Hubble solves merger mystery from Milky Way’s early years

Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, grew to its current size in part by consuming smaller galaxies. Now, new data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope shows definitive evidence of a dwarf galaxy merging with the young Milky Way galaxy in the earliest phases of its...

Crypto assets force tax systems to review their policies

The rapid rise of crypto assets is forcing tax systems to ponder if rules designed for a traditional economy can keep pace with technologies that are redefining how value is created, owned and exchanged, Professor Shaun Parsons has told attendees at a University of...

CEOs want to ramp up their AI spending as FOMO kicks on

AI is exceeding most CEOs’ expectations and their optimism is growing. Cisco’s latest study shows that 67% now worry they’re underinvesting in the technology — up from 57% last year — with nearly two thirds (64%) of those surveyed now seeing AI adoption as mandatory...

Women face higher levels of burnout as stress levels climb

South African employers are facing a growing workforce resilience challenge as new data reveals that women are increasingly bearing the burden of workplace stress, burnout and mental health crises. A comprehensive analysis by Lyra Southern Africa of 67 419 Employee...

OTT-based conversational commerce to surpass $25bn next year

A new study by Juniper Research has found the global spend for conversational commerce over OTT channels, including WhatsApp or WeChat, will rise from $13,3-billion in 2022 to $25,1-billion in 2023. This growth of 89% will be driven by verticals such as retail and...

IBM teams up to accelerate clean energy transition

At this year's COP27 in Egypt, IBM announced the new members of its global pro bono social impact programme, the IBM Sustainability Accelerator, which applies IBM technologies - such as hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence - and an ecosystem of experts to enhance...

Flat panel display growth set to ease

After hitting 7,3% growth in 2018, global demand for flat panel displays (FPDs) in terms of area is forecast to expand 6,4% to 228-million square meters in 2019. This is the first slowdown in year-on-year growth in four years, according to IHS Markit. Although the FPD...

Inflation runs ahead of SA salary increases

South Africans' salaries grew by a sluggish 3% year-on-year - more than 2 percentage points behind the annual inflation rate for October 2018 of 5,1%. This is one of the findings from CareerJunction's 2018 Salary Review, which explores average salary offerings across...

5G on track to hit 1,5bn subscriptions

5G is expected to reach more than 40% global population coverage and 1,5-billion subscriptions for enhanced mobile broadband by the end of 2024. This will make 5G the fastest generation of cellular technology to be rolled out on a global scale, according to the latest...

Tech, incentives change Vitality users’ behaviour

A new study shows that Discovery's Vitality incentives, combined with Apple Watch, deliver dramatic and sustained improvements in physical activity levels. Incentives and Physical Activity, the largest behaviour tech study based on verified data, found an average 34%...

Money mules used in new type of fraud

Technology is designed to bring greater efficiencies but there is often a downside where it creates loopholes for opportunistic tactics and fraud. Banks are using biometrics (fingerprint identification) to verify account holders. Although this brings greater security...

Daka, Barkhuizen top IITPSA awards

Etion's Teddy Daka and Absa's Jacques Barkhuizen have been named SA's IT Personality and Visionary CIO of the Year at the SA IT industry's top annual awards. The annual Institute of Information Technology Professionals SA (IITPSA) 2018 President's Awards. With two new...

Long road ahead to meet SDG targets

Nearly three quarter of organisations (72%) globally mention the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in their annual corporate or sustainability reports - an increase of 10% on last year, according to a new study by PwC. But concrete measures and integration...

Social media supports climate change consensus

New research shows the social media content is broadly supportive of scientific climate change consensus, despite the wealth of fake new and pseudo-science content out there. Research by the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford. centred around concerns are...

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