PMI contracts for seventh consecutive month
The seasonally adjusted ABSA Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) declined by 1.6 points to 43.1 in May, marking a seventh consecutive month in contractionary territory and suggesting ongoing weakness in the manufacturing sector, despite some tentative signs of recovery...
Growing consumer confidence boosts new vehicle sales
New vehicle sales in May experienced a buoyant 22% surge to more than 45 000 units, according to the latest sales data from naamsa | The Automotive Business Council. “It was most satisfying to see customer confidence, boosted by a further interest cut and positive...
Action models, autonomous agents to take over task completion
By 2028, one-third of interactions with generative AI (GenAI) services will use action models and autonomous agents for task completion, according to Gartner. Autonomous agents are combined systems that achieve defined goals without repeated human intervention, using...
Walking can add years to your life expectancy
New research by Vitality and the London School of Economics shows that walking at least 5 000 steps three times a week is a milestone habit that, when maintained for two years, can add up to three years to a previously inactive individual's life expectancy and reduce...
Intel opens up Continuous Profiler to increase CPU performance
Intel has released its Continuous Profiler to open source. The optimisation agent is actively used by companies including ironSource, ShareChat and Snap to identify production bottlenecks and optimisation opportunities. Developed by Intel Granulate and contributed to...
Nvidia, HP boost data science, GenAI on workstations
Nvidia and HP Inc have announced that Nvidia CUDA-X data processing libraries will be integrated with HP AI workstation solutions to boost the data preparation and processing work that forms the foundation of generative AI (GenAI) development. Built on the Nvidia CUDA...
How teens and parents view screen time
In a time when teenagers are more digitally connected than ever, 38% of teens say they spend too much time on their smartphone, according to a new Pew Research Centre report. About a quarter say the same regarding their social media use. But teens' experiences vary by...
Phishing attacks spiral upwards
More than 709-million attempts to access phishing and scam websites in 2023 were thwarted by Kaspersky's anti-phishing system, marking a 40% increase compared to the previous year's figures. Messaging apps, artificial intelligence (AI) platforms, social media...
Stable growth for global security appliance market
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker, total market revenue in the worldwide security appliance market reached $17,6-billion for the full year 2023, an increase of $868-million compared to 2022. The fourth...
Back to the future as China outperforms western economies
Industrial production in China is set to post robust growth this year thanks to state-driven investment, supply-side stimulus, and a boost in "green" manufacturing. Its performance will outstrip the US and Europe, and raises the prospect of a renewed tensions between...
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It’s no news that advances in AI and machine learning have enormous transformative potential for cybersecurity defences. Simon McCullough, major channel account manager at F5 Networks However, rapid advances in technology also result in big opportunities for hackers...
Fujitsu brings human-centric AI to supercomputing
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Talent and workplaces: a virtuous cycle
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Fortinet unveils SD-WAN ASIC that accelerates, secures WAN edge
Fortinet has released new secure SD-WAN offerings, including the industry's first SD-WAN ASIC[1], to further enable organisations to implement security-driven networking. Fortinet is distributed throughout Africa by value-added distributor, Networks Unlimited Africa....
Enterprise applications core to the renewal of SA’s energy sector
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Cloud makes UC a reality for SMEs
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Cryptocurrency kits won’t be insured, Old Mutual Warns
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Cloud databases offer significant benefits
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Curing or killing the patient? The quandary of quality management
Professor Roy Ramphal, academic director (acting) at the Unisa Graduate School of Business Leadership (SBL) and the national president of the Southern African Society for Quality (SASQ), discusses the compelling reasons for today's corporations to urgently define who...
Consider the security implications for payroll when adopting cloud
The recent launch of two multinational data centres in South Africa has placed renewed focus on the benefits that the cloud can provide businesses. Ian McAlister, GM of HR (human resources) and payroll specialists CRS Technologies South Africa, believes that when it...
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