Eldrid Jordaan, to deliver a lecture on challenges & solutions in building a Government Tech Platform

It’s no secret that COVID-19 accelerated the use of technology to perform functions that were previously performed through human interaction. Access to some government services was also enabled via digital means. The South African government enabled citizens in need of government services to apply for grants via online means. One tech platform that enabled such […]
African Innovation Solutions Hosts Business Breakfast

African Innovation Solutions Hosts Business Breakfast in Honour of Africa Day African Innovation Solutions, a leading incubator and accelerator for African SMMEs, technopreneurs, and innovators, is pleased to announce its Africa Day event: BUSINESS BREAKFAST – 26th MAY 2023 VENUE: COMMODORE HOTEL, V&A TIME: 09:30 – 11:30 Ticket Sales @ Quicket This Business Breakfast will discuss […]
BRICS Education Tour

Change should always begin with us and begin at home. Coming home, Mayibuye Mandela returns to his high school in Langa for their first class as part of the African Innovation Solution “What is BRICS?” education and integration project. Mayibuye Mandela, the great grandson of late Nelson Mandela, is a political figure and activist in […]
Cast AI raises $20M to help companies reduce cloud spend

Cloud costs remain a top concern for organizations. According to a recent Anodot survey, 50% of businesses are struggling to control them, in part because they lack visibility into their cloud usage. Unsurprisingly, reducing those costs has become a top priority. A report from Wanclouds finds that 81% of IT leaders have been directed by their C-suite to […]
Report: Hackers leaked over 721 million passwords in 2022

There’s no simpler way to hack someone’s account than to enter their username and password. In fact, threat actors routinely leak users’ login credentials on the dark web, where they can be purchased by cybercriminals and fraudsters to commit further crimes. According to research released today by Cybercrime Analytics (C2A) provider SpyCloud, researchers discovered 721.5 […]
Tibco scales data analytics and visualization with an eye on AI

Enterprise analytics vendor Tibco is updating its software portfolio today with a series of releases designed to help improve analysis and data visualization with enhanced scalability, data streaming and integration of artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. This includes an update to Spotfire 12.2 with enhanced data visualization features as well as new data functionality for developers. Tibco […]
Microsoft lays off an ethical AI team as it doubles down on OpenAI

Microsoft laid off an entire team dedicated to guiding AI innovation that leads to ethical, responsible and sustainable outcomes. The cutting of the ethics and society team, as reported by Platformer, is part of a recent spate of layoffs that affected 10,000 employees across the company. The elimination of the team comes as Microsoft invests […]