256 US singer Taylor Swift. Daniel Cole/Reuters Meta Platforms has appropriated the names and likenesses of celebrities – including Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez – to create dozens…
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WhatsApp patches exploit after sophisticated global spyware attack on users
221 WhatsApp has discovered an advanced cyberespionage campaign that took advantage of a chain of security vulnerabilities in the app and Apple devices to hack them. A researcher with Amnesty International said…
AI-led digital banking fraud is surging in South Africa
240 Digital fraud is on the rise in South Africa, with the number of incidents reported by the banking sector in the 2024 calendar nearly doubling year on year. The rate of…
Vodacom testing advanced new 5G technology
379 Vodacom South Africa said on Friday that it has begun testing an advanced new 5G technology than promises ultra-fast wireless downloads. The company has deployed “dual-band massive multiple input, multiple output”…
Hackers target Ingonyama Trust in ransomware attack
226 The Ingonyama Trust, a statutory body established in 1994 to manage communal land in KwaZulu-Natal for the benefit of Zulu tribes and communities, has been the subject of an attempted ransomware…
New Grok coding tool challenges Microsoft and OpenAI dominance
219 Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence start-up, xAI, on Thursday released a new “speedy and economical” agentic coding model, marking its entry into a key focus area for AI companies. An agentic coding…
Job losses hit major South African car manufacturer
207 The popular Ford Ranger model is manufactured at the company’s plant outside Pretoria Ford Motor’s South African unit plans to lay off more than 470 employees as it seeks to adjust…
PayInc emerges as South Africa’s national payments utility
277 Bankserv Africa – now PayInc – CEO Stephen Linnell Automated clearing house and settlements hub BankservAfrica on Thursday announced a major refresh of the company’s brand, changing its name to PayInc…
Why the Blue Label share price is taking a beating
207 Flagship Asset Management’s Philip Short Blue Label Telecoms’ share price has plunged more than a quarter in the past two days after its annual results, published on Tuesday, appeared to disappoint…
South Africa a step closer to getting a national payments utility
385 The Competition Commission has recommended that the Competition Tribunal approve the South African Reserve Bank’s proposed acquisition of full control of BankservAfrica – and has done so without attaching any conditions….