Jun 27, 2016
It won’t be long before humans are competing with robots for jobs. Forrester forecasts that cognitive technologies such as robots, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and automation will replace 7% of US jobs by 2025. A new report details the emerging best...
Jun 24, 2016
E-commerce may be taking the world by storm, but South Africans remain wary of shopping online, with only 3-million making regular use of electronic shopping trollies to meet their daily requirements – but that could be changing. With online purchases expected...
Jun 23, 2016
Strong GDP growth in Africa has masked disappointing productivity. This is according to ICAEW’s latest Economic Insight: Africa Q2 report, which finds that, over the last 15 years, trade and investment have buffered the continent against the global financial...
Jun 22, 2016
The average cost of a data breach for companies surveyed has grown to $4-million, representing a 29% increase since 2013. This is one of the results from a Ponemon Institute study, sponsored by IBM, analysing the financial impact of data breaches to a company’s...
Jun 21, 2016
Blockchain and distributed ledgers technology (DLT) are gaining momentum and attention in financial services, and could be the next big disrupter in this industry. IDC Financial Insights has unveiled two new reports to explore the specific impact on financial services...
Jun 20, 2016
With 14 electric motors turning propellers and all of them integrated into a uniquely-designed wing, NASA will test new propulsion technology using an experimental airplane now designated the X-57 and nicknamed “Maxwell.” Pictured is an artist’s...
