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Amazon S3 Express One Zone: A new storage class for performance-critical applications

Amazon has announced the general availability of Amazon S3 Express One Zone, a new storage class designed to deliver the highest performance and lowest…

Amazon Q: A new generation of generative AI for the workplace

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has unveiled Amazon Q, a generative AI-powered assistant designed specifically for the workplace. This sophisticated tool aims to revolutionise how…

IBM and AWS strengthen alliance to propel generative AI solutions across critical use cases

IBM announced a significant expansion of its collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to empower mutual clients in unlocking the full potential of generative…

How to get your retail business ready for the Amazon effect

With Amazon readying itself to launch in South Africa in February 2023, forward-thinking local retailers and e-tailers are gearing up their businesses to leverage…

Amazon to hit SA: Here’s how local businesses can compete

“The best way for small businesses to differentiate themselves from the convenient-but-impersonal experience of Amazon is to offer a personalised service – and build…

Amazon to equip SA youth with cloud computing skills

RLabs, a South African social entrepreneurship that sparked a global movement, has now partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to train learners in the…

Free cybersecurity awareness online training for businesses launches

Global eCommerce platform Amazon has launched an online platform that offers free cybersecurity awareness training to business owners and individuals across the world. Amazon…

Q&A: ‘Not every cloud is born equal’, look for the best provider advises expert

If you run a tech startup, it is most likely that you are using cloud computing to some extent. It is no longer a…

Zero-equity Swedish accelerator, THINK, calls for international applications

THINK, a Swedish-based zero-equity accelerator, has opened a call for applications from early-stage tech startups from around the world. Applications close on 27 August….

Machine learning is fast becoming business imperative for marketing

Imagine a world ruled by robots, where artificial intelligence (AI) is used to wield commercial influence and drive our daily decisions. Imagine if your…

70 semifinalists will compete at the Seedstars World Global Summit

More than 4000 startups have attempted to make their way to the Seedstars World Global Summit, according to Seedstars World. The event takes place on…

Entrepreneurs, want to know how Amazon founder Jeff Bezos started out? [infographic]

It’s not easy starting one of the world’s largest ecommerce stores, especially if you don’t know how to. Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos…

Singaporean video & subtitle startup Viki to be acquired by Japan’s Rakuten

Sources report that Singaporian startup Viki is to be acquired by Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten. Having been dubbed “Hulu for the rest of the…

6 reasons why your internet startup should be using Amazon Web Services

Y Combinator co-founder, Paul Graham, defines a startup as “a company designed to grow fast.” The definition highlights one of the hardest problems internet…

CrowdFlower: Providing a global 24-hour workforce

Labour-on-demand startup CrowdFlower envisions future workplaces without stifling offices and unyielding daily schedules. The San Francisco firm has taken another step in that direction…

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