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Anthropic's Claude Mythos AI: When AI becomes a cybersecurity risk - Domains. co. za
4+ hour, 55+ min ago (576+ words) Instead of opening access to everyone, the company restricted the model to a small group of selected partners. No public demo. No broad release. That alone says a lot about what Mythos may be capable of. According to Anthropic, Claude…...
AI, global uncertainty to top talks at Southern Africa's leading cyber security event
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (385+ words) Bizcommunity AI, global uncertainty to top talks at Southern Africa's leading cyber security event The ITWeb Security Summit, renowned as the must-attend gathering for Southern African cybersecurity professionals, will this year deep dive into a range of new threats impacting…...
Host Africa acquires zanode. co. za, bringing the AI deployment toolset to South African developers - HOSTAFRICA
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (402+ words) Host Africa acquires zanode. co. za, bringing the AI deployment toolset to South African developers Bizcommunity Host Africa acquires zanode. co. za, bringing the AI deployment toolset to South African developers Zanode was built for teams that want a modern…...
Meta adds private AI "Incognito Chat" to Whats App
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (207+ words) According to Warc Media, Meta's advertising business is forecast to grow 22. 3% to $240bn this year, fuelled largely by its increasing use of AI across advertising, targeting and platform experiences. The new "Incognito Chat" feature introduces a private mode designed to give…...
Cape Town's cybersecurity leaders set to gather for ITWeb Security Summit this month
1+ week, 1+ day ago (208+ words) The ITWeb Security Summit Cape Town " the definitive event for cybersecurity professionals in the Western Cape " will get underway at the Century City Conference Centre on 25"26 May. Under the theme Redefining security in the face of AI-driven attacks, fragile supply…...
Smart city ambitions expose critical infrastructure to rising cyber threats
2+ week, 5+ hour ago (430+ words) Cape Town is also investing heavily in smart grids, water-management systems and digital ecosystems as it advances its own smart-city ambitions. But, like most things in life, there is always a caveat. With progress and in particular technological progress there…...
South Africa's AI policy cited fake research, created by AI: what lessons need to be'learned
2+ week, 1+ day ago (836+ words) On 10 April, the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies published the Draft South Africa National Artificial Intelligence Policy for public comment. Journalists checked the references and found that they contained fabrications. These fell into two categories: academic journals that do…...
Exceptional event experiences: Balancing AI and human insight
2+ week, 1+ day ago (395+ words) As the industry embraces innovation, the balance between technology and human insight will continue to define exceptional event experiences. Artificial intelligence (AI) is being billed as a transformative technology set to take event planning to new heights. According to the…...
Can trust be measured in an AI world?
2+ week, 3+ day ago (726+ words) At its core was a question about authority, and how it is earned, lost and sustained when institutions can produce more language than ever, yet struggle to be believed. South Africa has already been handed a practical example. News24 reported that…...
Meta expands parental controls with teen AI visibility, joining rivals
3+ week, 17+ hour ago (334+ words) The update does not expose full chat histories. Instead, parents will be able to view topic summaries of their teen's interactions with Meta AI over the past seven days, grouped into categories such as schoolwork, entertainment, travel, and wellbeing. The…...