GenAI levels up game characters

To enhance the gaming experience, studios and developers spend tremendous effort creating photorealistic, immersive in-game environments. But non-playable characters (NPCs) often get left behind. Many behave in ways that lack depth and realism, making their...

African smartphone market resilient

Africa’s smartphone market has remained resilient in the face of macroeconomic challenges, high inflation, and forex issues, with shipments increasing 12,8% year on year in Q3 2023 to reach 20,1-million units. That’s according to the latest Worldwide...

Software testers embrace AI

A new “Future of Quality Assurance 2023” study by LambdaTest of 1 615 software testing professionals from 70 different countries has shed new light on software testing practices in 2023, including finding that 78% have already adopted AI. 2023 has seen a...

Tourism ends 2023 at 90% of pre-Covid levels

International tourism is on track to recover almost 90% of pre-pandemic levels by the end of this year. According to the latest data from the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), an estimated 975-million tourists travelled internationally between January and September...

Black Friday sales numbers show consumer strain

Although the volume of Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales increased over the sales period, data from Ecentric Payment Systems shows that the value of transactions and the timing of purchases made indicates that consumers are carefully shopping around while also...

Party is over for WLAN as revenues dip

Vendors depleted their backlogs of Wireless LAN (WLAN) orders faster than expected, bringing worldwide revenues down 4% year-over-year (Y/Y) in 3Q 2023. Following an unprecedented stretch of revenue expansion, vendors are now reporting flat or declining orders from...