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Data centre guardians – protecting your business and customers from South Africa’s unpredictable disruptions

In today's data centre environment, outages – whether related to power, water or fibre optics – are a daily reality. However, it is not just about responding to these...

Google unveils new AI model supporting better tropical cyclone prediction

Today Google DeepMind and Google Research announced its latest work supporting better cyclone predictions with AI - including a new experimental model, an interactive website for visualising our AI weather models, and a...

AI Coaching – a breakthrough for South Africa’s Youth

New research from Stellenbosch Business School reveals how artificial intelligence may close the coaching gap for young graduates and entrepreneurs. With South Africa’s record youth unemployment and limited access to...

DPI4PP Innovation Challenge 2025 Opens: Calling Global Innovators to Leverage Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for People and Planet!

Global innovators are invited to create scalable and impactful Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) based solutions that tackle critical people and planetary challenges in the lead-up to COP30. The Digital Public Infrastructure...

How Businesses In Africa Are Finally Closing the Efficiency Gap

In today’s economy, businesses lose up to 30% of revenue annually due to inefficiencies stemming from outdated systems and manual processes. Across Africa, enterprises are particularly overwhelmed by complexity,...

AI Empowered, inspired by EO Cape Town, announces Phase 1 of its speaker line-up

Cape Town, South Africa – On 7 and 8 August 2025, the Cape Town International Convention Centre will host AI Empowered (AIE), inspired by EO Cape Town, a new summit with a...

Google Has Just Announced New Changes to Android. Here Are 7 That You Will Find Exciting

Google's annual I/O developer conference is a hub for exciting product updates. This year, "The Android Show: I/O edition" offered an early preview of Android's future. Packed with groundbreaking...

Don’t Let AI Steal Your Face (or Your Crypto)

South Africa, Johannesburg, 14 May 2025 - Africa’s growing crypto community is facing a new and unprecedented threat: AI-powered fraud. The same technology that powers smarter trading and personalised learning...

Sophos Accelerates Business Growth and Profitability for MSPs with the Launch of MSP Elevate Program

Program Provides MSPs with Exclusive Solution Access, Discounts, Rebates and Training to Deliver Unmatched Cybersecurity Defenses with the Sophos Central Platform   SOUTH AFRICA – Sophos, a global leader of innovative security...

Think Tank Software Solutions Launches Next-Gen Endpoint Management & Security Solutions for the Modern Workforce

Think Tank Software Solutions (TTSS), South Africa’s Ivanti Premier Partner and a leading provider of enterprise software solutions, is proud to announce the evolution of its offerings with a...

NotebookLM’s Audio Overviews Now Available in 50+ Languages — Including Swahili and Afrikaans

People across Africa are increasingly turning to AI tools to support how they study, teach, and learn. Today, Google is expanding access to one of its most helpful features:...

New AI-Powered Google Tool Helps Local African Businesses Reach More Customers

Google today announced the global beta rollout of AI Max for Search Campaigns, an upgrade to its Search Ads platform that brings smarter, more intuitive advertising tools to businesses —...
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Your employees are using AI. Have you given them a safe way to do it?

An employee is preparing for a customer meeting and wants an AI assistant to summarise a lengthy proposal. They paste the document into a...

South Africa’s insurers enter the age of agentic AI as CX becomes the new battleground

Despite South African insurers investing significantly in digital transformation over the past decade, many customers still experience fragmented and slow journeys that rely heavily...

Founders at Work returns with a stronger focus on practical AI implementation for scaling founders

The second instalment builds on insights from 1 523 scaling founders across all nine provinces and will help established QSE businesses move from experimenting...

Kaspersky reveals how generations discover sales offers and shares online security tips

A recent global Kaspersky survey highlights that Gen Z finds sales offers through creators and social media (48%), while Boomers prefer search engines (38%)...

More Than “A Human in the Loop”

Good grammar, perfect spelling, and beautifully constructed sentences were once hallmarks of a great copywriter. But as AI becomes increasingly capable of mastering these...
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