Google has boosted its investment in Wikipedia by donating $3.1 million to the free encyclopedia summing up its total donations to an excess of $7.5 million. While making the announcement at the World Economic Forum, Google noted that part of the funding will be used to run the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation as well as sustain […]
Read MoreFaster Capital, a virtual incubator based in Dubai Internet City, has just launched its first round of incubation and acceleration programs for 2019. The first round, which started, yesterday, January 15th, will last till March 16th. Poised to help non – technical entrepreneurs build successful technical start-ups, the programme allows the start-up to focus on […]
Read MoreBiometric hacking, an increase in phishing attacks and sophisticated use of artificial intelligence (AI) are among the top cyber security threats to be expected in 2019, as attackers stop at nothing to steal identities and evade detection through new techniques. Attacks through theft of biometric data While several major leaks of biometric data have already […]
Read MoreFacebook Inc said it did not give some companies access to people’s data without their permission, after the New York Times reported on Tuesday that the social network allowed some large technology companies greater access to user data. The paper reported nyti.ms/2GveLcR that Facebook allowed Microsoft’s Bing search engine to see the names of virtually […]
Read MoreAs South Africa’s business sector continues to expand across a myriad of digital platforms, cybercrime continues to threaten this burgeoning digital sphere. “There are many victims of cybercrime, with limited recourse available in terms of current South African law. The need for tighter and more effective legislation is pressing,” says Grant Christianson, e4’s Group Legal […]
Read MoreMTN has joined the IOT World Alliance, as the first African telecommunications company to do so. The IOT World Alliance is a global collaboration of telecommunications providers dedicated to providing machine-to-machine device connectivity around the world through its Single Global SIM solution. The alliance says multinational corporations planning to roll out connected devices worldwide face […]
Read MoreSub-Saharan African countries have the most expensive broadband prices in the world. This is according to a report released by Cable.co.uk, which analysed data from 3 303 fixed-line broadband deals in 195 countries, with the assistance of consumer insight consultancy BVA BDRC, between 15 August and 20 September. The study, which excluded Nigeria noted that […]
Read MoreThe Government of Kenya has won the bid to host the 6th International Open Data Conference (IODC) taking place in 2020 based on its consistency and high-level leadership on Open Government and data for development over the last three years The Announcement was made at the closing ceremony of the 5th IODC 2018 held in […]
Read MoreAvanti Communications Group Plc (“Avanti”), a satellite operator and provider of satellite data communications services in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”), has signed a HYLAS 4 Master Distributor contract with iWayAfrica, a pan-African service provider proving telecommunication solutions across the African continent, to provide satellite broadband services across Sub-Saharan Africa. The contract will […]
Read MoreAuthorities in the USA said eight people have been arrested for their alleged roles in an Africa-based cyber conspiracy that U.S. law enforcement officials say defrauded companies and citizens of millions of dollars. Five of the defendants – a Mexican, two Americans, a Ghanaian and a Nigerian – were arrested in the U.S., the Justice […]
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