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  It’s a national election year in South Africa, as well as for many countries around the world. This time round, we are about to witness how generative AI will impact the run up to voting day. Zaheer Ebrahim, Solutions Architect at Trend Micro MEA, gives some insight into how this new technology will better support bad actors and how to lookout for what’s real and what’s fake.   There are over 60 countries hosting elections this year, with some 20 elections taking place in Africa. And while South Africa awaits the election date announcement, campaigning by political parties will progressively become more intense with artificial intelligence (AI) expected to play a major role.    It’s predicted that the recent advancements in generative AI will make it harder for people to spot the difference between fake news and misleading information. The World Economic Forum has even declared misinformation powered by generative AI as a  top risk  facing the world in 20...

  Vivo South Africa opens a service experience store in Cape Town In line with Vivo’s continuous fast growth in South Africa, vivo mobile opens its debut standalone service center in Cape Town. The store, situated in Canal Walk, is the first after purchase offering in the Western Cape providing multi-level customer support.  “In 2021, Vivo placed fifth throughout the market share of the global smartphone industry,” Explains Jeff Cao, CEO of Vivo mobile South Africa. “Vivo also led the China smartphone market, and, as our network extended to 10 further countries throughout Africa, our business in South Africa continuously grew with doubled annual growth.”  “This store is one of the most important service experience facilities we’ve built in South Africa and it will play an important role in the growth of Vivo South Africa for years to come,” adds Cao.  Along with its commitment to creating great products, Vivo is unsurprisingly d...

Trusted, secure and built to last: introducing quality at an amazing price point from R1999 – the c provides fun and functionality for the whole family   The 16.5 cm HD+ edge-to-edge screen is the largest-ever on a Nokia 1 series device, offering families entertainment and immersive experiences amid growth in ‘home-schooling’ The powerful combination of the Camera Go app and the Nokia 1.4 dual rear and front-facing cameras will capture treasured family memories in stunning bokeh portraits and beautiful low-light shots Brilliant design and robust construction enabling your phone to survive falls from household surfaces all day long Keeping your family safe from cybercrime, and giving you peace of mind, thanks to a three-year security updates package Featuring Nokia phones’ legendary two-day battery life so no one will ever miss an online lesson or a scheduled video catch-up with the grandparents   HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, today announces the launch of its latest s...

Chances are, you’ve probably heard of Twitch by now (unless you live under a rock). The Amazon-owned site has become the world’s leading livestreaming platform for gamers, with a total of 8,546,985 streamers in November 2020 and an all-time viewers peak of well over six million – according to Twitch Tracker .   Crazy, right?   Impressive numbers aside, what makes Twitch so appealing?   For starters, Twitch allows gamers and other lifestyle casters to stream their gameplay or activity by sharing their screens for their fans and subscribers to watch live. In turn, the popular platform promotes building communities around shared interests and stream-able content.   More so, users can browse various categories, including specific games they’re interested in, and can follow Twitch broadcasters to receive activity updates and notifications when their favourites go live.   And in a time of COVID-19 and social distancing, Twitch provides some light-hearted gaming conten...