PMI ticks down in March
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Generative AI set to change how businesses work
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Miles Crisp, Joanne Tanner resign from Tarsus
Miles Crisp, CEO of Tarsus Technology Group (TTG), and finance director Joanne Tanner have resigned from the group. Crisp was appointed as group CEO in 2014 with a mandate from the board and majority shareholder Investec to optimise operations, derisk funding,...
Strong SA performance key to Vodacom’s quarterly growth
Vodacom Group's service revenue grew by 3,9% in the quarter ended 31 December 2020, driven by strong growth in South Africa and improved growth from international operations. Group revenue growth of 6,4% in the quarter was ahead of group service revenue growth and...
Shift to digital banking erodes consumer trust
Impersonal digital bank transactions via online and mobile channels have accelerated during the Covid-19 pandemic, causing a deeper ongoing erosion of consumer trust in banks. This is according to a new report by Accenture, which indicates that banks must earn...
Tablet shipments return to growth in 2020
The worldwide tablet market had an outstanding fourth quarter (4Q20) with 19.5% year-over-year growth and shipments totaling 52,2-million units, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device...
Ford, Google to drive connected vehicle experience
Ford and Google have announced a unique strategic partnership to accelerate Ford's transformation to reinvent the connected vehicle experience. Ford has also named Google Cloud its preferred cloud provider to leverage data, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine...
Hopeful start to resurgent motor industry sales
The burden of the pandemic, continued economic pressure, and the resultant low levels of business and consumer confidence expectedly took their toll on new vehicle sales during January. But there was reason for light amidst that gloom, as the market continued to show...
Acronis issues warning of critical privacy risks in 2021 following Data Privacy Day
The latest research by cybersecurity experts at the global network of Acronis Cyber Protection Operations Centers (CPOCs) revealed that 80% of companies do not have an established password policy. Between 15% and 20% of the passwords used in a business environment...
Pandemic drives vehicle crime lower
Tracker's vehicle crime statistics for the period July to December 2020 reveal a 13% decrease in the number of vehicle crime activities reported nationally compared to the same period in 2019. Recorded from Tracker's more than 1,1-million installed vehicle base, the...
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