Massive smart speaker growth set to continue

According to the latest Canalys estimates, the worldwide smart speaker market grew 52% in Q4 2019, with vendors shipping 49,2-million units in the quarter. The last quarter of 2019 saw all five top vendors, Amazon, Google, Baidu, Alibaba and Xiaomi, break their...

Integrated approach optimises marketing measurement

To gain a deeper understanding of marketing’s impact, Gartner research shows there are four distinct methods that marketers can employ to gain deeper insights. “Competitive insights and analytics are what marketers need to progress to higher levels of...

Positive growth for security appliances

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker, the total security appliance market experienced positive unit shipment and revenue growth in the fourth quarter of 2019 (4Q19). Worldwide revenue increased 9,4% year...

Calls for crisis mode as global emissions gap grows

In a comment published in Nature, University of Cape Town (UCT) Professor Harald Winkler, as part of an international team, delivers the bad news that the emissions gap is growing, while pointing to small signs of hope that the climate crisis can be addressed. A...
Businesses woefully unprepared for a Covid-19 outbreak

Businesses woefully unprepared for a Covid-19 outbreak

More than half of companies (51%) around the world have no plans or protocols in place to combat a global emergency, such as the novel coronavirus covid-19, a study by global consultancy firm Mercer has shown. Didintle Kwape, associate consultant at Mercer, states:...

Technical recession, 4IR put pressure on jobs

Having recently slipped into a technical recession, the South African economy continues to experience dangerously low levels of economic growth, which does not bode well for national employment figures. Making matters worse is the technologically-driven fourth...