African tech startups cater to continent's needs
African startups, addressing overlooked needs, are putting the spotlight on a burgeoning tech scene, despite challenges like inequality and limited digitalization.
May 31, 2024
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Security
Guidance on evaluating a privacy protection technique for the AI era
Here's a tricky situation: A business that sells fitness trackers to consumers has amassed a large database of health data about its customers. Researchers would like access to this information to improve medical diagnostics. ...
Dec 12, 2023
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Business
Workers suffer when AI gets it wrong, argues professor
Amazon thought it had found an efficient way to find the best workers. Recruitment is time consuming and expensive, so why not outsource it to artificial intelligence (AI)?
Nov 28, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
The South African tourism sector will need to go green to deal with the country's electricity crisis, researchers say
For the past 16 years South Africans have dreaded rolling power cuts euphemistically dubbed "loadshedding." These are caused by the ailing state power entity Eskom's crumbling infrastructure and its over-reliance on aging ...
Nov 10, 2023
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Internet
The next generation of international ransomware gangs will likely target weaknesses in cryptocurrencies
In May 2023, the Dallas City Government was hugely disrupted by a ransomware attack. Ransomware attacks are so-called because the hackers behind them encrypt vital data and demand a ransom in order to get the information ...
Aug 28, 2023
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WeWork warns there's 'substantial doubt' about its ability to stay in business
WeWork is warning there's "substantial doubt" about its ability to stay in business over the next year because of its financial losses and its need for cash, among other factors.
Aug 9, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Right to be Forgotten laws must extend to generative AI, say researchers
If only the internet embraced the notion behind the popular Las Vegas slogan: "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas."
Business
China hits tech firms with hefty fines as crackdown draws to close
Chinese regulators said Friday they had fined fintech giant Ant Group almost $1 billion for "illegal acts" and handed an affiliate of rival Tencent a $415 million penalty, adding that a long-running crackdown on tech firms ...
Jul 7, 2023
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Internet
Montana close to becoming 1st state to completely ban TikTok
Montana lawmakers moved one step closer Thursday to passing a bill to ban TikTok from operating in the state, a move that's bound to face legal challenges but also serve as a testing ground for the TikTok-free America that ...
Apr 13, 2023
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Security
ChatGPT can write term papers and speak like people: Here's how cyber criminals use it
A new artificial intelligence tool that has been used in classrooms, online forums and social media posts is now being used to steal your private information and money.
Mar 15, 2023
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