Verto calls for the removal of cross-border trade barriers to help the SME sector thrive
SMEs and startups are the driving force behind South Africa’s economic future, and removing barriers to international trade is crucial for their success. Verto South Africa, a leading cross-border payments provider, says local businesses should be able to compete on a level playing field with businesses from around the world.
Read moreCell C Returns to Profit, Reports Strong Growth Across Business Segments
Cell C has announced its financial and operational performance for the full year ending May 2025, marking a return to profitability alongside broad-based growth across its core business lines. The results reflect the success of the company’s transformation strategy and strengthen confidence in its readiness for the next phase of
Read moreSage Appoints Jordaan Burger as Managing Director for Africa & Middle East Region
Sage announced the appointment of Jordaan Burger as Managing Director for its Africa & Middle East (AME) region. Jordaan’s appointment as Managing Director follows a successful three-month period in the role on an interim basis. His appointment reflects Sage’s focus on internal talent development and leadership continuity in one of
Read more‘Vibe-hacking’ is now a top AI threat
"Agentic AI systems are being weaponized." That's one of the first lines of Anthropic's new Threat Intelligence report, out today, which details the wide range of cases in which Claude - and likely many other leading AI agents and chatbots - are being abused. First up: "Vibe-hacking." One sophisticated cybercrime
Read moreSpaceX notches major wins during tenth Starship test
SpaceX notched some new wins with the tenth Starship test flight.
Read moreAssort Health nabs $50M to automate patient phone calls, sources say
The startup, now valued at $750 million, is one of three that recently raised funding to use AI agents for helping healthcare practices answer patient calls.
Read moreVerily is closing its medical device program as Alphabet shifts more resources to AI
Alphabet's life sciences arm Verily laid off staff and eliminated its entire devices program as AI and data infrastructure take center stage.
Read moreMicrosoft headquarters go into lockdown after activists take over Brad Smith’s office
The incident is the latest escalation by current and former employees who are demanding the company end its cloud contracts with Israel.
Read moreAnthropic launches a Claude AI agent that lives in Chrome
Anthropic is the latest AI lab to offer an AI agent with the ability to view and take action in a user's Chrome browser.
Read moreA Radiohead song from 1997 is on the Hot 100 charts, thanks to TikTok
"Let Down" broke into the Billboard Hot 100 nearly 30 years after its release, marking just the fourth Radiohead song to enter the charts.
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