Digital Finance Africa 2023 Welcomes 4Sight Holdings as Gold Sponsor
4Sight Holdings Limited (4Sight), a leading provider of digital solutions, has been announced as the Gold Sponsor for the Digital Finance Africa conference this year. The conference, hosted by IT News Africa, Africa’s Technology News Leader, will be held on August 2nd, 2023 at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg.
Read moreCoffee briefing Jul. 25- National Defence partners with Akkodis to accelerate DX, ventureLAB announces 6th cohort of Hardware Catalyst Initiative; Community Network Partners join forces with YorkNet
Coffee Briefings are timely deliveries of the latest ITWC headlines, interviews, and podcasts. Today’s Coffee Briefing is delivered by IT World Canada’s editorial team! Missed last week’s Coffee Briefing? We’ve got you covered. National Defence Canada partners with Akkodis to accelerate digital transformation The Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) has
Read moreGrubhub+ gets new deals like 5% back on pickup orders, among others
Grubhub is adding new rewards to Grubhub+, its loyalty subscription program, to give users more savings. The delivery app announced today that Grubhub+ is getting new rewards such as a 5% credit back on pickup orders, lower service fees, milestone rewards and a new Shell offering for members participating in
Read moreLeading 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
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