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Tracey Pretorius @traceypretorius

Driving Microsoft’s AI vision as Chief of Staff for Data, Privacy, & Security Engineering | Keynote Speaker #ArtificialIntelligence #Cybersecurity #WomenInSTEM

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Cyber leaders urge US to lift curbs on Anthropic's security models reut.rs/4aNyvDW reut.rs/4aNyvDW

Cyber leaders urge US to lift curbs on Anthropic's security models

Cybersecurity leaders at major U.S. firms including Nvidia and Adobe have asked the Trump administration to lift restrictions on Anthropic's most powerful AI models, arguing that the ​bans hamper...

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iRhythm discloses cyber incident, says no impact on device systems, patient safety reut.rs/4vgGn9s reut.rs/4vgGn9s

iRhythm discloses cyber incident, says no impact on device systems, patient safety

iRhythm Holdings on Monday reported unauthorized activity involving data maintained on some third-party applications last week, but said ​it has not identified any impact on products, ‌patient safety...

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The FBI built an entire ‘one of a kind’ town with 200 hackable servers to take the fight to global hackers techradar.com/computing/cybe…

FBI gives first peek inside 22,000-square-foot town it’s built for digital crime training — the...

‘This is about as real as it’s going to get’

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A cellphone caught fire on a British Airways flight from London to Las Vegas on Monday, the airline said. cbsn.ws/3QmcpBG

Cellphone fire reported on British Airways flight before landing at Las Vegas airport

The Federal Aviation Administration said British Airways Flight 271 landed safely at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas after the crew reported a cellphone fire on board.

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Under-16 social media ban announced by UK government theverge.com/policy/949679/u…

Under-16 social media ban announced by UK government

There may even be a online curfew for under-18s too.

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Google announces $1.5 billion Alabama data center expansion, says it's covering energy costs 9to5google.com/2026/06/15/go… by @chaosromero

Google announces $1.5 billion Alabama data center expansion, says it's covering energy costs

Plans to expand Google’s data center in Jackson County, Alabama, are underway with a $1.5 billion investment from the company....

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Big Tech’s desperate last push at AI regulation theverge.com/policy/949970/a…

Big Tech’s desperate last push at AI regulation

With midterms looming, the White House is proposing a shotgun marriage between child safety and AI boosters

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Questions about TikTok users in South Africa after alleged breach exposes 2.4 billion records The breach is unconfirmed, but a threat is advertising data allegedly belonging to 2.4 billion TikTok users. mybroadband.co.za/news/inter…

Questions about TikTok users in South Africa after alleged breach exposes 2.4 billion records

The breach is unconfirmed, but a threat is advertising data allegedly belonging to 2.4 billion TikTok users.

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The FBI built a small town to simulate cyberattacks theverge.com/tech/949648/fbi…

The FBI built a small town to simulate cyberattacks

It even its own fake data center for people to protest.

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South African government leaving doors wide open to cybercriminals A cybersecurity researcher has found that hundreds of websites under SITA are poorly maintained and vulnerable to cyberattacks. mybroadband.co.za/news/secur…

South African government leaving doors wide open to cybercriminals

A cybersecurity researcher has found that hundreds of websites under SITA are poorly maintained and vulnerable to cyberattacks.

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On pace for a high of 90 degrees today. 🥵
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Australia has warned its citizens travelling to South Africa to exercise a high degree of caution. businesstech.co.za/news/life…

Another major country issues travel warning about South Africa

Australia has warned its citizens travelling to South Africa to exercise a high degree of caution.

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LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman leaving Microsoft board after decade cnbc.com/2026/06/05/linkedin…

LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman is leaving Microsoft's board after almost a decade

Reid Hoffman was one of OpenAI's first donors, and he left its board in 2023 as the nonprofit cozied up with Microsoft.

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A security expert warns that there is a growing trend of organised syndicates now targeting homes for specific items in South Africa. businesstech.co.za/news/prop…

New mafia targeting homeowners for three valuable items in South Africa

A security expert warns that there is a growing trend of organised syndicates now targeting homes for specific items in South Africa. 

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Fact
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There is no Starbucks in the town of Starbuck, Washington.
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Anthony Head, best known for TV roles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Ted Lasso and Little Britain, dies aged 72 bbc.in/4g2M45Z

Anthony Head: Tributes to Buffy and Ted Lasso star Anthony Head after death aged 72

The British actor, who also appeared in Merlin and Little Britain, died of complications from pneumonia.

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RT @tWeatherSA: ⚠️ ALERT: COLDEST NIGHT SO FAR IN 2026 EXPECTED IN GAUTENG THIS EVENING 🥶 Vereeniging 2°C Johannesburg 3°C Pretoria 5°C
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RT @msdev: Catch up on highlights from the opening keynote of Microsoft Build 2026 in 2 minutes. Hear Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and other…
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Telkom’s data growth story still has years to run: CEO techcentral.co.za/telkoms-da…
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