Jan 25, 2018
Samsung Electronics and Apple remained the top two semiconductor chip buyers in 2017, representing 19,5% of the total worldwide market. According to Gartner, Samsung and Apple together consumed $81,8-billion of semiconductors in 2017, an increase of more than...
Jan 25, 2018
Datatec has issued a trading statement, cautioning investors that its financial results will be substantially different from the previous year. The group expects the, for the 2018 financial year, underlying earnings per share will be at least 20% (2.2 US cents) lower...
Jan 25, 2018
The quantity of propaganda materials released by the Islamic State’s official social media channels decreased by 62%across 2017, according to a report from Conflict Monitor by business information provider IHS Markit. The reduction in official Islamic State...
Jan 25, 2018
The World Economic Forum has launched the IT Industry Skills Initiative to meet the global skills gap challenge and address job displacement arising from automation and the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The initiative is committed to reaching 1-million people with...
Jan 24, 2018
An ambitious partnership aims to sequence the DNA of all life on Earth and create an inclusive bio-economy. The World Economic Forum has announced the Earth Bio-Genome Project (EBP) as part of its Fourth Industrial Revolution for the Earth Initiative. The initiative...
Jan 24, 2018
South Africa is starting to feel the impact of automation and technology on employment, with jobs growth slowing even as skills shortages grow. Kathy Gibson attended the presentation of PwC’s 21st survey of 1 293 CEOs around the world. The survey reveals that...
