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By 2027, 35% of countries will be locked into region-specific AI platforms using proprietary contextual data, according to Gartner, which also predicts that platform lock-in will rise from 5% to 35% by 2027. “Countries with digital sovereignty goals are increasing...

Another positive year expected for salaries in 2026

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Enterprise AI is at a critical tipping point

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The AI model that found 370 exoplanets is expanding its reach

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Crypto exchange revenues set to plummet

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European tech leadership needs more innovation financing

Scale-up companies have expanded in Europe with the help of public organisations such as the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group, but these businesses face persistent financing barriers that the EU can do more to tackle, according to a new EIB report. The study - The...

Eskom crisis demonstrates importance of succession planning

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Opportunities for early movers as green-market demand grows

Analysis from the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicates that greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced by 43% by 2030 to limit global warming to the required 1,5 degrees. A recent report from the IPCC shows that emissions are expected to...

Financial crime prevention software spend to hit $28bn

A new Juniper Research study found that global software spend on financial crime prevention tools will exceed $28,7-billion by 2027, increasing from $22,1-billion in 2023. It predicted this growth of 30% will be driven by cybercriminals' strategies of targeting the...

Steady growth for enterprise applications forecast

According to a new International Data Corporation (IDC) forecast, worldwide revenue for enterprise applications will grow from $279,6-billion in 2022 to $385,2-billion in 2026 with a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8%. Nearly all this growth will come...

Solar and wind power waste the elephant in the green energy room

Although solar and wind power are both sources of so-called "green energy", this does not mean that it has no impact on the environment. "On the contrary, very large amounts of waste need to be disposed of when solar panels and wind turbines reach their end life,"...

Finance app installs increase across Africa

There has been a significant increase in finance app installs across the African continent, as people turn to apps and technology as a way of managing finances, navigating economic uncertainty, and moving towards financial freedom. This is according to a new report...

December slowdown limits channel growth

A poor final few weeks of 2022 led to a below-anticipated Q4 revenue growth of 1,1% for European IT distributors, with value sales driving the quarter, according to Context. Despite strong year-on-year (YoY) revenue growth in October (4,9%) and November (3,8%),...

Continued strong growth in compute, storage cloud infrastructure spend

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Infrastructure Tracker: Buyer and Cloud Deployment, spending on compute and storage infrastructure products for cloud deployments, including dedicated and shared IT environments,...

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