Challenges to wearables growth in 2022

The wearables market faced another challenging period in the second quarter of 2022 (2Q22) as global shipments declined 6,9% year over year to 107,4-million units according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device...

Illicit trade in cigarettes not as high as industry claims

In August this year, British American Tobacco South Africa (BATSA) announced that the illicit cigarette trade in the past year comprised 70% of the total market in South Africa but, according to a new study by University of Cape Town PhD candidate Nicole Vellios,...

AI can be harnessed for humanity’s good

Kathy Gibson reports – Artificial intelligence (AI) is not inherently good or bad – it is what people do with it that is important. That’s the word from Fred Werner, head: strategic engagement at the International Telecommunications Union (ITU),...

Talent is top challenge facing CFOs

Hiring and retaining staff is the most difficult task facing CFOs over the next 12 months, according to a new survey from Gartner. The tight labour market is part of a trifecta of factors including persistent inflation and supply chain disruptions that are set to...

Intel rebrands Pentium and Celeron

Intel has introduced a new processor for the upcoming essential product space – Intel Processor – which will replace the Intel Pentium and Intel Celeron branding in the 2023 notebook product stack. “Whether for work or play, the importance of the PC...

Innovating for success a top priority for HR leaders

Forty-nine percent of HR leaders named innovating for success as one of their top three priorities for 2022, according to a new survey from Gartner. Despite HR leaders prioritising innovations, a May 2022 Gartner survey of more than 3 500 employees found that only 46%...