redAcademy is Empowering Next Generation Developers
As South Africa celebrates youth month, Lewis Stores (Pty) Ltd, a leading organisation in the country’s retail industry, is celebrating its successful partnership with redAcademy, an experiential learning hub specialising in coding and technology skills for local youth. Lewis Stores, together with redAcademy is empowering next generation developers through supporting
Read MoreOptimizing IT Infrastructure with SEVENC’s load shedding solutions
IT infrastructure & network service provider SevenC highlights load shedding impact mitigation and continuity strategies for businesses. “Load shedding relentlessly challenges South African businesses, disrupting operations, causing downtime, data loss, and hindering productivity,” says Graeme Millar, managing director of SevenC Computing. “With strategic planning and meticulous optimization of IT infrastructure,
Read MoreVodacom and Network International ink Payment Partnership
Network International (NI) partners with Vodacom Financial and Digital Lifestyle Services in digital payments technology. This partnership enables NI to deliver a fully managed service offering, leveraging its omnichannel digital payment capabilities. Cardholders can make payments anywhere using various methods, ensuring seamless and secure transactions through end-to-end tokenization. This deal
Read MoreCreating Your Own Websites as a Side Hustle on AWS S3 for Passive Income
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Read MoreReddit hackers demand $4.5 million ransom and API pricing changes
Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge A ransomware group is claiming responsibility for a hack on Reddit’s systems earlier this year — and demanding not just money but policy changes. BlackCat, a ransomware group, says it was behind the February phishing attack on Reddit, as previously reported by Bleeping Computer.
Read MoreParallel Domain’s API lets customers use generative AI to build synthetic datasets
Parallel Domain is putting the ability to generate synthetic datasets into the hands of its customers. The San Francisco-based startup has launched a new API called Data Lab that stands on the shoulders of generative AI giants, giving machine-learning engineers control over dynamic virtual worlds to simulate any scenario imaginable.
Read MoreReddit communities adopt alternative forms of protest as the company threats action on moderators
Multiple subreddits are adopting alternative methods of protesting like publishing only one kind of post, changing the topic in focus, and days when the community turns private. A lot of these communities took part in the Reddit blackout from June 12-14 to rally against Reddit’s API rule changes, which could
Read MoreWhat happens to the smaller VC firms in a more conservative market?
Smaller venture funds are finding a way to manage in the midst of a conservative market. As with all bear markets, the appetite for risk drops, and although emerging fund managers are often noted to outperform their more established counterparts, some limited partners are weary of bringing on new venture
Read MoreIndia’s Byju’s to cut up to 1,000 more jobs
Byju’s is cutting 500 to 1,000 more jobs at the firm, this time eliminating several non-sales roles as well, as the Indian edtech giant pushes to improve its finances, according to a person familiar with the matter. The Bengaluru-headquartered startup, which has cut over 3,000 jobs in the past one
Read MoreRadiant is a no-frills iOS client for Mastodon
While platforms like Reddit and Twitter are changing rules and making life difficult for developers of third-party clients, the ecosystem of Mastodon apps is still growing. Today, indie developer Jake Nelson released a simple iOS app called Radiant, which focuses on simple and functional design. Other clients, such as Ivory,
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