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Big changes ahead for payments industry
There is an urgent need for decisive action to ensure profitable and sustainable long-term growth in the payments industry.Boston Consulting Group (BCG)’s 22nd annual Global Payments Report, titled Fortune Favors the Bold. It emphasises the strategic imperative for...
Big Tech faces multiple hurdles in the pursuit of Gen AI dominance
In a rapidly advancing technology landscape, generative AI (GenAI) stands out as the latest innovation frontier - and leading the charge in this domain are Big Tech (Alphabet (Google), Amazon, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft). However, with progress comes challenges, says...
Claims of cyberattack on Israeli power plant debunked
On 8 October, the hacktivist group known as Cyber Av3ngers claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on the Dorad power plant in Israel, showcasing PDF files and documents on their Telegram channel as proof. However, the Israeli authorities have not confirmed the...
Digitalisation top of mind at this year’s Gitex
This year's Gitex Global 2023 saw experts come together to re-evaluate how organisations can thrive in the face of rapid digitalisation. The various events during the week saw the convergence of the best minds and most visionary companies to scrutinise, challenge,...
DarkGate attacks linked to Vietnam-based cybercriminals
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Crypto wallet downloads drop by one-third
Cryptocurrencies made a serious comeback this year despite the regulatory twists and ups and downs seen in the past months. However, the global interest in apps that allow for cryptocurrency storage continues falling. According to data presented by AltIndex.com,...
Dubai’s vision for a human-centric digital city
Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex - Dubai is known as one of the world's most technologically advanced cities, with an impressive array of intelligent and automated features making the city easy to navigate and govern. But, as they say in the classics, you ain't seen...
GenAI: a new solution looking for a problem
Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex - Artificial intelligence (AI) is the big buzzword of the day - but it will only be successful when and if organisations use it get value from their data. There is a tremendous amount of noise about AI at the moment, but Joe Reis,...
How to ensure AI is human-centric
Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex - In 1996, chess master Garry Kasparov agreed to a match against IBM's Big Blue computer - and lost. In analysing the game, Kasparov came to the conclusion that he hadn't in fact been beaten by a machine but by a human, because it was a...
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