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Retailers using AI must tread lightly with privacy laws
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being deployed to help shoppers make better choices, but retailers must be aware of their obligations under personal privacy and…
ESG focus ‘takes investment away from emerging markets’
The idea that businesses should approach their operations with an environmental, social and governance (ESG) focus has become the most prevalent watchword all over…
Your brain is better at busting deepfakes than you
When it comes to deepfakes, what if fact could be distinguished from fraud? University of Sydney neuroscientists have discovered a new way: they have…
[Opinion] As smartphone use grows, users’ trust wanes
While mobile phone usage has grown consistently, there are also rising concerns about the risk of spam, fraud, and the lack of privacy, writes…
Flutterwave accounts frozen in Kenya amid court probe
A court in Kenya has frozen more than $40 million in accounts belonging to an Africa-focused payments giant, Flutterwave, under the country’s anti-money laundering…
Fintech boom: African start-ups going from zero to hero
At the end of 2021, Africa saw close to $5 billion invested in tech start-ups. Fintech, especially, has seen one of the largest expansions with $2…
Tech investment fund could fast-track growth in Namibia
To build a sustainable future for Namibia, our children, and far into the future, we need to invest in the country. However, as a…
SA digital news start-up shines in Africa’s top media awards
After winning 11 global media awards in the last three years, a South African digital news start-up, Food For Mzansi, has also received three…
[Opinion] Technology can help to reduce inequalities
There have been many solutions put forward for addressing the various forms of inequality, most of them policy-driven. While those kinds of interventions are…
60 unemployed youth trained as mobile device repairers
Sixty unemployed youth from the Emfuleni Local Municipality area have been given the opportunity to capitalise on South Africa’s rapidly growing telecommunications sector with…
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