1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (173+ words) These are the stories making headlines on ITWeb this week. South Africa's venture capital sector is entering a new maturation phase, with artificial intelligence emerging as the next major catalyst for deals — a new study finds the local industry has…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (429+ words) The cyber security threat landscape is evolving rapidly, and security leaders must stay ahead to keep their organisations resilient. At the ITWeb Security Summit 2026, ITWeb TV spoke to several cyber and technology leaders about the realities of the job. Alisha…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1006+ words) South Africa's venture capital (VC) ecosystem is entering a new phase of maturity, fuelled by a growing pipeline of exits and increasing investments in artificial intelligence (AI) start-ups that are challenging traditional incumbents. This is among the key findings of research…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (940+ words) Artificial intelligence (AI) is mimicking dubious human behaviour – even if unintentionally – by escaping test environments to hack companies or blackmail people as the models seek to complete set tasks in any way possible. This unintentional rogue behaviour is a byproduct…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1003+ words) Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered fintech company Optasia is stepping up its push into South Africa, betting that AI-driven credit scoring can unlock financial services for millions of people who remain underserved by the country’s formal banking sector. Speaking to ITWeb…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (63+ words) In an era in which autonomous AI agents are capable of hacking at scale, cyber security teams face challenges of increasing risk and complexity, says Picus Security....

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (16+ words) The selfie video verification gives eligible users another way to recover access to their Google accounts....

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (661+ words) South Africa is at a "leapfrog" stage in AI adoption, and Huawei South Africa has called on organisations, policymakers, technology companies and government to act proactively to take advantage of emerging opportunities. The call came at the annual Huawei South…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (230+ words) Vultr, the world’s largest privately-held cloud infrastructure company, and AMD, a leader in high-performance and AI computing, have announced their support for the University of Cambridge's Energy & Environment Group in developing TESSERA, a groundbreaking AI foundation model designed to monitor…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (210+ words) The new capital will fund Humanoid's next phase of growth, strengthening its technology leadership and accelerating its commercial deployments and business expansion. The company will focus on: Humanoid has become one of the fastest-growing companies in the industry and secured…...