Generative AI voice cloning tools only need a minute of voice data–which is often scraped from social media–to create a result that is almost indistinguishable from the original! Apart from going into a branch, calling a bank feels more human for digital-shy consumers. For many, it is the first port of call for making account...
Month: <span>February 2024</span>
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inDrive remains the world’s second most downloaded ride-hailing app
inDrive, a global mobility and urban services platform operating across 46 countries globally including 9 countries in Africa has been named was the world’s second most downloaded ride-hailing app in 2023, retaining this accolade for a second consecutive year, according to data.ai. inDrive also achieved a notable milestone, ranking as the fourth most downloaded application...
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Canal+ interested buy the whole MultiChoice for R31.7 billion
French media giant Canal+ has put R31.7 billion ($1.6 billion) offer on the table to acquire MultiChoice, Africa’s leading entertainment company. It’s interesting to see what’s going to happen because French company already owns 31.7% of MultiChoice. Canal+ is optimistic, stating that a partnership with MultiChoice would pave the way for success and provide MultiChoice...
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MTN South Africa part-ways with its corporate affairs officer
MTN South Africa has parted ways with Jacqui O’Sullivan, chief sustainability and corporate affairs officer. The mobile operator’s CEO Charles Molapisi shared the memo with staff that O’Sullivan has resigned from the company. “After six years with MTN SA, our Chief Sustainability and Corporate Affairs Officer, Jacqui O’Sullivan, has made the decision to leave MTN...
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MultiChoice and Comcast’s NBCUniversal to invest $177 million in Showmax
South African pay TV company MultiChoice Group and U.S. media conglomerate Comcast’s NBCUniversal Media will invest about $177 million in Showmax’s video streaming platform during its current financial year, they said on Thursday. Last year Africa’s biggest pay TV entered a partnership with Comcast’s NBCUniversal and Sky to revamp MultiChoice’s existing Showmax streaming service, which is being built...
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Lewis Hamilton exit Mercedes and joins team Ferrari
Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton, Formula One’s most successful driver of all time, will race for Ferrari from 2025 after activating a release option in the Mercedes contract he signed in August. The bombshell news, confirmed first by Mercedes and then in a one-line statement from Ferrari, came after a day of mounting speculation with...
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OPINION | Tackling cloud migration’s biggest challenges
Your organisation already relies on cloud services: if you use Office365, Google Workspace, Slack, SalesForce, LinkedIn. Click Up, Calendly or any of the many thousands of online business services and apps, you are using the cloud. And there are even bigger opportunities to get more from today’s digital technologies. Organisations rely on servers to manage...
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Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology calls applications for Class of 2025
The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST Africa), a leader in tech entrepreneurship training in Africa, announced the opening of applications for the Class of 2025. This 12 month, fully sponsored program, based in Accra, offers a unique training program to help budding entrepreneurs transform their ideas into viable startup businesses through various modules including software...
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Exness, a leading broker Invites applications for its Fintech Scholarship Program
Multi-asset broker Exness announces it is now accepting applications for its Fintech Scholarships program from exceptional South African students. This marks the second consecutive year of the program’s operation in our country, underlying Exness’ ongoing dedication to supporting education in STEM fields in South Africa. Exness Fintech Scholarships is designed to create a pathway to...