Network International Injects R560m into South African Digital Payment Tech
South Africa and major emerging African markets are seeing exponential growth in digital payments and its propelling technology is making significant inroads in promoting financial inclusion. The technology backing e-commerce payment gateways is evidently demonstrating its value in helping African markets transition into a fully digital economy. E-commerce allows businesses
Read moreScyllaDB raises $43M to scale its NoSQL database platform
Investors have an appetite for databases, it seems. Today, ScyllaDB, a startup developing database tech for high-throughput, low-latency workloads, announced that it raised $43 million in a funding round led by Eight Roads Ventures with participation from AB Private Credit Investors, AllianceBernstein, TLV partners, Magma Ventures and Qualcomm Ventures. The
Read moreHashtag Trending Oct.10 – Geoffrey Hinton issues a stark warning about the dangers of AI; 23andMe is hacked leading to the release of personal information; IT job market shows signs of cooling, can the FCC save net neutrality by reclassifying it?
The godfather of AI, Geoffrey Hinton issues a stark warning about the dangers of AI in a 60 Minutes interview. Genetic site 23andMe is hacked leading to the release of personal information, the IT job market shows signs of cooling and can the FCC save net neutrality by reclassifying it?
Read moreCloser Connections East Africa
Closer Connections East Africa Conference: Uniting for Progress and Innovation Nairobi, Kenya — October 11, 2023— Leading experts, innovators, and stakeholders from across East Africa will converge in Nairobi on October 11, 2023, for the highly anticipated “Closer Connections East Africa” conference. This event promises to be a significant milestone
Read moreDetecting and Protecting Against Endpoint Threats
Cybersecurity professionals, including Armata’s executive head Caesar Tonkin, aim to safeguard businesses from material threats and attacks. The recent Armata cybersecurity webinar emphasized that endpoint detection and response (EDR) offers the best defense against rapidly evolving and advanced cybercrimes, surpassing traditional tools like antivirus and anti-malware. Tonkin shared startling insights
Read moree4 Unveils CommunicationHub
e4 launches CommunicationHub, enhancing property transfer communication security for financial institutions, conveyancers, and homebuyers in the PropTech sector. The first phase of CommunicationHub enables secure communication between conveyancing attorneys and home buyers. In addition to continually setting industry standards, the development of CommunicationHub responds directly to the need for heightened
Read moreReducing the blast radius of meetings with AI
The home team talks with Matt Martin, cofounder and CEO of Clockwise, which offers AI-powered time management and scheduling tools.
Read moreDell’s GenAI Solutions Foster Business Transformation
Dell Technologies is expanding its Dell Generative AI Solutions portfolio, offering businesses comprehensive support throughout their generative AI (GenAI) journeys. “To maximize AI efforts and support workloads across public clouds, on-premises environments, and at the edge, companies need a robust data foundation with the right infrastructure, software, and services,” said
Read moreSafeguarding Your Brand: 5 Cybersecurity Tips
According to the latest global Kaspersky spam and phishing report, delivery service impersonation pages in 2022 recorded the highest click-through rate on phishing links (27.38%), with online stores ranking second (15.56%). Payment systems and banks held the third and fourth positions, respectively. Cybercriminals exploit established brands to carry out
Read moreHeura adds ‘York ham style slices’ to its 100%-plant-based vegan mix
Barcelona-based Heura, a disrupter in the plant-based protein space since 2017, has a product hitting shelves shortly in Spain and France that it reckons will have the most committed meat eaters sitting up in disbelief. These new 100% plant-based “Jamón York style” slices are not actual ham. They just look
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