A U.S.-based blockchain intelligence firm said a North Korean cyber unit was likely behind an attack that stole $6.3 billion from Binance, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange. Binance said on Friday that deposits were unaffected, while withdrawals were suspended and are expected to resume in the next day or two. The company, which worked with blockchain…
As the climate havoc wreaked by burning fossil fuels becomes more and more evident, a basic and common-sense principle is moving into the global mainstream: if you break it, you pay for it What is the polluter pays principle? Perhaps the simplest idea in environmental policy, the polluter pays principle means the costs of pollution…
A year on from the ceasefire in Gaza, Israel continues to carry out near-daily strikes on the territory – saying it is targeting Hamas operatives – and maintains control of more than half of it. More than 74,000 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since 7 October 2023, according to the Hamas-run…
Three in four enterprises (74%) define significant work around outcomes, but only 15% are ready to deliver it consistently, according to new global research from HR tech leader Vertage. These ‘outcome-ready’ enterprises report higher customer satisfaction (91% vs. 67%), stronger delivery of strategic goals (86% vs. 65%) and faster conversion of opportunities into value (85%…
According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), decent work means dignity, equality, fair remuneration and safe working conditions. However, all too often these conditions are not met in the media sector. Journalists and media workers often sacrifice their right to decent working conditions in the name of their vocation as a journalist, i.e. to serve…
World leaders have been asked to support a proposed International Panel on Inequality. Brazil, Norway, South Africa and Spain, together with Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, made the call on the margins of the UN General Assembly meeting in New York in September 2026. The panel would be modelled on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change….
Lungile Mginqi, digital transformation strategist. Artificial intelligence (AI) adoption is already widespread. AI transformation is not. The difference is whether leadership is prepared to redesign real work, take people through the change and build the capability to operate AI safely at scale. Enterprise AI experimentation has become a form of avoidance. AI excitement has done…
Sentech, South Africa’s national digital infrastructure provider, will participate as headline sponsor and exhibitor at the fifth annual Future of Work Dialogue 2026, taking place on 30 September and 1 October 2026 at The Maslow Hotel, Time Square, Menlyn Maine, Pretoria. Convened by the Institute for the Future of Work at Tshwane University of Technology…
Edzard Overbeek, Group CEO at Vertage HeadFirst Global, a leader in work orchestration, today announced it will become Vertage, as it builds a global technology platform that dynamically curates the right mix of expert talent and AI agents to deliver the work outcomes enterprises need. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here:…
Green technologies are mineral-intensive: electric vehicles, batteries, solar panels, wind turbines and grids need cobalt, lithium, copper, manganese, graphite and rare earths. The International Energy Agency estimates that electric cars require six times more minerals than a petrol or diesel car. A wind power plant requires about nine times more minerals than a gas-fired plant….
