Canadian organization are not prepared for new ESG standards and reporting regulations, study finds
Canadian organizations are nowhere near ready for the new environmental, social and governance standards and reporting regulations, a study finds. With the new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) mandate, sustainability reporting pressures on Canadian companies are becoming demanding and complex. The mandate requires that, by 2025, companies both inside and
Read moreIf I’m being honest, I didn’t have what it takes to be a founder
If I map myself against the standards of fundraising today, none of those startups would’ve had a gnat’s shadow’s chance of raising money. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreUnfolding OpenAI Drama: Is Sam Altman Here to Stay?
After six gruelling dramatic days of what seems to have been a corporate chess game, the abrupt dismissal of Sam Altman and reshuffling of OpenAI’s board members took a 360-degree turn, when Open AI released a statement disclosing the “agreement in principle” to reinstate Altman as Chief Executive Officer of
Read moreUS chip export ban is hurting China’s AI startups, not so much the giants yet
Well before Washington banned Nvidia’s exports of high-performance graphic processing units to China, the country’s tech giants had been hoarding them in anticipation of an escalating tech war between the two nations. Baidu, one of the tech firms building China’s counterparts to OpenAI, has secured enough AI chips to keep
Read moreProton Drive encrypted cloud storage service arrives on Mac
Swiss privacy-focused company Proton has launched its end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) cloud storage service for Mac users, four months after it landed on Windows. Founded some nine years ago, Proton was originally focused on its flagship Gmail alternative called Proton Mail, but the company has expanded its horizons into VPNs, a password manager,
Read moreHashtag Trending Nov.23rd- Altman back at OpenAI; Google’s war on ad blockers; Cisco looks to protect Ukrainian infrastructure
Sam is back at OpenAI. At least today. Microsoft employees angered at the company being willing to hire everyone from OpenAI in the middle of cutbacks and layoffs for the common folk. Google goes to war against ad blockers and CISCO brings in innovations to protect Ukrainian infrastructure. I’m
Read moreLeveraging the transformative potential of startups and entrepreneurship
WeThinkCode_, RLabs, and E Squared Investments have joined forces to address youth unemployment through a comprehensive entrepreneurship program. A recent entrepreneurship pitch day at WeThinkCode_ campuses in Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Durban marked a significant step in this collaborative initiative. The program, designed to equip alumni with essential business skills,
Read moreHollard’s New Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)
Hollard has appointed Hazel Chimhandamba as its new Chief Marketing Officer, bringing her extensive experience from the telecommunications, banking, and insurance sectors. Formerly the executive head of marketing at Cell C, she is recognized for her achievements, including awards and brand recognition. With a background at Outsurance and Standard Bank
Read moreDoorFeed raises another €7M for its platform allowing large-scale investors to hoover-up family homes
Institutional real estate investors have historically struggled to buy up tonnes of family homes (the so-called ‘Single Family rental sector’) so they can turn us all into rental slaves and lock millions to a rentier economy. A few startups are trying to ease the ‘pain’ of these rapacious harbingers of
Read moreHow can you safeguard your Black November shopping from cyber threats?
Black Friday sales have become extremely popular in South Africa, so much so that many retailers have extended their sales to last the entire month. It is now a retail extravaganza known as Black November, where both retailers and consumers get to enjoy some serious bargains. Last year, South African
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