Stretching Your Cloud Budget with Azure Spot VMs
South African businesses increasingly rely on cloud computing power but rising costs remain a serious concern.
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De Ruyter had no clue — Electricity minister
Electricity and energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said appointing André de Ruyter as CEO taught Eskom a lesson in what not to do.
Trump U-turn on Nvidia spurs talk of grand bargain with China
The two sides are now inching towards what could be a series of agreements, if not a single grand deal.
Only the smartest survive: LabourGenie.net Customer Day to tackle workforce chaos with smart tech, strategic thinking, survivor spirit
LabourGenie.net Customer Day is hosted in partnership with Deel Local Payroll powered by PaySpace and Peopleware, and will take place on 7 August.
Vertiv to acquire custom rack solutions manufacturer
The company has entered into an agreement to buy the Great Lakes Data Racks & Cabinets family of companies for $200 million.
Beyond e-mail: Why SA businesses are rethinking intranets in 2025
Exponant is using Microsoft 365 and SharePoint to simplify internal chaos and build digital culture that works.
Could a Cloud Architecture Assessment save your business?
BBD’s Cloud Architecture Assessment is tool-agnostic and people-led, run by a seasoned cloud architect who manually maps and evaluates your AWS environment.
Restoring trust will take all of us
The proliferation of scams and fraud, fuelled by advanced technology, is contributing to a general collapse of trust.
eBook: Transforming emerging identities into new customers
For banking and payments systems, emerging identities often complicate traditional approaches to recognising trusted customers.
eBook: Unmask deepfakes, forged documents with power of AI
Threat actors are scaling their attacks with generative AI. Learn how to stay ahead with AI-powered solutions, while providing a smooth user experience built on digital trust.
Truth about election IT system failure in South Africa
The Electoral Commission has revealed that its Voter Management Devices failed because the Android application running on them was not multi-threaded.
Netflix premieres first AI-generated scene
Netflix has used generative AI to produce visual effects that appeared for the first time on screen in one of its original series.
South Africans with solar panels can tell Eskom to take a hike
A civil rights organisation has reiterated that Eskom’s registration requirements for solar power systems are not legally enforceable and warned it could abuse people’s information for future solar tariffs.
Ukrainian Hackers Claim To Have Destroyed Major Russian Drone Maker’s Entire Network
Ukrainian hacker group BO Team, with help from the Ukrainian Cyber Alliance and possibly Ukraine’s military, claims to have wiped out one of Russia’s largest military drone manufacturers, destroying 47TB of production data and even disabling the doors in the facility. “Or, as described by the hacking collective (per Google translate), they ‘deeply penetrated’ the drone manufacturer ‘to the very...
Court Rules Trump’s Firing of F.T.C. Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter Was Illegal
A federal judge said Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, whom President Trump fired from the Federal Trade Commission in March, was still a “rightful member” of the agency.
Dictionary.com ‘Devastated’ Paid Users By Abruptly Deleting Saved Word Lists
Dictionary.com abruptly deleted all user accounts and saved word lists from its premium apps without notice or refunds, leaving long-time logophiles “devastated.” “The company deleted all accounts, as well as the only ways to use Dictionary.com without seeing ads — even if you previously paid for an ad-free experience,” reports Ars Technica. From the report: Dictionary.com offers a free...
This Jurassic-era relic has survived 150 million years on Earth – now it’s one big fire from extinction
Australian scientists say assassin spiders are a ‘window into the past’ – and many invertebrates face a similarly precarious situation
For the last five weeks, Jane Ogilvie has searched a patch of dense shrub shaded by sugar gums on Kangaroo Island in South Australia for a surviving relic from 150m years ago.
The critically endangered Kangaroo Island assassin spider’s only known home is in...
House Passes Historic Crypto Bill Regulating Stablecoins
The House passed a bipartisan bill regulating stablecoins which now heads to President Trump’s desk as part of his push to make the U.S. the “crypto capital of the world.” Two other crypto-related bills — one defining digital asset market structure and another banning a U.S. central bank digital currency — were also approved by the House but face uncertain futures in the Senate amid partisan...
Google Spots Tailored Backdoor Malware Aimed At SonicWall Appliances
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Record: Threat actors are stealing sensitive data from organizations by breaching end-of-life appliances made by cybersecurity company SonicWall. Incident responders from Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) and Mandiant said on Wednesday that they have uncovered an ongoing campaign by an unidentified threat group that leverages credentials and...
ICE Is Getting Unprecedented Access to Medicaid Data
A new agreement viewed by WIRED gives ICE direct access to a federal database containing sensitive medical data on tens of millions of Americans, with the goal of locating immigrants.
New Russian Law Criminalizes Online Searches For Controversial Content
Russian lawmakers passed sweeping new legislation allowing authorities to fine individuals simply for searching and accessing content labeled “extremist” via VPNs. The Washington Post reports: Russia defines “extremist materials” as content officially added by a court to a government-maintained registry, a running list of about 5,500 entries, or content produced by “extremist organizations”...