According to the results of the recent Kaspersky Business Digitisation survey that was conducted in the Middle East, Turkiye, and Africa (META) region earlier this year, 53% of employees are afraid of drone spying. Corporate spies and hackers use drones to get trade secrets, confidential information, and other sensitive data from corporations and data centers. A...
Year: <span>2024</span>
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MultiChoice relaunch ShowMax 2.0 with affordable packages
MultiChoice has relaunched ShowMax, its subsidiary and streaming service with new exclusive features to entice the end user to sign up and stay with the platform. The move is part of the streaming platform’s big ambition to compete with international streamers such as Netflix, Disney+, and Amazon Prime Video. Comcast, US media conglomerate bought 30%...
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Presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy drops out of White House race, endorses Trump
Vivek Ramaswamy, a multi-millionaire former biotech executive, ended his White House bid on Monday and endorsed Donald Trump after his longshot bid caught attention but failed to catapult him high enough in the Republican Party’s first nominating contest in Iowa. Ramaswamy, a 38-year-old born in Ohio to immigrant parents from southern India, was one of the...
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Thomson Reuters Corp acquires majority interest in Pagero, a global leader in E-invoicing
Thomson Reuters Corporation has announced the acquisition of approximately 53.81 per cent of the shares in Pagero Group, a global leader in e-invoicing and indirect tax solutions, which it delivers through its Smart Business Network. The Company links customers, suppliers, and institutions, allowing for the automated, compliant, and secure exchange of digital orders, invoices, and...
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2024 Cybersecurity Predictions for Europe, Middle East, and Africa by KnowBe4 Cybersecurity Experts
Predicted trends for 2024 include legislation on AI, ransomware attacks to aim for supply chain services, disinformation campaigns to lead to extortion schemes and more! KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, announced its 2024 cybersecurity predictions for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) from its team...
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REPORT | 2024 Edelman Trust Barometer Reveals Innovation has become a New Risk Factor for Trust
The 2024 Edelman Trust Barometer reveals a rift between innovation and society that has become the new factor causing further polarization. Respondents, by nearly a two-to-one margin, feel innovation is being poorly managed; this is true across age groups, income levels, and gender, and in both developed and developing countries people are more likely to...
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REPORT | Apple offers iPhone 15 at rare discount in China as competition intensifies
Apple is offering rare discounts on its iPhones in China, cutting retail prices by as much as 500 yuan ($70) amid growing competitive pressure in the world’s biggest smartphone market. The U.S. tech giant cut prices of some iPhones by 5%, its Chinese website showed on Monday. The time-limited promotion, branded as a Lunar New...
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SuperSportBet becomes official betting partner of Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs
The newly launched sports and casino betting platform SuperSportBet, announced Mzansi’s biggest football teams Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs as official partners. Both teams, Chiefs and Pirates have the numbers that can help the SuperSportBet to reach critical mass and challenge some of the biggest betting companies like Betway, HollyHood Bets and others. In addition...
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Amazon to cuts Hundreds of jobs across Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios
Amazon is following Twitch with layoffs, the company revealed is laying off several hundred employees in its Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios. The company notified the staff members about the layoffs in an email memo sent on Wednesday morning. Mike Hopkins, senior vice president of the division, announced the cutbacks on the headcount, he...
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Unilever team up with UEFA Euro 2024 for multi-brand partnership deal
UEFA announced a partnership with Unilever, which will see various brands from the consumer goods company sponsor the men’s 2024 European Football Championship. Through this collaboration, Unilever will activate its renowned brands from both the Nutrition and Personal Care business groups during the tournament. Some of the brands including Hellmann’s, Knorr, Colman’s, Amora, and The...