African executives rank innovation as a top priority

African executives rank innovation as a top priority

More African companies are prioritising innovation more than ever before–and have experienced an increased innovation readiness, unlike global counterparts–although not without challenges. A new report released from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) finds that...
AI and accelerated computing drive energy efficiency

AI and accelerated computing drive energy efficiency

AI and accelerated computing are delivering energy efficiency for many industries. It’s progress the wider community is starting to acknowledge, writes Dion Harris, head of data centre product marketing at Nvidia. “Even if the predictions that data centers...
Intel AI pioneers 8K OTT broadcast at Paris Olympics

Intel AI pioneers 8K OTT broadcast at Paris Olympics

Watching live Olympic sport from the comfort of your home in 8K video resolution – the highest broadcast-grade viewing quality – would, before today, have been something of a pipe dream. At the Olympic Games Paris 2024, Intel will demonstrate how this...
Climate change is causing Earth’s rotation to shift

Climate change is causing Earth’s rotation to shift

Days on Earth are growing slightly longer, and that change is accelerating. The reason is connected to the same mechanisms that also have caused the planet’s axis to meander by about 10 metres in the past 120 years. The findings come from two recent NASA-funded...
Employees run high burnout risk

Employees run high burnout risk

A worryingly high number of employees are at a high risk of burnout. And, without a plan to improve employee health and wellbeing, or assistance from AI and other technologies, organisational burnout risk spreads from managers to employees – a potential domino...
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...