AI set to free up healthcare workers

As much as 15% of the current healthcare workforce hours will be subject to automation by 2030. The growing reliance on AI is primarily due to the swelling patient population and a shorter pool of health specialists, according to analysis by Stocklytics.com. The...

Tech investment key to SARS maintaining its capabilities

PwC South Africa has launched its seventh annual Taxing Times Survey – open to all corporate taxpayers and which aims to assess their interactions with the South African Revenue Service (SARS), identify the organisation’s strengths, and highlight areas or...

PC, smartphone sales slump continues – but market will recover

The last three years have been challenging for the PC and smartphone industry – and 2024 isn’t looking much better, says Stocklytics. After shifting back and forth, the global demand for new devices is expected to plunge again this year causing a new...

Colourful plastics may lead to more microplastics

Plastics with bright colours such as red, blue, and green degrade to form microplastics quicker than those with plainer colours, researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) and the University of Leicester have demonstrated. The findings reveal that the...

Cybercriminals using Dropbox to target finance staff

A multistep phishing scheme aimed at employees that process financial documentation has been discovered by Kaspersky which says it begins when victims receive an email from the legitimate address of an auditing firm. This initial interaction is intended to make the...
Digital transformation spend could hit $4trn by 2027

Digital transformation spend could hit $4trn by 2027

Worldwide spending on Digital Transformation (DX) is forecast to reach almost $4-trillion in 2027, according to the latest update to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Digital Transformation Spending Guide. With artificial intelligence (AI) and...