Nvidia takes over as most valuable company
On Tuesday, Nividia shares rose 3,6%, lifting its market value to $3,35-trillion and making it the world's most valuable public company, powering past Microsoft and Apple. Nvidia's success rest on its leadership in graphic processing units (GPUs) used to power the...
AI-enabled vision finds a home in warehouse operations
By 2027, 50% of companies with warehouse operations will leverage AI-enabled vision systems to replace traditional scanning-based cycle-counting processes, according to Gartner. AI-enabled vision systems are novel hyper-automation solutions that combine industrial 3D...
Buoyant data centre cooling market reaches for new heights
The data centre thermal management market has outpaced previous forecasts and surged to $7,67-billion, according to new research from Omdia. This unprecedented growth is poised to continue with a robust CAGR of 18,4% until 2028. This surge will largely be fueled by...
Mixed, extended reality to drive AR/VR headset growth
Global shipments of augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) headsets declined 67,4% year over year in the first quarter of 2024 (1Q24), according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Augmented and Virtual Reality Headset...
HR functions fail to gain business value from tech
Fewer than one-quarter of HR employees (24%) reported that their organisation's HR function is deriving the maximum value from HR technology, according to Gartner. A Gartner survey of 85 HR leaders in February 2024 found: * Only 35% are confident their current...
Tablets triumph in shopping conversions
Tablet conversion rates have surged to 2,7%, exceeding those of both desktops and smartphones, according to new data from Stocklytics. This unexpected finding suggests that tablets are finding a sweet spot with consumers, potentially becoming a key player in online...
Scammers use Meta infrastructure to hit Facebook business accounts
Kaspersky has discovered a new phishing scheme targeting Facebook business accounts, using legitimate Facebook infrastructure to send deceptive emails with threats of account suspension. Cybercriminals have devised a method to use authentic Facebook functions to send...
Huawei celebrates Youth Month by investing in the future of its interns
Huawei opened the doors of its Johannesburg innovation centre recently to its interns looking to learn and network in a career development workshop. This workshop is a key component of Huawei's 12-month partnership programme with the Department of Labour and...
SA well-placed to reap the rewards of conscious travel
Conscious travel is here. Like every other sector, tourism exerts an inevitable effect on the environments, resources and communities in which it depends. By Nick Dickson, CEO of Dream Hotels & Resorts As the world works to combat climate change and focuses on...
SaaS and its role in streamlining payroll and HR
With digital permeating every aspect of business operations, the need for streamlined, efficient and scalable processes is more important than ever. This is where software-as-a-service (SaaS) can be game-changing. By Mathew Payne, CIO CRS Technologies However, even if...
Africa’s e-commerce boom a billion-dollar opportunity
By the end of 2025, nearly half the population of Africa will have engaged in buying goods and services online, compared to just 13% in 2017. This increase will be fueled by Africa's young and growing tech-savvy population - 70% of sub-Saharans are younger than 30 -...
A call for robust DDoS defence strategies
Within the constantly-fluid cybersecurity arena, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks present a formidable challenge. The staggering frequency and impacts of these attacks are often underestimated, yet they are a relentless threat, disrupting the very fabric...