Manufacturing pressure drives October PMI lower

The seasonally adjusted PMI declined by 1.6 points to 49.2 in October, reversing the gain seen in September when the index reached 50.8. The latest reading suggests that the manufacturing sector remains under pressure, with respondents pointing to subdued domestic...

AI’s growing demand for resources is unsustainable

A new white paper from NTT Data highlights the urgent need to embed sustainability into every layer of AI development and deployment to counteract the technology’s environmental impact. Deploying innovative solutions for sustainable AI is a corporate responsibility...
Despite global pressures, SME confidence gets a boost

Despite global pressures, SME confidence gets a boost

South African small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are cautiously optimistic that the newly established Madlanga Commission will mark a turning point in the fight against corruption and crime – long seen as one of the greatest barriers to doing business in the country....

Nvidia connects quantum and GPU computing

Nvidia has launched NVQLink – an open system architecture for tightly coupling the extreme performance of GPU computing with quantum processors to build accelerated quantum supercomputers. Researchers from leading supercomputing centres at national laboratories...

Are AI and robotics about to stall in manufacturing?

Nearly half of organisations lack confidence in their manufacturing strategy to deliver on business outcomes over the next three years, according to a new survey from Gartner. The survey found that two-thirds of organisations are not pursuing the needed aggressive...