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Verified Twitter accounts post swastikas in Turkish hack

Last week, the Netherlands barred two Turkish ministers from speaking to expatriates ahead of a national memorandum. On 16 April, Turkey will be voting whether or…

Ster-Kinekor website leaked millions of users’ private data

Ster-Kinekor’s old website allowed anyone with know-how to retrieve the profile details of every user on the site. This information included phone numbers, addresses and…

The world’s most-wanted cyber criminal is Gru from Despicable Me

Mr Bogachev, tear down that firewall! The New York Times reported Sunday that the world’s most wanted cyber criminal — worth a US$3-million bounty —…

Kaspersky launches perfume to, uh, combat cyber attacks

We’re just as confused as you are. Kaspersky Labs — best known to the average human as the virus protection you have to pay…

Game of Thrones season 7 release date and teaser is here

Game of Thrones fans rejoice: the great war is here. Yesterday, the Game of Thrones Twitter announced the much-awaited release date on a live stream with Jaime…

Cloudflare bug leaks personal information to search engines

US Internet giant Cloudflare revealed yesterday that a bug in its coding had put many users’ sensitive information at risk. Google Zero engineer Travis…

Gamification 2.0: the future will be a virtual game

Games for all of us, young and old, have formed a big part of our lives. This is true for gaming nerds like me…

5 big security predictions for 2016

This year marked a strategic shift from a maniacal focus on prevention, toward greater balance on monitoring, detection, and response capabilities. It’s become clichéì…

‘Come with me, if you want to live’: why blue chips need AI

Artificial intelligence is a complex subject that conjures complex emotions. A good barometer for the public’s sentiment on AI is Hollywood, which can’t decide…

5 ecommerce tips for the 21st Century artist

Being an artist, whether you make music, pottery, or kinetic sculptures set inside elaborate dioramas, has almost always involved an uneasy courtship with the…

Can a real fighting lightsaber be built with current technology?

The Star Wars saga borrowed (some say outright stole) its mythological theme from Budo (the art of the warrior) which was the societal philosophy…

What roles do domain names and hosting play in building an ecommerce site?

A domain name and a web hosting service both play a different, yet crucial role in the success of any ecommerce website. Before we…

Elon Musk’s Tesla Motors to set up office in South Africa

Major US automotive and energy storage company Tesla Motors plans to set up shop in South Africa, the birthplace of its CEO Elon Musk….

Is Ethereum the world computer that could just change it all?

Do you want to know how to build a better democracy in under a 100 lines of code? Or what about building your own…

What can a major US university teach us about the true cost of DDoS attacks?

If you were to hear that Rutgers University incurred serious damages, you might assume it was Sunday morning and these came courtesy of the…

How the on-demand economy is repackaging classic jobs

Thanks to smartphones, we remain connected to the Internet – and the world at large – wherever we are. We can also access email,…

4 fascinating uses of Microsoft Excel: artistic, uber-geeky, life-saving, and paranoid

What if you could only have one productivity software program? It might surprise you that your most versatile electronic tool is already loaded on…

4 big digital marketing trends SA will see in 2016

As we all wind down (read: freak out, break out in hives) and skid into the much needed holiday season, it’s important to take…

SA insurance set for shakeup as new technologies change the game

The digital revolution promises to change the face of South Africa’s insurance market over the next few years as new entrants and established players…

Tech and the ‘zero moment’ of truth: what trends will shape the African retail space?

There are many macro trends, globally and locally, which affect both retailers and brand manufacturers in the consumer goods space. Proper category management and…

4 reasons South Africans are still reluctant to shop online this festive season

Ecommerce is on the rise in South Africa. According to recent research conducted by Ipsos on behalf of FNB and Paypal, 22% of South…

Could cross-border transactions unlock SA’s ecommerce space?

According to a recent study conducted by Ipsos, cross-border shopping is a growing trend with around 80% of shoppers going international when purchasing goods…

Kaspersky: scammers using Syrian War for online extortion

Online scammers have found a new way of extorting money out of internet users. Rather than pretending to be Nigerian princes or the daughter…

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Optasia’s $375 Million JSE IPO Could Redefine African AI Fintech

The Many Faces of AI in South Africa’s 2025 Tech Moment

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Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

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