May 3, 2016
According to a series of new IDC Financial Insights Worldwide IT Spending Guides, financial services IT spending will reach almost $480-billion worldwide in 2016 with a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4,2%. The new series of guides for banking, capital...
Apr 29, 2016
South African astronomers have identified a rare star that exploded about 1 500 years ago. At the time, the star would have outshone all the stars of the Orion constellation, reaching a similar brightness to Jupiter in the night sky. Dr Brent Miszalski, South African...
Apr 29, 2016
While the threat that emanates from ISIS-inspired cyber-attacks is of high concern, especially in light of the formation of a new United Cyber Caliphate composed of previously disparate pro-ISIS hacking collectives, these hacking groups still operate unofficially,...
Apr 29, 2016
A Nigerian uncle’s insistence on solving a “real African problem” convinced four students at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) to tackle tender corruption with technology. This week, the software application they developed won the World Citizenship...
Apr 29, 2016
How does the image-recognition technology in a self-driving car respond to a blurred shape suddenly appearing on the road? Researchers from KU Leuven, Belgium, have shown that machines can learn to respond to unfamiliar objects like human beings would. Imagine heading...
Apr 29, 2016
A new global study, “Mobility, Performance and Engagement” by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has established a measurable link between “more mobile-first” working environments, and an increase in employee engagement. This proves that...
