African Development Bank approves R18,85bn for Transnet recovery
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Updated: Faulty security update behind global IT outage
Businesses around the world have been hit by a massive outage this morning, as Microsoft Windows machines fail to boot up. Ironically, the cause is believed to be a faulty update in Crowdstrike security software. Airports, hospitals and media companies are among the...
Decline expected for smart home shipments
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Macroeconomic pressures to weigh on wearables growth
While the wearables market inched forward with year-over-year growth of 1.7% in the third quarter of 2022 (3Q22), global shipments for the full year 2022 are forecast to decline 3,3% to 515,6-million units, marking the first full year of decline since 2013, according...
NFT sales slumped in December
The once-booming NFT market is down by nearly every trackable metric as nonfungible tokens continue struggling amid a crypto winter. The trading volume for NFTs across all sectors, from art to gaming, has plunged almost 90% year-over-year, pushing the global NFT sales...
Resilient SMEs will thrive in 2023
The past year has not held much for the SME sector to celebrate, but 2023 is expected to be a year of growth and recovery. By Garth Rossiter, chief risk officer of Lulalend 2022 saw the end of Covid-19-related restrictions but, at the same time, we also experienced...
2022 breaks records for crypto heists
Besides being one of the hardest years for the crypto market, 2022 was also a record year for crypto hacks. Last year alone, crypto thieves stole more than $3,5-billion worth of cryptos. According to data presented by CryptoPresales.com, more than $8,9-billion has...
Businesses plan to invest in tech, despite economic headwinds
Technology spending is expected to remain steady in the coming year, despite ongoing concerns about the global economy. By Kathryn Guarini, CIO of IBM That’s the theme that emerged from a recent survey that IBM commissioned from Morning Consult. The report dives into...
Top tech predictions for 2023
2022 has been a rollercoaster. I don’t think any of us could have predicted what was coming. The constant through it all has been the importance of technology to overcome our near-term obstacles and to realize our long-term opportunities. By Jeff Clarke, vice-chairman...
Deutsche Bank, Nvidia bank on AI
Deutsche Bank has announced a partnership with Nvidia to accelerate the use of AI and machine learning in the financial services sector. The announcement follows months of testing to explore use cases that could support the bank’s strategic ambitions to 2025 and...
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Why do you need a PoPI consultant?
he deadline for South African companies to attain compliance with the regulations laid out in the Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPI), is fast approaching. This according to Terry Ramabulana, Head of Public Sector at Mazars, who adds that the Act will...
SA moving to ‘cloud first’ and ‘cloud only’
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Digital ID and what the customer wants
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SA gearing up to meet PoPI regulations
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