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Google DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis: Three truths about AI
One of the creators of the AI research company famed for building the pioneering AlphaGo AI spells out the technology`s impact and future development. The 2016 victory by a Google-built AI at the notoriously complex game of Go was a bold demonst ...
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Drone boats filled with explosives are the new weapon in global terrorism
Drone boats filled with explosives have reportedly been used to launch attacks against Saudi Arabia at sea. • On Sunday, the Saudi Royal Navy said it intercepted two boats laden with explosives traveling toward the country`s major port of Jazan ...
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Gmail is Finishing My Sentences For Me (We`re All One Step Closer to Robot Armageddon)
Smart Compose in Gmail is downright creepy. I`ll finish my own sentences, thank you very much. I clicked an option in Gmail called Enable Experimental Access. It`s innocuous enough--why not try something new? Anyone can try it. It`s listed right ...
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Gmail confirms private Gmail messages can be read by third parties
Gmail confirms private Gmail messages can be read by third parties Google reassures users it`s secure and within their best interests Google has responded to The Wall Street Journal highlighting how common it is for third-party developers to view ...
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How to make your email hack-proof
How to secure your inbox, enhance your mail and unlock secret codes Even with the rise of social networks and messaging apps, email is still the most popular means of online communications and remains essential for registering with websites, con ...
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These 5 technologies could save SA mining, including robots and computer games
It has been a bad decade for South Africa’s mining industry. Once the country’s flagship industry, revenues have flatlined, operating costs have jumped, and the environment is fraught with political and regulatory upsets.
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What is Network Intelligence?
A look at the technology enabling businesses to analyse data packets in real-time Network Intelligence (NI) encompasses the data, technology, algorithms and techniques used to collect, analyse and visualise network information in a connected busi ...
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Are you cyber aware? Top 4 cybercrimes in South Africa
Cybercrime is ranked globally as the second most perpetrated economic crime. South Africa is a hotspot for cybercrime with 29% of the respondents to the Global Economic Crime and Fraud Survey 2018 by PWC responding that they had experienced cyberc ...
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Home Affairs understaffed by 8000, says Gigaba
At a press conference to announce upgrades to the Home Affairs system, the minister let slip that despite the high unemployment rate, the department was severely understaffed. At a press conference where Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba and ...
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6 new banks launching in South Africa soon
South Africa is expected to see at least six new banks and banking services launch in the coming months, including the likes of Discovery Bank and Bank Zero �` a mutual bank co-founded by former FNB CEO Michael Jordaan.
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SamSam ransomware payments reach nearly $6 million
New research reveals SamSam ransomware campaign has generated almost $6 million for attacker and appears to be the work of a single hacker who shows no sign of slowing down. The long-running SamSam ransomware campaign, active since early 2016, ha ...
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Malvertising campaign tied to legitimate online ad companies.
A new report from Check Point Research uncovers an extensive malvertising campaign known as `Master134` and implicates several online advertising companies in the scheme. Check Point Research uncovered an extensive malvertising campaign that has ...
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Risk & Repeat: DHS warns of power grid cyberattacks
The Department of Homeland Security has renewed its concerns over potential power grid cyberattacks. DHS officials held a briefing this week to discuss the threat of Russian hackers targeting utility companies and industrial control systems in an ...
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Is Cape Town Africa`s tech capital?
A report commissioned by the Cape Innovation & Technology Initiative (CiTi), Wesgro, and the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation - with the support of the Western Cape Government - reveals that the greater Cape Town area, including Stellenbosch, is Africa ...
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Clickatell to roll out WhatsApp Business solutions
Clickatell, an authorised WhatsApp Business Solution Provider, and banks across Africa are partnering to roll out their chat banking capabilities on WhatsApp across the continent, which will make it easier for businesses to build a significant pre ...
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