From SaaS Sprawl to AI Strategy: How CIOs Consolidate and Gain Agility
SaaS sprawl and gray work significantly hinders productivity and collaboration, particularly in sectors like construction and manufacturing. Midsize organizations average 61 SaaS applications, with larger firms using about 200. CIOs are urged to audit their app inventory, reduce redundancy, and invest in low-code platforms to streamline operations and enhance digital
Read moreScale AI hires team behind remote developer recruiting platform Pesto AI
Tiger Global-backed data labeling startup Scale AI has hired the team behind remote developer hiring platform Scale AI.
Read moreMomentum Corporate Appoints New Chief Digital and Information Officer
Momentum Corporate has announced the appointment of Cypro Mailula as its new Chief Digital and Information Officer (CDIO), effective 1 October 2025. Mailula returns to the Momentum Group with more than two decades of experience in enterprise IT, digital strategy, and technology leadership. His appointment forms part of Momentum Corporate’s
Read moreAveshan Aiyer on How the Channel Powers Proactive Cybersecurity
According to Check Point, South Africa faces over 3,300 cyberattacks on government systems every week. Ransomware incidents have surged by 90%, and the economic toll of cybercrime is now estimated at R69 billion annually, which is roughly 1% of the nation’s GDP. The numbers are shocking, but they don’t tell
Read moreIs AI the New Con Artist? Unmasking Social Engineering 2.0
Once the domain of elite spies and con artists, social engineering is now in the hands of anyone with an internet connection, and AI is the accomplice. Supercharged by generative tools and deepfake technology, today’s social engineering attacks are no longer sloppy phishing attempts. They’re targeted, psychologically precise, and frighteningly
Read moreFor the love of God, stop calling your AI a co-worker
Generative AI comes in many forms. Increasingly, though, it’s marketed the same way: with human names and personas that make it feel less like code and more like a co-worker. A growing number of startups are anthropomorphizing AI to build trust fast — and soften its threat to human jobs.
Read moreElon Musk tries to stick to spaceships
Elon Musk’s interview with CBS Sunday Morning seemed to get off to an awkward start, as reporter David Pogue asked the SpaceX CEO about his thoughts on his ally Donald Trump’s policies, including growing restrictions on international students. “I think we want to stick to the subject of the day,
Read moreThousands of Netflix fans gather for Tudum
Netflix released a flurry of announcements and trailers around high-profile projects including “Squid Game,” “Wednesday,” and “Stranger Things 5” last night at its annual Tudum marketing event. While this year’s Tudum (made for the sound that plays when you open the app) was livestreamed for the first time on Netflix
Read moreEarly AI investor Elad Gil finds his next big bet: AI-powered rollups
Elad Gil started betting on AI before most of the world took notice. By the time investors began grasping the implications of ChatGPT, Gil had already written seed checks to startups like Perplexity, Character.AI, and Harvey. Now, as the early winners of the AI wave become clearer, the renowned “solo”
Read moreSam Altman biographer Keach Hagey explains why the OpenAI CEO was ‘born for this moment’
In “The Optimist: Sam Altman, OpenAI, and the Race to Invent the Future,” Wall Street Journal reporter Keach Hagey examines our AI-obsessed moment through one of its key figures — Sam Altman, co-founder and CEO of OpenAI. Hagey begins with Altman’s Midwest childhood, then takes readers through his career at
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