Tesla shares gained more than 2% on Thursday after CEO Elon Musk vowed to launch long-awaited cheaper models in the first half of 2025 and start testing an autonomous ride-hailing service in June. The promises helped investors overlook a weak fourth quarter that saw margin shrink and revenue drop below expectations as a result of...
Month: <span>January 2025</span>
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Leading Digital Innovation Agency in SA Confirms Global Players Signal Readiness for South Africa’s Digital Evolution
The entry of global players into South Africa’s digital and e-commerce markets offers a clear indication of the industry’s potential and readiness for significant growth, says Daniel Novitzkas, Chairman at Specno. “Natural evolution is often chaotic and messy, but it’s through this process that progress emerges. The imminent arrival of major international players, like Alibaba,...
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How to reduce your smartphone’s carbon footprint
As useful as smartphones are in our day-to-day life, they also have a considerable impact on the environment and carbon emissions. An estimated 5 billion phones are thrown away each year and each smartphone produces an estimated 93 kg of CO2 over its lifecycle—a massive amount when you consider how many billions of phones are in use. The...
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McLAREN Racing announces Okta as an Official Partner of the McLAREN F1 Team
The McLaren Formula One team have signed a multi-year deal with independent identity and access management company Okta. For the 2025 season and beyond, Okta will work with McLaren to explore new ways to protect and improve how the team’s fans, partners and employees access their apps and platforms. “We are thrilled to welcome Okta as an...
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Exabeam Continues to Deliver Real AI-Driven Cybersecurity with Launch of LogRhythm Intelligence Copilot
Exabeam announced the launch of LogRhythm Intelligence Copilot, a generative AI-powered feature delivering actionable insights to empower security teams and accelerate workflows. This release solidifies Exabeam as a trusted innovator, providing real AI to automate cybersecurity while competitors underdeliver. LogRhythm Intelligence Copilot harnesses purpose-driven AI to diagnose the nature and impact of a cyberthreat and...
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South African businesses must prioritize data strategies in 2025 or risk falling prey to cyber cowboys
As South African businesses navigate an increasingly data-driven world, many face the challenge of turning overwhelming amounts of information into actionable insights. Ferdinand Steenkamp, Co-founder at Tregter, emphasizes the urgency for companies to adopt clear, modernized data strategies in 2025 to ensure long-term growth, competitiveness and improved data security from online attacks in our country....
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Cybersecurity firm Two Candlesticks Appoints Ilex Content Strategies as its Marketing and Comms Agency of Record
Ilex Content Strategies, a global B2B marketing & communications agency serving the technology and telecommunications sector, has been selected by Two Candlesticks, a global cybersecurity consultancy, as its marketing and communications agency of record. Ilex will develop Two Candlesticks’ brand and messaging and deliver marketing and communications strategies, including content creation, sales enablement and borderless PR....
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What is DeepSeek and why is it disrupting the AI sector?
Chinese startup DeepSeek’s launch of its latest AI models, which it says are on a par or better than industry-leading models in the United States at a fraction of the cost, is threatening to upset the technology world order. The company has attracted attention in global AI circles after writing in a paper last month...
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Tarsus Distribution partners with Darktrace to boost AI-Powered security in Africa
Tarsus Distribution has joined forces with Darktrace, a global leader in AI for cybersecurity, to bring enhanced cybersecurity solutions to Africa. This partnership will leverage the existing capabilities of both companies, making Darktrace’s innovative Self-Learning AI technology more accessible to Africa’s enterprises. The collaboration will empower Tarsus’s reseller network across Africa to combat the growing...
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Predictions 2025 Upskilling and Talent Retention: Bridging the Skills Gap in Southern Africa’s Channel
The technology sector makes the world of modern business go round, yet it faces a persistent challenge: the skills gap. Nowhere is this issue more critical than in Southern Africa, where the channel—comprising value-added resellers, systems integrators, and managed service providers—is grappling with a shortage of skilled talent. As we approach 2025, upskilling and talent...