Global Funding Expands to South Africa, Revolutionizing SME Empowerment
Swoop Funding, a global leader in business funding solutions, proudly announces its official launch in South Africa, supported by industry leaders Sage and Enterprise Ireland. This strategic expansion signifies a significant step in Swoop’s commitment to addressing social, political, and economic challenges in the nation. With a mission to combat
Read MoreCyber Security Today, Nov. 17, 2023 – A company’s slip may have led to a hack, free AI and incident response advice, and more
A company’s slip may have led to a hack, free AI and incident response advice, and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Friday, November 17th, 2023. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. The hackers behind the recent theft of data
Read MoreThink Tank Founder Talks about the Future of Digital Transformation in SA
Digital transformation is happening at a faster rate than the world has ever seen before. The Fourth Industrial revolution has dawned upon the world, and some countries are adapting quicker than others. According to Tebogo Moleta, multi skilled IT-Preneur and Founder of Think Tank, South Africa’s biggest challenge in making
Read MoreE-commerce Giants Driving Financial Inclusion for the Kasi Economy
It has been discovered that the underbanked in the informal sector in South Africa amounts to more than 19 million individuals. Apart from this, the informal sector generates up to R260 Billion per year. In a panel discussion hosted by Payfast, to kick off the launch of their 2023 annual
Read MoreMediaTek and RIOT Network Expand Affordable Wi-Fi Across South Africa
MediaTek has partnered with RIOT Network to develop solutions that enable households and small businesses to deploy and operate broadband infrastructure in their neighborhoods. RIOT’s CROWDNet devices, powered by MediaTek Filogic 830, a high-performance wireless networking system on a chip (SoC), make fast and affordable Wi-Fi services accessible in underserved
Read MoreSignal details costs of keeping its private messaging service alive
What price privacy? End-to-end encrypted (E2EE) messaging app Signal has put out an interesting overview of the costs required to develop and maintain its pro-privacy systems which shield user data from tracking by default. The blog post, penned by Signal president Meredith Whittaker and developer Joshua Lund, reveals it’s currently
Read MoreOnline grocery startup Pricepally to expand in Nigeria backed by $1.3M funding
Pricepally, a Nigerian online grocery store for fresh produce and packaged food, has raised $1.3 million seed funding, backed by Samurai Incubate; a Japanese VC that also participated in the startup’s 2021 pre-seed round, SOSV, ELEA, Hi2 Global, Chui Ventures and ex-Unilever executive David Mureithi. Following the new funding, the
Read MoreInstafest now lets you create a music festival poster through a playlist link
Instafest, the app which went viral last year before Spotify Wrapped was officially unveiled, now lets you create a music festival poster based on artists that you have in a particular playlist. The app’s developer, Anshay Saboo, has added more themes and customization options as well. Users can create a
Read MoreHashtag Trending Nov.17-YouTube previews AI tool to clone famous singers; Samsung admits to year-long breach; AI system wrongly rejects patients’ health claims
YouTube cracks down on AI-generated deepfakes, then previews an AI tool that clones famous singers, Samsung admits to year-long data breach, X is accused of deceptive ad practices, and AI unlawfully rejects healthcare claims of patients. These and more top tech stories on Hashtag Trending I’m your host, James
Read MoreThe AI assistant trained on your company’s data
Today’s guest is Joel Hellermark, founder and CEO of Sana, an AI-powered end-to-end learning platform. He talks with Ben and Ryan about a polymath Renaissance, what regulation might look like in the AI space, the intersection of AI and neuroscience, and why AI assistants aren’t turning into Terminators anytime soon.
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