Hurricane Simon strengthens into Category 4 storm as it takes aim at Mexico’s Pacific coast

Hurricane Simon strengthens into Category 4 storm as it takes aim at Mexico’s Pacific coast

Simon has strengthened into a powerful Category 4 hurricane as it barrels toward Mexico’s Pacific coast. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Saturday that Simon’s maximum sustained winds increased to 155 miles per hour. The hurricane center said it expects Simon to approach Mexico’s west-central coast on Sunday as a major hurricane, which is…

Read More
Seacom CEO Alpheus Mangale quits Absa board

Seacom CEO Alpheus Mangale quits Absa board

Seacom CEO Alpheus Mangale Alpheus Mangale, the Seacom CEO who has been placed on special leave pending an independent investigation, has resigned from the board of Absa Group with immediate effect. In an investor statement late on Thursday, Absa said Mangale had resigned as an independent non-executive director, effective 8 October, “due to personal reasons…

Read More
Netcampus and CompTIA – building practical skills for real careers, one evening at a time

Netcampus and CompTIA – building practical skills for real careers, one evening at a time

Celebrating past wins: Netcampus was proud to be recognised at the CompTIA Africa Awards 2025. This award is a testament to the passion, dedication and impact of the team, learners and partners who are driving digital skills transformation across Africa. October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a global initiative dedicated to strengthening cyber resilience, promoting digital…

Read More
Microsoft’s Nadella says AI needs an ‘emergency brake’ humans control

Microsoft’s Nadella says AI needs an ‘emergency brake’ humans control

Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella on Saturday called for advanced artificial intelligence systems to be built with containment, independent controls and an “emergency brake” that lets authorized people pause or shut a model down mid-task. “We need to surround non-deterministic models with strong, deterministic system design, human controls, and reliable operating procedures, and establish…

Read More
Claude is turning into an office suite

Claude is turning into an office suite

Anthropic is building something that looks increasingly like an office suite. On Thursday, the AI company added live data dashboards and animated video explainers to its Claude chatbot, and moved its document, presentation and design tools out of testing and onto every Claude plan, including the free one. The additions put Anthropic in more direct…

Read More