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itweb.co.za - Sibahle Malinga - AI investment gap threatens Africa's future growth
AI investment gap threatens Africa's future growth
www.itweb.co.za

Africa must shift from consuming AI technologies to creating them, according to the Boston Consulting Group's latest AI report. (Image source: iStock) Africa risks falling behind in the global artificial intelligence (AI) economy, unless…

smh.com.au - Caitlin Fitzsimmons - EV industry fights back against copper thieves targeting public chargers
EV industry fights back against copper thieves targeting public chargers
The Sydney Morning Herald

Thieves are chopping off public electric vehicle chargers to steal the copper – and getting caught. As scrap metal prices have soared, copper theft has too, and the criminals are moving beyond their traditional targets of rail…

mediaite.com - Alex Griffing - Iran Threatens to Assassinate Melania and Barron Trump In Latest Propaganda Clip
Iran Threatens to Assassinate Melania and Barron Trump In Latest Propaganda Clip
Mediaite

Iran's Tasnim News Agency, which is closely linked to the country's Revolutionary Guards, put out a new chilling propaganda clip on Monday threatening First Lady Melania Trump and her son Barron. The clip is titled “How to Kill Melania…

wsj.com - Judith Miller - Opinion | Reporters-and the Public-Need a Federal Shield Law
Opinion | Reporters-and the Public-Need a Federal Shield Law
Wall Street Journal

In the summer of 2005, I went from being a prize-winning reporter at the New York Times to Inmate No. 45570083 at the Alexandria Detention Center in Virginia. My offense consisted in protecting my sources. I refused a subpoena to appear before a…

businessinsider.com - Lucia Moses - They starred in shows. Then AI actors ripped off their performances.
They starred in shows. Then AI actors ripped off their performances.
Business Insider

What does it feel like when an AI version of you takes your job? That was the strange reality facing actor Ashley BeLoat when she came across an AI-generated remake of a series she had starred in. Last year, BeLoat played the lead in 'Hate the Way…

forbes.com - Peter High - How NetApp Is Simplifying Its Way To An AI-Powered Enterprise
How NetApp Is Simplifying Its Way To An AI-Powered Enterprise
Forbes

Sign for software company Netapp at the company's office in San Jose, California. When Gus Shahin joined NetApp in 2024, he stepped into a role that did not previously exist. As Executive Vice President of Business Technology and Operations, he…

variety.com - Marlow Stern - Massive Tribeca Fest Data Leak Exposes Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro and More Celebs' Contact Info; Meet the Man Who Discovered the Files
Massive Tribeca Fest Data Leak Exposes Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro and More Celebs' Contact Info; Meet the Man Who Discovered the Files
Variety

The Tribeca Festival suffered a data leak that exposed hundreds of thousands of records, as well as the contact information for thousands of celebrities, including Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Jennifer Lawrence, Angelina Jolie and…

businessinsider.com - Alice Tecotzky - JPMorgan's AI leadership is getting a reset. These are the key players.
JPMorgan's AI leadership is getting a reset. These are the key players.
Business Insider

JPMorgan has some new answers to the multibillion-dollar question of who's in charge of AI at the bank. The firm's AI chief, Teresa Heitsenrether, announced her retirement earlier this month after four decades at the bank, reshuffling the…

koreatimes.co.kr - Lee Hyo-jin - First-ever strike looms at KakaoBank. What's at stake?
First-ever strike looms at KakaoBank. What's at stake?
The Korea Times

Unionized workers at KakaoBank are set to stage what would be the first strike at a Korean internet-only bank on Friday, putting the spotlight on labor relations across the country's digital banking sector, industry officials said Monday. The…

mirror.co.uk - Tim Hanlon - Iran shares chilling video explaining 'where and how' to kill Melania Trump
Iran shares chilling video explaining 'where and how' to kill Melania Trump
Daily Mirror

Both Melania Trump and her son Barron have been targeted by the Iranian regime in a chilling new video that provides detailed instructions explaining 'how and where' to kill the First Lady. The video, released by IRGC-affiliated news agency Tasnim…

washingtontechnology.com - Jessie Bur - WT 360: Our breakdown of the federal CIO's departure, OneGov's future and whatever CMMC will look like
WT 360: Our breakdown of the federal CIO's departure, OneGov's future and whatever CMMC will look like
Washington Technology

Find opportunities — and win them. Greg Barbaccia's impending departure from the federal chief information officer role after 18 months in it is one of a handful of headline topics that got industry's attention over the past six weeks. As…

securityweek.com - Ionut Arghire - DentaQuest Data Breach Potentially Impacts Over 23 Million People
DentaQuest Data Breach Potentially Impacts Over 23 Million People
SecurityWeek

Dental and vision benefits administrator DentaQuest is notifying millions of people that their personal and dental health information might have been stolen in a data breach. The incident was discovered on May 20, and DentaQuest's investigation…

siliconangle.com - Kyt Dotson - Tech industry leaders join to form Open Secure AI Alliance to promote safety and security
Tech industry leaders join to form Open Secure AI Alliance to promote safety and security
SiliconANGLE

Nvidia Corp. today announced the launch of the Open Secure AI Alliance, a new organization founded by technology, cloud computing and cybersecurity leaders to build and share open artificial intelligence tools. As the capability and strength of AI…

securityweek.com - Eduard Kovacs - Coca-Cola Confirms Data Breach After Fairlife Ransomware Attack
Coca-Cola Confirms Data Breach After Fairlife Ransomware Attack
SecurityWeek

Coca-Cola on Monday confirmed that the recent ransomware attack on its dairy products subsidiary Fairlife resulted in a data breach. The soft drinks giant disclosed the cybersecurity incident on July 16, when it announced suspending production at…

securityweek.com - Ionut Arghire - PTC Windchill Vulnerability Exploited in Ransomware Campaign
PTC Windchill Vulnerability Exploited in Ransomware Campaign
SecurityWeek

A Cl0p ransomware affiliate has been observed exploiting a critical-severity remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in PTC's product lifecycle management (PLM) platforms Windchill and FlexPLM. Tracked as CVE-2026-12569 (CVSS score of 9.3), the…

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