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SA farmers need a new approach for food security
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These are the top crypto price losers this year
Cryptocurrencies have suffered a massive hit in 2022, losing more than $1,9-trillion in value since the height of last year's rally. Although Bitcoin was at the center of the crypto price crash, many other coins have suffered more severe price drops than the world's...
Global PC sales down in 2022, decline expected to continue
A perfect storm of supply chain issues, the China lockdown, the Russian-Ukrainian war, and global inflation have slashed global demand for PCs this year, facing the entire market with the steepest drop since the 1990s. According to data presented by...
How supply chain leaders can build a proactive digital commerce strategy
Chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) tasked to grow direct-to-consumer (D2C) selling and other forms of digital commerce, must implement four actions to navigate ongoing supply chain disruptions, according to Gartner. These disruptions have resulted in out-of-stocks,...
Huge leap for Reddit avatar sales
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How HR leaders can help companies succeed
To achieve better talent and business outcomes, organisations must adopt a new framework that centres around proactive rest, intentional interactions and patient growth, according to Gartner. Gartner analysis reveals that several trends are causing workplaces – and...
B2B payments to top $111trn in 2027
A new study from Juniper Research has found the global transaction value of the B2B payments market will exceed $111-trillion in 2027, from just over $88-trillion in 2022. It predicts that this growth of 26% will be driven by rising prices caused by rampant inflation,...
NASA’s InSight Lander picks up meteoroid impact on Mars
NASA’s InSight lander recorded a magnitude 4 marsquake last Dec. 24, but scientists learned only later the cause of that quake: a meteoroid strike estimated to be one of the biggest seen on Mars since NASA began exploring the cosmos. What’s more, the meteoroid...
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Analytics to mitigate the impact of drought
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