Author: Thurgood Mashiane
The COVID-19 pandemic had put a dent on global economic activity and for the first time, the world must face a severe shutdown that will very likely come with big consequences over the next few years. Due to human-to-human transmission, there are more than 1.8 million confirmed cases until April 13th, 2020 and the numbers keep growing, especially in the United States. If March had been characterized by severe stock market selling, the past three weeks had seen a decoupling between how the outbreak continued to spread and how valuations had been fluctuating. Source: https://www.afro.who.int/fr/node/12206 Bear market rally or V-shaped…
Fundamentals of business systems analysis Business systems analysis is the nexus between the needs of a business, usually its senior stakeholders, and technological gatekeepers such as web admins, programmers and information systems analysts. Whereas proto-business analysts did exist in the early 80s and 90s – as systems analysts who were primarily programmers but served a dual function – nowadays the role is very much a specialised one. Currently, a business analyst needs a thorough understanding of the business model of an organisation and its technology solutions simultaneously. What is a System? Before you can delve into the intricacies of being…
Technological innovation has always shaped online casinos. With rapidly evolving computer electronics and software design in the past generation, progress continues to pick up speed. Several technologies have changed how online casino players gamble online. Still, those innovations might only be a preview of the effect of virtual reality, and AI could have on the future of online gambling. How Technology Has Already Shaped Online Casinos From the start, online gambling intertwined with new hardware and software. Technologies like live streaming, mobile software, computer graphics, and crypto-currencies have changed the way people play online. Let’s take a look at the…
A new technology from Israel aims to use AI to take the online casino gamble out of figuring out how to predict the spread of coronavirus. Researchers have developed a method that employs Artificial Intelligence to help identify and monitor coronavirus outbreaks and possibly to predict future danger zones. The method uses algorithms to analyze the data so authorities can predict where COVID-19 is most likely to develop and monitor that region. AI AI (Artificial Intelligence) is a field of computer science that focuses on creating intelligent machines that work and react like humans. In short, it aims to create…
As is often said in business, opportunity waits for no man. If asset finance is required to buy the equipment necessary to take a company to the next level, it often needed to happen yesterday. For many companies, taking on more debt to ensure the expansion of their business, while maintaining enough working capital to pay all the bills at the end of the month, can be problematic. But it certainly does not need to be. Why asset finance? Asset financing is a more flexible borrowing solution compared to traditional bank loans, especially for small businesses. Because a company is…
A digital nomad describes a worker who is independent of location, which during the times of all the craziness involving the Covid-19 virus, seems like a really good idea. Companies worldwide are forced to send their employees home who now have to learn how to be productive while working from home. As a digital nomad, you can work while in transit. A digital nomad gets to travel the world while working. The amount of money you make is totally up to you, but you can expect to make more as you gain more experience. Below are some handy tips and…
Popular Online Trading Platforms It is evident that each person seeking to make any sort of investment in the Forex trading or stock market requires a trading platform. When one chooses an online trading company, most will recommend ForexTime that works best with their accounts. So one would ask, what is online trading platforms and which of them to choose? What Is a Trading Platform A trading platform can be basically described as a software that is used for trading that is opening, closing, and managing market positions, buying and selling foreign currency or shares through a financial intermediary. These…
During the 2010 football world cup in South Africa, we saw something that has never happened before. We saw teams like Slovakia which was their first world cup as an independent team, other than that we saw North Korea, Honduras, New Zealand and Algeria making their first appearance after a long time in FIFA world cup during 2010. At the same time, there were several online bookmakers that rose into prominence after the world cup like Bet365 and Betway among others. Especially Betway, the sponsor of the English Premier League team West Ham United, has established itself as one of…
Gambling industry is one of the biggest earning centres for South Africa. As we speak of gambling in South Africa, casino comes on top followed by online sports betting. These two make up for most of the gambling games going on in South Africa. Gambling Empire While the gambling industry of South Africa continues to grow from a revenue point of view, experts suggest that it will continue to grow further. Gross gambling revenues (GGR) of South Africa (from all forms of gambling) rose to 11.2% in the year 2015, to R26 billion. This booming business is expected to grow…
Slowly robots, artificial intelligence, and automation have started to take over in some industries. They have begun to take over our jobs and this includes academic writing jobs too. It is no longer just the manufacturing industries where AI is taking over and it seems like AI will begin by taking over the jobs of news reporters who deal with fact-based reports. In fact, it has been stated that robot writers are already to write articles that are data-based such as articles related to awards, sports outcomes, earnings, and stock prices. The Washington Post has already used the robots Heliograf…