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These are the top supply chain technology trends for 2025
Agentic AI, ambient invisible intelligence, and an augmented connected workforce are some of the top supply chain technology trends for 2025, according to Gartner. Advancements in technology will provide supply chain technology leaders and chief supply chain officers...
Calling all channel players: Vote for 2023’s top vendors and distributors
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Customer data is centralised in IT
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Cyber warfare market set to boom
The global cyber warfare market is expected to reach $177,41-billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of 14,9% from 2023 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. The increasing number of cyber-attacks are emerging as a significant threat across the globe....
Cameroon’s Koree wins Ecobank Fintech Challenge
Koree, a fintech company based in Cameroon, has been declared the overall winner of the 2023 Ecobank Fintech Challenge at the competition's grande finale held at the bank's headquarters in Lome, Togo. Koree faced stiff competition from seven other fintechs, all of...
Steady growth for medication compliance monitoring devices
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Geopolitical shifts reshape semiconductor landscape
IDC's latest report, The Impact of Geopolitics on Asia's Semiconductor Supply Chain: Trends and Strategies, unveils significant changes in the global semiconductor landscape. With the implementation of the chip acts and semiconductors policies by various countries,...
Deep learning improves earthquake forecasting
A research team is aiming to shake up the status quo for earthquake models. Researchers from the Universities of California at Berkeley and Santa Cruz, and the Technical University of Munich have released a paper describing a new model that delivers deep learning to...
Stokvels show resilience despite tough economy
South African stokvel savers have proved resilient, with FNB revealing that its customers' stokvel net deposits have increased by 42%. Since November 2019, FNB stokvel customers have continually increased saving via a stokvel surpassing the R8,3-billion mark in total...
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Avaya named a Magic Quadrant leader
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InfiNet launches educational platform
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