rushes to patch zero-day used to breach Norway’s government
Hackers exploited a zero-day flaw in Ivanti’s mobile endpoint management software to compromise a dozen Norwegian government agencies — and thousands of other organizations could also be at risk. The Norwegian Security and Service Organization (DSS) said in a statement on Monday that a “data attack” had struck the IT
Read moreBrevel sprouts $18.5M to develop microalgae-based alternative proteins
Microalgae is everywhere, it seems. It’s being used as a way to replace fossil fuels and is used in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals and as a food source. It’s a substantial market, too, expected to be valued at $25.4 billion by 2033. Brevel, a Tel Aviv–based company, is developing microalgae into an
Read moreCloud camera security startup Solink raises $60M
Solink, a company that provides physical security systems for businesses, including closed-circuit camera analytics, today announced that it raised $60 million in a Series C round led by Goldman Sachs with participation from Omers Ventures and BDC IT Ventures. Co-founder and CEO Michael Matta said the cash will be put
Read moreA note on Zipf’s law
Very often when a number is large, and we don’t know or care exactly how large it is, we can model it as infinite. This may make no practical difference and can make calculations much easier. I give several examples of this in the article Infinite is easier than big.
Read moreAMD ‘Zenbleed’ exploit can leak passwords and encryption keys from Ryzen CPUs
AMD is rolling out patches for at-risk CPUs, though these updates may impact system performance. | Illustration: Beatrice Sala A new vulnerability impacting AMD’s line of Zen 2 processors — which includes popular CPUs like the budget-friendly Ryzen 5 3600 — has been discovered that can be exploited to steal
Read moreKaspersky Warns of HR Credential Scams on the Rise
Scam and phishing have witnessed a concerning surge both globally and in the META region, notably during the first quarter of 2023. In South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria, the number of phishing attacks escalated compared to the same period in 2022¹. Specifically, South Africa experienced a 7% increase, Kenya an
Read moreHashtag Trending Jul.25- Technology drives down car owner satisfaction for the first time; OpenAI developer creates complex AI that you can run on a laptop; AI replacing CEO
Car owners unhappy with technology drives down car owner satisfaction for the first time. OpenAI developer creates a complex AI you can run locally on an average laptop and the first bit of executive job loss to Artificial Intelligence is AI replacing a corporate CEO. These are the top
Read moreAfrican governments are collaborating with innovators to strengthen local health supply chains
Last year, global healthcare consulting firm Salient Advisory surveyed more than 80 companies across four African countries for a report emphasizing the growth of startups digitizing the continent’s health supply chain and distribution and regulatory frameworks governing e-pharmacy activities. This time, the firm went deeper into Africa’s health supply chain
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