Category: <span>Tech News</span>

South Africans are fortunate to enjoy some of the world’s best weather, with many of our cities consistently ranked among the most pleasant. However, in recent years, erratic weather patterns have raised concerns, as heatwaves, floods, and droughts become more frequent. “We’re not imagining these changes,” says Mark Allewell, CEO of Sensor Networks. “Climate change...

Colendi AI, a leader in fintech innovation, introduces ColendiMind, an advanced AI solution aiming to enhance decision-making, improve customer experience, and boost loan performance for financial institutions globally. Targeting new markets, Colendi AI plans to open a Middle East and Africa regional office in early 2025, following its success in Istanbul.  Colendi AI, a leading...

Tarsus On Demand (TOD), a leading provider of cloud solutions, has become an Amazon Web Services (AWS) distributor and will work with AWS to provide enhanced cloud services and support for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and Managed Service Providers (MSPs) across sub-Saharan Africa. Becoming an AWS distributor will enable TOD to combine its strengths with...

In today’s interconnected world, cyberattacks are more frequent and more dangerous than ever before. Businesses, regardless of size or industry, are prime targets for cybercriminals. These attacks can cause widespread damage and create long-lasting consequences. Kaspersky dives into the impact of cyberattacks on business and reveals the key losses that an unprotected business can suffer....

OpenAI has unveiled a new artificial intelligence model that it says can “reason” and solve harder problems in science, coding and math than its predecessors. The model, the first in a series called OpenAI o1, was released Thursday as a preview, with the firm saying it expects regular updates and improvements. It will gradually become available...

Amazon.com will require employees to return to working at company offices five days per week beginning next year, toughening a prior three-day mandate. The change is necessary to “invent, collaborate and be connected” wrote CEO Andy Jassy in a letter to employees on Monday posted to its website. He said the experience of a three-day mandate...

PalmPay, a leading financial platform with over 30 million users on its smartphone app in Nigeria, announces the launch of its USSD code. This service offers Nigerians an additional way to manage their finances without the need for internet connectivity. With the PalmPay USSD code, customers can now perform a wide range of banking transactions by...

A $2,800 smartphone from Huawei with a 10-inch folding screen has passed 5mn in pre-orders during its launch week, as the Chinese technology giant takes on Apple in its home market with increasingly sophisticated devices. The Shenzhen-based group debuted the Mate XT on Tuesday at an event held hours after its US rival unveiled the iPhone...

Apple has announced the iPhone 16, the latest edition of its mainline smartphone. The iPhone 16 comes in a variety of slightly refreshed colors that are more vivid compared to previous years. Also refreshed is the updated dual-camera arrangement on its rear, once again set up vertically, as last seen on the iPhone 12 from 2020....

Britain’s antitrust regulator said it had provisionally found Alphabet’s Google had abused its dominant position in digital advertising to restrict competition. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it believed Google was using anti-competitive practices in open display ad tech through the preference of its own ad exchange, which could be harming thousands of British...