The Takealot app’s new option will indicate items available for immediate delivery through TakealotNOW. Takealot has begun piloting a new feature that lets shoppers order certain items for near-instant delivery directly through the Takealot app, using Mr D as the fulfilment partner. Customers browsing selected products will now see a “Get it Now” option indicating…
As banks beef up their security perimeters, criminals are now devising methods to beat banks’ own authentication protocols, quickly and effectively exfiltrating funds. Two particularly concerning modes of attack have emerged: bank identity number (BIN) scan attacks and distributed denial of service (DDoS) assaults orchestrated to hide targeted attacks. BIN scan attacks represent a strategy…
This “internet of beings” could be the third and ultimate phase of the internet’s evolution. After linking computers in the first phase and everyday objects in the second, global information systems would now connect directly to our organs. According to natural scientists, who recently met in Dubai for a conference titled Prototypes for Humanity, this…
Paul Stuttard, director, Duxbury Networking. Enterprise browsers are transforming the ways in which organisations secure their digital workplaces. Unlike traditional browsers that cater to individual consumers, enterprise browsers are purpose-built platforms that integrate identity, policy and data protection into the user experience. This results in a tool that gives security teams much more power over…
An acute global shortage of memory chips is forcing AI and consumer electronics companies to fight for dwindling supplies, as prices soar for the unglamorous but essential components. Japanese electronics stores have begun limiting how many hard disk drives shoppers can buy. Chinese smartphone makers are warning of price increases. Tech giants including Microsoft, Google…
Experian’s 2026 Data Breach Industry Forecast Experian® today released its 2026 Data Breach Industry Forecast, offering a look at the evolving cyber threat landscape. The predictions address how the coming year could usher in a new wave of sophisticated attacks driven by artificial intelligence along with other threats and vulnerabilities including quantum computing. This press…
The Southern African Large Telescope, or Salt The Southern African Large Telescope (Salt) celebrates 20 years of observing the sky. Salt is the largest optical telescope in the southern hemisphere. It’s been steadily revealing new science knowledge, ranging from the discovery of planets outside our solar system to understanding the unusual physics around black holes….
Araxi CEO Bradley Sacks. Fintech group Araxi (previously Capital Appreciation) says it has delivered resilient financial performance, growing its revenue to R653 million, amid ongoing low business confidence and sluggish economic growth. In its latest results for the six months ended 30 September, the group says two of its divisions attracted new clients and secured…
Standard Bank has slashed PayShap transaction fees to a flat rate of just R2 for any amount transferred up to the R3 000 limit. The move makes Standard Bank the second cheapest bank for instant payments powered by the PayShap payment rails, with TymeBank still leading the sector by charging no fees on PayShap transactions. “On…
Science, technology and innovation deputy minister Dr Nomalungelo Gina. Science, technology and innovation deputy minister Dr Nomalungelo Gina has called for strengthened intellectual property (IP) awareness and protection for grassroots innovators. The deputy minister was speaking at the 17th World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) SA summer school in Durban, where she expressed that many township…
