Africa looks good to investors

Africa looks good to investors

Africa’s share of global foreign direct investment (FDI) has grown over the past five years, highlighting the growing interest from foreign investors. This is according to Ernst & Young’s third Africa Attractiveness Survey, which combines an analysis of...
IBM debuts atomic movie

IBM debuts atomic movie

Scientists from IBM have unveiled the world’s smallest movie, made with one of the tiniest elements in the universe: atoms. Named A Boy and His Atom, the Guinness World Records-verified movie used thousands of precisely placed atoms to create nearly 250 frames of...
Krzanich takes over as Intel CEO

Krzanich takes over as Intel CEO

Brian Krzanich will become the new CEO of Intel on 16 May, when Paul Otellini steps down. Krzanich, Intel’s chief operating officer since January 2012, will become the sixth CEO in Intel’s history. “After a thorough and deliberate selection process, the board of...
Korea could shake the world

Korea could shake the world

What would happen if half of all global production for dynamic random access memory (DRAM), two-thirds of NAND flash manufacturing and 70% of the world’s tablet display supply suddenly disappeared from the market? The answer would be chaos, with the worldwide...
New business leaders confident

New business leaders confident

A new report into the attitudes of business students around the world shows a drive for quality and co-operation in response to the current economic climate.  The report shows that most business students around the world are confident their banks will help their...
SA-made cloud system to go live

SA-made cloud system to go live

A locally-developed human resources (HR) and talent management system, Piilo, is ready to go live in the cloud – and has already garnered interest from both local and global companies looking to implement the cost-effective solution.  Phil Lotter, CEO of Piilo,...