IBM has announced watsonx Code Assistant for Z, a new generative AI-assisted product that will help enable faster translation of Cobol to Java on IBM Z and enhances developer productivity on the platform. This product will be generally available in Q4 2023, and is...

The volume of QR code payments in the leading southeast Asian market will increase from 13-billion in 2023 to 90-billion in 2028, according to a new study from Juniper Research. High growth in Southeast Asia and other developing markets is largely down to financial...

Two South African entrepreneurs have developed a testing kit that promises to significantly speed up the process of identifying positive Covid-19 cases. Allan Gray Orbis Foundation Fellows Daniel Ndima and Dineo Lioma have developed a testing kit that provides results...

The Covid-19 pandemic is set to reshape the healthcare industry with cutting-edge technologies in virtual care such as internet of medical things (IoMT), teleradiology, telemedicine, remote patient monitoring, and virtual visits. The post-Covid-19 telehealth market...

Work has a completely new look as employees around the world adapt to the realities or working from home, according to a recent survey conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Citrix Systems. Beds have become desks, bathrooms serve as conference rooms, kids and pets crash...

Right now, there are currently around 2,5-billion people around the world in some form of a Covid-19 lockdown, and millions more businesses are also shuttered and unable to trade or generate an income. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is both staggering and...

The Libra Association has announced new changes to its proposed stablecoin project, most notably a move to work with central banks in developing digital currencies. The Libra stablecoin project will see a host of single-currency stablecoins developed alongside a...

James Petretta, associate director: country risk at IHS Markit, details how the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns are impacting the risk of social unrest. Lockdowns in Asia have been enforced strictly by security forces, particularly in South Asia. Post-peak debate...

As part of the response to fight the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, senior lecturer at the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Graduate School of Business Athol Williams and his artist wife, Taryn Lock, have produced the seventh book in their acclaimed Oaky...

Facebook has announced another step to combat the spread of harmful hoaxes and misinformation about Covid-19 on its platforms. Through Facebook's Newsfeed, users who interact with harmful COVID-19 claims will receive messages on Covid-19 myths debunked by the WHO...