Accounting
Deep Dive July 21, 2026, 8:45 AM Enron Corp. exploited US accounting rules to hide from investors and lenders hundreds of millions in debt it had bundled into off-balance sheet entities — obligations that contributed to one of the biggest corporate collapses in US history. Twenty-five years later,…
Deep Dive July 21, 2026, 8:45 AM Enron Corp. exploited US accounting rules to hide from investors and lenders hundreds of millions in debt it had bundled into off-balance sheet entities — obligations that contributed to one of the biggest corporate collapses in US history. Twenty-five years later,…
Story audio is generated using AI When Cindy Ramokoto left the security of a corporate career to enter the fuel retail industry, she knew she was taking a risk. A chartered accountant by profession and a former partner at one of SA’s big four accounting firms, Ramokoto had built a successful caree…
Startups
Researchers know science, and their breakthroughs often begin in a laboratory. Entrepreneurs know business, and their experience can bring those innovations to market. At Virginia Commonwealth University, a partnership is growing that recognizes the reality, and the potential, of that distinction: M…
eCommerce
GR0 plans to acquire Ultimate Deployment, the enterprise division of Ultimate AI, and launch a new company called GR0 AI. The deal will combine GR0’s performance marketing capabilities and customer relationships with Ultimate Deployment’s AI agents and enterprise intelligence technology. Financi…
Sales growth is usually good news for an e-commerce business—until operating costs start rising at the same pace. Picking, packing, processing returns and handling complaints all scale with volume. In many organisations, the default response is to add headcount and absorb more repetitive work simp…
CRM
Blog CRM Transformation Works When IT and the Business Work Together Jul 27, 2026 Major CRM technology platform providers have been significantly upgrading their platform infrastructure, rendering current versions near obsolete in the near future1,2. Combined with technical drivers such as agentic a…
Night View Capital, an investment management firm, released its second-quarter 2026 investor letter. The letter highlights that AI is a transformative force, comparable to electricity due to its industry-wide impact. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. Although fears about the software sect…
AI Tools
Read MoreUnscrambling South African AI business limitations “We aim to build a South African artificial intelligence (AI) giant that can put the country and continent into the AI race and ensure we do not fall behind in this new world.” So said University of Cape Town (UCT) alumnus Lars Gumede, who set o…
Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Hermes is an AI desktop app with plenty of cool features. You can easily select models and check agent progress. Hermes learns as it goes and allows you to schedule queries. AI isn't everyone's favorite topi…
When the AI bubble bursts, what will Australia do with the tools it built? One man thinks he has the answer Journalist and author Cory Doctorow is coming to Australia to spread his message – humans will take their jobs back Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking ne…