GenAI adoption skews IT spending forecast

GenAI adoption skews IT spending forecast

Worldwide IT spending is expected to total $5,26-trillion in 2024, an increase of 7,5% from 2023, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. This is a decrease from the previous quarter’s forecast of 8% growth, but an increase of the overall spend forecast of...
As hybrid working steps up, CEOs see productivity gains

As hybrid working steps up, CEOs see productivity gains

New research has revealed that nine in 10 CEOs have adopted hybrid working (91%), with three quarters saying this has led to an improvement in productivity (75%) and staff retention (76%). The latest C-suite-focused study, undertaken by International Workplace Group...
Kaspersky bows out of the US market

Kaspersky bows out of the US market

Security software vendor Kaspersky is closing its US office. This follows last month’s decision from the US Commerce Department to ban the sale of Kaspersky software in the US from the end of this week (20 July). The Russian company, which has been operating in...
Hubble finds evidence for a rare black hole in Omega Centauri

Hubble finds evidence for a rare black hole in Omega Centauri

Most known black holes are either extremely massive, like the supermassive black holes that lie at the cores of large galaxies, or relatively lightweight, with a mass of under 100-times that of the Sun. Intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs) are scarce, however, and...
Behind the screens at the Las Vegas Sphere

Behind the screens at the Las Vegas Sphere

Sphere is a new kind of entertainment medium in Las Vegas, captivating audiences with spectacular LED displays that cover nearly 750 000 square feet inside and outside the venue. Behind the screens, around 150 Nvidia RTX A6000 GPUs help power visuals on...

Trust imperative as consumers face massive challenges

Kathy Gibson reports – The last few years have been challenging for consumers hit by low GDP growth, high unemployment, less disposable income, rapidly-changing technology and climate change. In these circumstances, building trust has never been more important...