US President Donald Trump President Cyril Ramaphosa and his US counterpart Donald Trump spoke by phone on the eve of the introduction of Washington’s punitive new tariff regime. The call signals an effort by the authorities in Pretoria to invigorate negotiations on a new trade deal with its biggest partner after China. The two nations…
Fraudsters are increasingly using generative AI to perpetrate cyber scams. Google has become the latest company to fall victim to cyber criminals increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) to bypass security measures and trick users with highly-realistic documents that install malware on networks. This Google attack, following a similar incident targeting Microsoft SharePoint servers globally, was…
New Australian government report finds coral decline across the reef due to ‘climate change-induced heat stress’. The Great Barrier Reef has suffered its most widespread coral bleaching on record, according to a new Australian government report, as ocean temperatures soared in 2024. The Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) said on Wednesday that it surveyed…
Cisco notes that it has engaged with data protection authorities and notified affected users where required by law. US-based networking giant Cisco has reported falling victim to a vishing attack, a type of social engineering scam where attackers use voice calls to trick people into giving up sensitive information In a statement, the company says…
Share No ‘wave of consequence’ so far, Hawaii governor says Jennifer Jett and Bella LoBue Hawaii has so far “not seen a wave of consequence, which is a great relief to us,” Gov. Josh Green told reporters. “It’s kind of a blessing to not be reporting any damage.” But he cautioned that “we have seen…
National treasury said it found malware in its IT environment this week that might be linked to the recent attack on Microsoft infrastructure using a vulnerability in the software giant’s SharePoint software. According to a statement on Wednesday, treasury’s systems are up and running, suggesting the attack was not successful. “On Tuesday afternoon, national treasury…
A visitor takes a picture of a model of SK hynix’s high-bandwidth memory (HBM) technology during the 2025 World IT Show in Seoul on April 24, 2025. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images South Korea’s SK Hynix on Thursday posted record operating profit and revenue in the second quarter, driven by sustained demand for…
The government has revealed details of its plans to cut foreign aid, with support for children’s education and women’s health in Africa facing the biggest reductions. The government said in February it would slash foreign aid spending by 40% – from 0.5% of gross national income to 0.3% – to increase defence spending to 2.5%…
Watch: How a day of bombing unfolded in Damascus Israel’s military struck the Syrian defence ministry in Damascus and government forces in southern Syria on Wednesday, as deadly sectarian fighting in the mostly Druze province of Suweida continued for a fourth day. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said its forces were “working to save our…
The US has said it is planning to impose a new 25% tax on products entering the country from South Korea and Japan, as President Donald Trump began sharing a batch of letters to leaders of countries outlining his latest tariff policies. The messages came as the 90-day pause the White House placed on some…
