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Global SIS powerhouse Academia by Serosoft named among world's top 500 by TIME, Statista - accelerating AI-driven digital transformation across African higher education
Transforming university operations. (Image source: 123RF) Academia by Serosoft, which positions itself as a global leader in student information systems (SIS), has been recognised among the Top 500 EdTech Companies in the World in the prestigious…
How Video-to-Text Technology Is Transforming Digital Content and Communication
Online, video is now one of the most popular ways to get a message across. Companies, teachers, creators and news outlets lean on it more and more to put ideas across, walk people through a process and hold an audience's attention. Still, video…
Rogue AI agents in bank accounts spark Wall Street security crackdown | Fongmula | Francis Fong
Handing over online banking credentials to third-party AI agents for automated financial management was touted as the ultimate convenience. Instead, it has triggered a major cybersecurity headache across Wall Street. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT…
Digital Agency offers AI app to help draft parliamentary answers
The Digital Agency has started offering, on a trial basis, an app that helps draft answers to lawmakers' questions in parliament, using its Gennai generative artificial intelligence platform, which is available to about 180,000 government workers.
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Z appoints Tushar Vohra as chief AI & transformation officer
Zee Entertainment Enterprises has appointed Tushar Vohra as chief AI & transformation officer. He will lead the company's AI and transformation initiatives, reporting to Mukund Galgali, deputy CEO and chief financial officer. Vohra brings over two…
Uptime Institute and Indonesia Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (KOMDIGI) Sign Letter of Intent (LOI) to Support Data Center Policy, Governance, and Industry Development
Uptime Institute and KOMDIGI sign LOI. Uptime Institute, the Global Digital Infrastructure Authority, and the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (Komdigi) today announced the signing of a Letter of Intent (LOI) to explore collaboration…
Ukraine air raid app apparently hacked as users receive false radiation alert, Air Force says
Ukraine's air raid alert app was apparently hacked on Sunday and for a short time said the capital Kyiv was subject to a radiation threat, the Ukrainian Air Force has said. The Air Force message on Telegram read: 'The Air Alarm application has…
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Nipun Kaushal takes on strategy portfolio at Yes Bank along with being the CMO
Yes Bank has expanded the leadership portfolio of its Chief Marketing Officer, Nipun Kaushal, entrusting him with the additional charge of leading Strategy for the institution. Kaushal announced the movement in a LinkedIn post, sharing that 'an…
Russia and Ukraine say emergency alert apps were hit by apparent cyber-attacks
The false warnings were sent out just minutes before the end of a ceasefire in the Ukrainian frontline city of Oleshky, which has been under Russian occupation since 2022. The rare six-day ceasefire had allowed hundreds to evacuate from Oleshky, in…
Stagwell: 3 Key Takeaways for Long-Term Investors
On its third quarter of 2026 earnings call, held on Oct. 29, 2026, Stagwell (STGW +5.23%) raised its full-year guidance for adjusted EBITDA, or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, to a range of $490 million to $540…
Gilani vows to promote institutional cooperation, policy research
Chairman Senate Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has accepted the honorary chairmanship of the newly established Pakistan-China Research Center for Party and State Governance, pledging to promote institutional cooperation, parliamentary exchanges and policy…
Nigel Farage's Telegraph Column Is Ending as Accounts Differ on His Exit
The Guardian reported that Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is ending his regular Telegraph column, with conflicting accounts over who initiated the split and no confirmation that his monthly fee has stopped. The newspaper cited sources who said owner…
Ukraine Alert System Hacked, Broadcasting False Nuclear and Chemical Alerts
Every current and future war is going to have a cyberwarfare element. In the latest example of just this, on Sunday we learned that the civil air-defense alert system in Ukraine was hacked, and false messages sent out warning of possible chemical…
Germany Opens Berlin Digital Summit With AI Safety and Competition on Agenda
Germany's federal government opens a two-day Digital Summit in Berlin Monday, placing AI safety, practical applications and Europe's digital competitiveness at the center of a gathering of officials and technology stakeholders. The Nov. 2-3 meeting…
Govt to advance SA's digital wallet programme
Operation Vulindlela's digital payments programme advances. (Image source: iStock) Government has prioritised accelerating public infrastructure reforms, with plans to test secure digital payment authorisation across participating systems by March…
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