Former Hulu exec is building a go-to remittance app for Indian expats
Foreign inward remittances to India have surged significantly in recent years as Indian diaspora expands globally. The past five years have seen a 30% increase, with remittances rising to $89.13 billion in 2021-22 from $69.13 billion in 2017-18, according to official government data. Naturally, a growing number of startups have
Read MoreWhat SMEs Need to Know about Connectivity Resilience
Increased load shedding, a marked increase in fibre failures and the rising cost of doing business are top concerns for every South African business, and small to mid-size businesses are particularly hard hit by these challenges. For SMEs and SOHOs, connectivity and power outages derail business continuity and operations if
Read MoreThe anatomy of a patent litigation target
Intellectual property (IP) protection can be a vital part of a company’s journey from young upstart to billion-dollar behemoth, safeguarding all its technologists’ hard work while adding to the company’s value for investors or would-be acquirers. But as we’ve seen countless times through the years, IP can also be weaponized.
Read MoreArtificial Intelligence: The Future of Forex
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is riding high at the moment, in no small part. Given the booming popularity of generative AI tools such as ChatGPT and Midjourney. Unsurprisingly, that means that people in almost every industry and sector are wondering how AI will impact them. The foreign exchange space is no
Read MoreHashtag Trending Jul.28- Large cloud providers boom due to AI enthusiasm; AWS injects a “Swiss Army Knife of AI tools” into Bedrock; Big pushback coming against big tech in the U.S.
Large cloud providers see business booming due to AI enthusiasm but there’s a huge pushback coming against big tech in the US. These are the top tech news stories on today’s Hashtag Trending. I’m your host Jim Love, CIO of IT World Canada and Tech News Day in the
Read MoreIntroducing DFA Sponsor: Comcorp
Digital Finance Africa 2023 Conference is just around the corner. The event taking place on 2 August in Johannesburg, South Africa at the Gallagher Convention Centre will be an opportunity to immerse yourself in a world where leaders, experts, and enthusiasts converge to shape Africa’s digital finance future. In a
Read MoreAMD plans to invest $400 million in India by 2028
AMD plans to invest around $400 million in India over the next five years and set up its largest design center in the country’s southern city of Bengaluru as the chipmaker joins the growing list of firms that are backing the South Asian nation’s ambition of becoming a semiconductor manufacturing
Read MoreBehind the scenes with the folks building OverflowAI (Ep. 594)
On today’s episode we chat with Ellen Brandenberger, our Director of Product Innovation, and Jody Bailey, our CTO, about the big changes Stack Overflow put in place to create OverflowAI and the research and thinking that went into the products and features we announced this week at WeAreDevelopers. Episode Notes
Read MoreExplore 9 Exciting Options with the New Action Button on the iPhone 15 Pro
The iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max are the latest flagship models from Apple, featuring a new design, a powerful A16 chip, a 120Hz ProMotion display, and an improved camera system. But one of the most interesting features of these devices is the Action button, a new physical
Read MoreTechMarkit Launches Innovative Laptop Library Programme
TechMarkit, a leading provider of affordable IT and refurbished tech equipment in South Africa, is thrilled to introduce its innovative Laptop Library Programme. The first of its kind in a retail space in the country, this essentially free service aims to make technology accessible to everyone by removing cost barriers.
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