Apr 21, 2016
Despite plans to invest in machines and artificial intelligence as part of their strategy to boost productivity, many automotive and industrial equipment companies are failing to implement the measures needed to harness these capabilities. This is according to a new...
Apr 20, 2016
Although economic and other conditions have improved for young people in South Africa, the youth employment rate – exacerbated by poor education outcomes – is still cause for alarm. According to the “Vulnerable Groups Series I: the social profile of...
Apr 19, 2016
The sun emitted a mid-level solar flare, peaking at 8:29 pm EDT on this weekend (17 April), and NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the sun constantly, captured an image of the event. Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation...
Apr 18, 2016
Kathy Gibson reports from Kaspersky Labs’ Cybersecurity conference in Baku – As the Internet of Things becomes more pervasive, organisations find that their industrial systems are now exposed on their corporate IT networks and therefore a lot more vulnerable...
Apr 15, 2016
It seems that one citizen’s hacktivist is another’s cyber terrorist. Today, an undecided verdict hangs over groups like Anonymous, which harness the power of technology to help ignite revolutions, fight oppression and dismantle dictatorships, while...
Apr 14, 2016
The South African economy may be subdued, but it is still growing. The March 2016 BankservAfrica Economic Transaction Index (BETI) showed a slight improvement on March 2015, but was significantly more modest than the February numbers. In February the month-on-month...
