Vodacom Group published its annual report on Friday – and nowhere in it, nor in the accompanying annual financial statements, is there any disclosure of what it paid to settle the “please call me” dispute, the matter that dominated the company’s legal agenda for the better part of two decades. The integrated report is not…
The most significant revelation to emerge from WWDC 2026 was, as widely anticipated, the debut of Apple’s next-generation virtual assistant. Officially branded as Siri AI, this artificial intelligence-boosted system is thoroughly infused into the core fabrics of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. While early access registration is available for users eager to test the beta software…
James Dyer, head of threat intelligence, KnowBe4. Threat actors are redefining the attack surface at scale, due to generative AI capable of delivering flawless, personalised phishing attacks and enhancing every step of the kill chain. This emerged during an exclusive round table event presented by KnowBe4, aligned to ITWeb Security Summit 2026. James Dyer, head…
Sixty60 has emerged on top due to a ruthless focus on execution … and some excellent timing. Image generated by AI for illustration purposes It was a surreal moment, standing in a Checkers in Stellenbosch in 2020, when I looked up from my trolley and caught sight of myself in a mirror, masked. This is…
Just twenty-four hours after Wired exposed dormant facial recognition code inside Meta’s smart glasses companion app, the tech giant quietly pushed a software update to purge the software. Discovered on June 4, the internal code, dubbed “Name Tag”, was embedded within the core Meta AI application required to pair the wearable hardware to smartphones over…
Omoda and Jaecoo South Africa will expand the J5 range with hybrid and fully-electric models. Chery Group’s sub-brands Omoda and Jaecoo South Africa are expanding their hybrid and fully-electric vehicle portfolio, with the introduction of new models in August. According to a statement, the new derivatives will broaden the local J5 range to include internal…
Every boardroom is talking about AI. Organisations are investing heavily in analytics platforms, predictive models, automation tools and operational dashboards. The expectation is that better technology will lead to better decisions. But there is a problem hiding beneath the excitement: AI is only as intelligent as the data feeding it. For Rory Atkinson, director at…
Can a digital signature provide reliable, verifiable evidence when disputes arise? As organisations accelerate their move to paperless processes, a recurring legal question remains. If a document is digitally signed today, will that signature still be valid and defensible if challenged in court years later? For legal, compliance and executive teams, the issue extends beyond…
Eskom’s group executive for renewables, Rivoningo Mnisi, has put names and numbers to the projects that will come first under the new Eskom Green business, laying out a pipeline that runs from a solar plant already in the ground to a Komati solar-and-battery hybrid, a skills-transfer phase and, ultimately, utility-scale plants of at least 500MW…
CFOs and CISOs continue to clash over cyber security spend, a situation worsened by organisations erroneously equating spend with resilience. (Image:123RF) CFOs and CISOs are increasingly at odds over cyber security spending as companies invest heavily in tools while neglecting resilience, recovery and business continuity, according to industry experts. Richard Ford, group CTO at Integrity360,…
