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Data privacy, AI threats and supply chains—the South African SMB cybersecurity landscape

South Africa’s small and medium businesses (SMBs) will continue to grapple with cybersecurity challenges throughout 2025. Tougher enforcement of data privacy laws and the rise of new artificial intelligence...

25th Cyber Security Summit Qurtuba Convention Centre, Johannesburg.

Johannesburg: South Africa has taken a big step to boost its national cybersecurity. It has adopted the National Cybersecurity Policy Framework (NCPF), which came out in December 2015. This...

Advanced AI brings 115 years of Man United’s to life

Honor, by way of Qualcomm’s sponsorship with Manchester United, uses its new AI upscaling technology on the Magic 7 Pro to bring iconic images from 1910 into the 21st...

Irvine Partners and Dreaminfluence accelerate the growth of Africa’s $3 billion creator economy

- Irvine Partners, a leading creative communications agency with offices in Africa and Europe, has signed an exclusive licence with Dreaminfluence as their Africa partner. Dreaminfluence, an all-in-one...

How to bootstrap: Infobip’s journey from startup to unicorn without raising funds

19 February 2025 – Global communications platform Infobip has released a new documentary, distributed with CBS News, showcasing its journey from startup to the first Croatian company gaining a billion-dollar valuation without...

Creating Smarter, Greener, and More Impactful Content in 2025

The creator economy is set to have the time of its life in 2025. With artificial intelligence (AI) now deeply integrated into content production, creators are expanding their horizons...

Is AI a game-changer for cyberthreats in Africa?

As the African continent continues its digital transformation, cybercriminals are becoming increasingly sophisticated, with AI emerging as a tool for more strategic and effective attacks - including distributed denial-of-service...

Rising online romance scams highlight cybersecurity need for women

Raising awareness about the critical importance of online safety for women has never been more pressing. Documentaries like The Tinder Swindler, and TV shows such as Catfish highlight how digital crimes disproportionately...

HPE Introduces Next-Generation ProLiant Servers Engineered for Advanced Security, AI Automation and Greater Performance

HPE ProLiant Compute Gen12 portfolio meets federal security certification standards, boosts IT productivity with AI-driven insights and drives 65% power savings HOUSTON – Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) today announced eight...

Lessons from the digital media sector as generative AI takes centre stage in 2025

 AI isn’t new to the digital media world. Grant Lapping, Digital Executive at midnight, the innovation agency of iqbusiness, reflects on the lessons AI adoption in digital media has for...

SONA 2025: Suppple champions Africa-centric AI to drive business, communities & innovation

Cape Town, South Africa – As AI reshapes the global digital landscape, Africa is stepping forward to define its role in the Information Age. At a SONA-livestream and post-SONA networking...

Four challenges facing South African businesses

The business landscape has faced unprecedented challenges, specifically intensifying in the past five years with the rapid rise of hybrid working, artificial intelligence (AI), and the integration of innovative tools like...
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SAS predictions: 2027 is the year of AI consequences

For years, AI has shown enterprises what’s possible. In 2027, they’ll demand proof that it delivers. As AI moves deeper into business operations and gains...

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%)...
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