Doximity shares double. Here’s what’s driving it
Doximity at the New York Stock Exchange for its initial public offering on June 24, 2021. Source: NYSE Shares of medical platform Doximity more than doubled at one point in overnight trading Friday after some bold comments on the margin for its new AI search tool. CEO Jeffrey Tangney said the product brings in 10…
Specops’ Darren James on continuous trust in an AI world
Darren James of Specops Software Traditional approaches to access security no longer hold up in hybrid, cloud-first environments – and AI is widening the gap. In this episode, host Kevin Smith speaks to Darren James, senior product manager at Specops Software, about the distance between how organisations secure access and how people actually work. Businesses…
Two adults and a child who disappeared while tubing on a Michigan river found safe
Two women and a 9-year-old who disappeared while tubing on a Michigan river earlier this week were found safe Friday afternoon, authorities said. A Michigan State Police K-9 team and state conservation officers found them at 4:36 p.m., nearly a mile away from a boat launch on the Muskegon River, state police said in a…
The OpenAI smart speaker will cost between $300 and $400
Fresh details from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman shed new light on OpenAI’s upcoming entry into consumer hardware following initial reports about its smart speaker development. Read: SpaceX shares plunge after first earnings release since IPO Sources indicate the inaugural device will feature a battery-powered, ring-shaped design roughly the size of a hockey puck, built specifically for…
Spain to impose border controls against Italy as row over Ceuta migrant influx intensifies
Spain has imposed border controls on all air and sea travel from Italy as a row between the two EU countries intensifies. The measures – which started at midnight (22:00 GMT) and will last for a month – come a week after Italy introduced similar restrictions following an influx of about 78,000 migrants from Morocco…
NSFAS says ICT is its biggest operational risk
NSFAS administrator, professor Hlengani Mathebula. (Image source: X) ICT has emerged as the biggest operational risk facing the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). Administrator, professor Hlengani Mathebula, warns that outdated and fragmented technology systems are undermining funding administration, payments and student services. Mathebula made the remarks as he submitted the NSFAS administration’s stabilisation plan…
Africa: Zimbabwe Overtakes Nigeria As Africa’s Best-Performing Stock Market
Zimbabwe ended last month as Africa’s best-performing equity market, overtaking Nigeria, the continent’s most populous nation, after months of sustained gains driven by easing inflation, a more stable domestic currency, and renewed investor appetite for local equities. Data from African Markets, a real-time market intelligence platform, shows the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) returned 68.5 percent…
Yemen’s Houthis escalate deadly attacks on Saudi-backed troops
Yemen’s state-run Saba news agency reported on Friday that Houthi rebels had launched fresh missile and drone attacks on the eastern Yemeni city of Marib, a day after a series of strikes on government military positions left dozens dead and wounded. Yemeni armed forces shot down several Houthi drones over Marib, according to the report….
Africa: From Ivory Coast to Real Madrid – Malawi’s James Woods On Africa’s Most Expensive Footballer, Yan Diomande
James Woods, the Malawian diplomat and sports-business figure who was part of a sports group who backed Yan Diomande in the early years of his career, reflects on the making of a €140m footballer Four years ago, Yan Diomande was an unknown teenager, his name familiar only to the small network of scouts and agents…
Eskom fixed the fleet and the customers left
South Africa generated less electricity in June than in any June in at least seven years, including June 2020, when much of the economy was shut under Covid-19 restrictions. It did so while Eskom’s power stations were performing better than at any point since 2017. Data published by Statistics South Africa on Thursday shows electricity…
