SA’s currency vulnerable, subject to crises

SA’s currency vulnerable, subject to crises

Emerging market currencies that have already seen depreciation this year will continue to be susceptible to balance-of-payment crises, according to the External Vulnerability Index published by business information provider IHS Markit. Emerging market currencies have...
CIOs urged to get on top of quantum computing

CIOs urged to get on top of quantum computing

Research labs, government agencies (NASA) and technology giants like Microsoft, IBM and Google are all focused on developing quantum theories first put forward in the 1970s. What’s more, a growing start-up quantum computing ecosystem is attracting hundreds of...
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, has died from complications of non-Hodgkins lymphoma. Allen, 65, was also known as a philanthropist and business leader. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella comments: “Paul Allen’s contributions to our company, our industry and to our...
Cloud, AI and IoT add a new dimension to cricket analysis

Cloud, AI and IoT add a new dimension to cricket analysis

Spektacom Technologies, a startup by Microsoft and cricketer Anil Kumble, with support from broadcast partner Star India, have introduced the Power Bat. Based on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform using AI and Internet of Things (IoT) services, the Power Bat provides...
Plastic waste brews a tidal wave of consumer activism

Plastic waste brews a tidal wave of consumer activism

The growing global plastics sustainability movement is one of the biggest potential disruptors for the plastics industry and is putting future plastics resin demand and billions of dollars of industry investments at risk. Sustainability efforts around plastics will,...
IoT goes mainstream, delivers payback

IoT goes mainstream, delivers payback

Internet of Things (IoT) technology has reached early mainstream, with business and IT leaders expecting tangible results in three years or less – signaling that the days of simply experimenting with IoT projects are now consigned to the past. Fujitsu...