156 The pace at which artificial intelligence is reshaping the threat landscape is outstripping the ability of most organisations to defend themselves, with shadow AI, synthetic identity attacks and a looming quantum…
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Draft AI policy: South Africa ‘too dependent’ on US, China
179 South Africa’s draft AI policy document – gazetted last week by the department of communications & digital technologies – contains a candid acknowledgement that the country’s reliance on US and Chinese…
The cameras behind Artemis II’s stunning lunar images
235 Two professional photography instructors trained Artemis II astronauts to take pictures of the moon and Earth during their historic lunar flyby and said they were as impressed as the public by…
New man to accelerate wholesale connectivity in the DRC
175 Gaetan Soltesz, GM of FAST Congo With more than 25 years of international telecommunications experience, Gaetan Soltesz is the new GM of FAST Congo, the joint venture formed in the Democratic…
The end of load shedding hasn’t fixed South Africa’s power problem
187 A new interactive report by residential solar energy specialist Wetility shows clear disparities in the reliable supply of electricity across South Africa’s municipalities, with outages lasting about two hours in some…
Amazon ramps up satellite war with $11.6-billion Globalstar buy
148 A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off carrying Amazon Leo internet network satellites from the Cape Canaveral in the US in April 2025. Steve Nesius/Reuters Amazon.com will acquire Globalstar…
Icasa’s infrastructure database plan raises national security alarm
190 A body representing South Africa’s largest telecommunications operators has warned that Icasa’s proposed national infrastructure database could create national security risks and has accused the ICT sector regulator of failing to…
Avast Business and Avert IT Distribution rewrite the SMB cybersecurity playbook
179 As cyberthreats grow in scale and sophistication, businesses are realising that cybersecurity is no longer just a technical requirement but a strategic necessity. Yet, for many small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs),…
Uber in big pivot to autonomous robo-taxis
165 Uber Technologies has committed more than US$10-billion to buying thousands of autonomous vehicles and taking stakes in their developers, breaking from its asset-light “gig economy” business model to avoid disruption from…
Telkom launches prepaid fibre for businesses
257 Telkom’s Lunga Siyo Telkom Business has launched a prepaid fibre product aimed at small enterprises, start-ups and short-term operations that want reliable connectivity without signing a long-term contract or going through…