China is using our own technology against us – this is how we fight back
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! China’s recent test of a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile was largely condemned, but few stopped to question exactly how China got its hands on this technology. For years, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has sought to undermine American intellectual property by targeting our academic institutions, conducting cyber […]
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SARS is using a new high-tech system to target taxpayers in South Africa – here’s how it works
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is using computer algorithms, machine learning and other advanced technologies to ensure taxpayer compliance. In its annual report published on Wednesday (27 October), the revenue collector said it had reviewed its methodology to detect risk and highlight cases where non-compliance was detected. “SARS has significantly expanded the scope of […]
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German engine technology found in Chinese warships — report | News | DW
Several types of Chinese navy warships are powered by engines that were either developed or built by German manufacturers, an investigation by public broadcaster ARD and the Welt am Sonntag newspaper revealed Saturday. The two companies involved are MTU in Friedrichshafen and the French branch of the Volkswagen subsidiary MAN, according to the report. Both companies […]
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Government to introduce new digital Covid-19 certificate for South Africa – what you should know
The government has commenced with the development of a digital Covid-19 vaccination certificate which will confirm that a person has been vaccinated in South Africa, says health minister Dr Joe Phaahla. Addressing media on Friday (10 September), Phaahla said that the certificate will be available through a person’s smartphone, which can then also be printed […]
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Internet Backs Man Who Refused to Tell ‘Creepy’ Lie About How He Met Fiancée in Viral Post
A man on Reddit recently became engaged to his fiancée, a woman he met on a dating app two years ago. However, a disagreement over their relationship’s origin story has left them in uncertainty. A post describing the uncomfortable situation has gone viral in Reddit’s “Am I the A**hole” forum, amassing 12,000 upvotes and 4,100 […]
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Thousands of internet-connected databases contain high or critical CVEs, says report by cloud security biz • The Register
After spending five years poring over port scan results, infosec firm Imperva reckons there’s about 12,000 vulnerability-containing databases accessible through the internet. The study also found that of the 46 per cent of 27,000 databases scanned, just over half that number contained “high” or “critical” vulns as defined by their CVE score. The news might […]
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Watch This Raven Take Out A Google Drone—And Other Small Business Tech News
Worse than regulators? getty Here are five things in technology that happened this past week and how they affect your business. Did you miss them? 1 —Mastercard is joining the crowded BNPL market with its new feature. This past week, Mastercard revealed that it will be launching a new BNPL (buy now, pay later) […]
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Skilled people are leaving South Africa in droves – and government’s employment plans can’t stop it
President Cyril Ramaphosa this week published a letter from his office addressing the state of unemployment in South Africa. In the communication, Ramaphosa announced that the government has started with the second phase of the Presidential Employment Stimulus, which aims to create massive employment opportunities in the country in a short space of time. The […]
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