Apple goes 100% green

Apple has announced its global facilities – including retail stores, offices, data centres and co-located facilities in 43 countries – are now powered with 100% clean energy. Meanwhile, nine additional manufacturing partners have committed to power all of...
AI set for massive consumer uptake

AI set for massive consumer uptake

Almost a third (32%) of consumers plan to buy an AI device, including robots or automated assistants, with retailers watching closely as voice commerce develops in the home. In South Africa, 44,3% plan to buy an AI device in the near future. These are some of the key...

15m hit in MyFitnessPal breach

A new privacy breach sees 15-million users of an app designed to help subscribers keep track of their food and exercise compromised. Sports company Under Armour has revealed that the information on MyFitnessPal users has been acquired. The company has reacted...

CRM tops software spend

At the end of 2017, worldwide customer relationship management (CRM) software revenue overtook that of database management systems (DBMSs), making CRM the largest of all software markets, according to Gartner. Worldwide CRM software revenue amounted to $39,5-billion...

Business to dominate IT spend

In every industry, businesses are undergoing digital transformation, resulting in new business processes and, in some cases, new business models. Another change accompanying digital transformation is the shift in technology spending from IT to the line of business...

Digitalisation drives cost management reforms

The future of cost management has arrived, and companies that fail to keep stride with the pace of innovation and remain complacent with traditional cost management practices will undoubtedly lag behind and fall to more forward-looking competitors. This is according...