24 North Korean hackers are saturating the cryptocurrency industry with credible-sounding job offers as part of their campaign to steal digital cash, according to new research, raw data and interviews. The problem…
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Wits professor named in Time’s list of 100 most influential people in AI
36 Benjamin Rosman Benjamin Rosman, founding director of the Wits University Machine Intelligence and Neural Discovery (Mind) Institute, has been named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential thinkers…
MTN may rekindle talks to buy Telkom: report
43 A Telkom communications tower in Pretoria MTN Group is considering renewing talks, previously abandoned, to acquire rival Telkom, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing unnamed sources familiar with the situation. “The…
Banks should lower PayShap fees – Standard Bank
39 Standard Bank’s Nthabiseng Mohale Banks should consider lowering the fees they charge for PayShap transactions to drive higher rates of financial inclusion and increase adoption of the rapid payments platform in…
Alphabet shares surge to record high after Google dodges antitrust bullet
70 Image: Reuters Alphabet shares closed more than 9% higher on Wednesday after a US judge ruled against breaking up the Google parent, clearing a major regulatory overhang and adding about US$210- billion…
TCS | Barney Harmse on building Paratus Group – and working with Starlink
79 Paratus Group executive chairman Barney Harmse joins the TechCentral Show to share the story of the telecommunications group’s rise from small beginnings in Angola and Namibia more than 20 years ago…
TymeBank to offer ID and passport services in deal with home affairs
64 TymeBank CEO Karl Westvig TymeBank customers will soon be able to apply for their ID and passport documents in the banking app or via the fintech’s 1 000-plus branded kiosks at Pick…
Vodacom flips switch on SA’s first full-scale virtual wheeling project
80 Vodacom South Africa CEO Sitho Mdlalose Vodacom said on Wednesday that it has become the first company in South Africa to operationalise virtual wheeling fully in South Africa as it moves…
Big change to EV charging stations in South Africa
77 Electric vehicle charging solutions specialist Rubicon has upgraded 21 of its most popular DC fast-charging stations with new card machines offering tap-to-pay functionality for its users. According to Hilton Musk, head…
South African ed-tech start-up The Invigilator in R195-million funding round
62 The Invigilator co-founder and CEO Nicholas Riemer Education technology company The Invigilator has secured US$11-million (R195-million) in funding that it plans to use to expand its AI-powered offerings internationally. The round…