Celebrating The Voices of Women Who Power the Fintech World
As we commemorate National Women’s Day in South Africa, it remains crucial to continue striving for a gender-equal workplace in the financial technology sector. Verto, a global fintech firm, proudly celebrates the voices of women powering the fintech industry this August. In a series of interviews, the women at Verto
Read MoreThe truth: Exploring Kenya’s Decision to Suspend Worldcoin Operations
Over the last few days there has been a lot of noise about Kenya’s decision to suspend its operations of newly launched blockchain, eyeball scanning cryptocurrency project Worldcoin. The project that is being branded as a “digital passport” aims to use identity verification iris biometric technology to differentiate humans from
Read MoreAI Voice Cloning Introduces New Risks for Companies and Individuals
Using artificial intelligence tools to clone voices has introduced an entirely novel realm of risk for both companies and individuals. Generative AI (GAI) has become a catalyst for change, introducing new ways of conducting business, managing data, gathering insights, and collating content. As an intelligent and highly capable technology, it
Read MoreAbsa and Women in Tech Africa Champion Positive Strides in Technology
Absa has collaborated with Women in Tech (WiT) to shine a spotlight on remarkable women from Africa who innovate, inspire, and transform the technology industry. This joint effort culminates in the upcoming Women in Tech Africa Awards, scheduled for Thursday, October 5, 2023, in Cape Town. The awards program aims
Read MoreExploring JavaScript-Rust Interoperability With napi-rs
A quick experimentPhoto by Tolga Ulkan on UnsplashI’ve been working with JavaScript as my daily job for a few years now. Lately, I started fiddling with Rust, to learn new concepts and understand what the hype is all about (see the Stack Overflow Survey 2023)It looks like more and more JS tools
Read MoreWhat does great financial advice look like?
There are tens of thousands of financial advisors in South Africa, yet there is considerable variability in the quality of advice they offer. Many may focus solely on investments and other financial products you may require, but the role of a good advisor is far more demanding. How do you
Read MoreEurope confirms in-depth probe for Adobe’s $20B Figma acquisition
The European Commission (EC) has confirmed that it’s opening an in-depth investigation into Adobe’s proposed $20 billion bid for digital design software rival Figma. The Commission said that the acquisition “may reduce competition in the global markets for the supply of interactive product design software and for digital asset creation
Read MoreHashtag Trending Aug.8- Zoom trains AI using certain customer data; Can AI replace architects?; U.S. scientists claim nuclear fusion achieves net energy gain for second time
Zoom allows AI to train using certain customer data. Can AI replace architects? U.S. government scientists claim nuclear fusion achieves a net energy gain for the second time. And Elon Musk has a secret move for his cage match with Mark Zuckerberg. I am the Walrus. These are the
Read MoreSAS Empowers Individuals with Free Data Literacy Course for AI-Driven Future
The explosion of generative AI has accelerated the need for data literacy in what was already a fast-paced, data-driven world. Data literacy is no longer a nice-to-have skill but a must-have in any field. To help more people develop these critical skills, SAS has launched its second, free Data Literacy
Read MoreParamount+ tops 61 million subscribers after Showtime merger
Paramount said that it added 700,000 subscribers to Paramount+ in Q2 2023 after the company launched a subscription tier with Showtime integration in June. This addition meant Paramount+ subscriber count now stands at around 61 million — up from the 60 million reported last quarter. The new integrated $11.99 per
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