AI is a profound opportunity. The stakes are high. AI is projected to enhance human productivity and unlock an astounding $16 trillion in value by 2030, writes Arvind Krishna, chairman and CEO of IBM. Not only will this fuel economic growth and boost GDP, but it will...

Google has revealed that searches for artificial intelligence (AI) are at an all-time high in South Africa. Search trends show that people have searched for AI more than ever in 2023 so far, with interest rising 230% since last year - and 700% over the last five...

The BankservAfrica Economic Transaction Index (BETI) for the three months ending May 2020 reflected the sharpest decline in its history, showing that the economy recorded 20% less in transaction value than a year ago. While the monthly BETI decline of -4,3% was not as...

The Covid-19 pandemic has led to one of the largest quarterly dips in Africa's smartphone market since 2015. IDC’s latest Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker shows that Africa's smartphone market saw shipments decline 17,8% quarter on quarter (QoQ) in Q1 2020 to total...

Since the lockdown began in South Africa on 27 March 2020, only 207 additional critical care beds and 350 ventilators have been added in the public health sector. By Chris Hattingh, project manager and a researcher at the Free Market Foundation According to a recent...

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, vendor revenue in the worldwide server market declined 6% year over year to $18,6-billion during the first quarter of 2020 (1Q20). Worldwide server shipments declined 0,2% year...

While most consumers are taking necessary security precautions to protect their online accounts, businesses may not be doing enough to protect their information – inadvertently driving sales to competitors that can. This is one of the findings from research by...

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Storage Systems Tracker, global market revenue for enterprise external OEM storage systems declined 8,2% year over year to $6,5-billion during the first quarter of 2020 (1Q20). Total...

Social media analysis conducted by media intelligence firm Commetric sheds light on the impact Covid-19 has had on the spread of anti-vaccination conspiracy theories online. Some of the main findings include: * Most users consumed vaccination content via videos rather...

The Life Healthcare Group confirms that its southern African operation has been the victim of a targeted criminal attack on its IT systems. "We acted immediately on becoming aware of the incident and took our systems offline, in order to actively contain the attack,"...