AI spend grows 47% – and more is expected

Worldwide spending on AI is forecast to total $2,59-trillion in 2026 - a 47% increase year-over-year - according to Gartner. “Through the next several years, the need for capacity will make AI infrastructure - including AI-optimised IaaS, AI-optimised servers, AI...

How to raise funds, then scale your African start-up

Kathy Gibson reports from Everything AI and Gitex Kenya in Nairobi – For many African start-ups, their biggest challenge is not coming up with solutions or creating systems that work – it is in scaling them effectively. Once the excitement of the initial idea and...

African startups look to new investors

Kathy Gibson reports from AI Everything and Gitex Kenya in Nairobi – Africa’s exciting and innovative start-ups are attracting interest from investors in the Middle East, Europe and Asia. Investors from these regions are arguably more aligned to the continent’s...

Pilot to production: the challenge of African developers

Kathy Gibson reports from the AI Everything Summit in Nairobi – Africa has no shortage of ideas, use cases and innovation when it comes to developing AI applications. But having a great idea, or an elegant algorithm, doesn’t necessarily translate into a bankable...

Airlines record increased cargo, passenger numbers in January

African airlines saw increased numbers of both passengers and cargo during January 2026, but it is still unclear how numbers will be impacted by the ongoing conflict in the Gulf. International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) latest analyses of the passenger market,...

AMD and Meta to deploy 6 Gigawatts of GPUs

AMD and Meta have announced a 6-gigawatt agreement to power Meta’s next generation of AI infrastructure across multiple generations of AMD Instinct GPUs. This agreement expands on the companies’ existing strategic partnership and aligns roadmaps across silicon,...

Global IT spend set to surge

The amount of money the business sector pours into IT devices, services, and solutions has exploded over the past five years and continues to rise even after the Covid-19 tech boom. With companies and organisations rushing to upgrade everything from automation and...

Government CIOs expect IT budgets to go up

Fifty-two percent of government CIOs (not including the US) expect their IT budgets to increase for AI and other key technologies in 2026, according to a survey by Gartner. This is despite overall budget pressures, with governments recognizing their transformational...

Young scientists do SA proud at SciFest International STEM Fair

Team South Africa made a remarkable impact at the SciFest International STEM Fair (ISF) in Dublin, Ireland, bringing home top honours for their exceptional scientific research and innovations. The all-girl team, made up of three talented teenage scientists, competed...

How to unlock Africa’s economic potential

Africa's abundant natural resources, young population and expanding middle class are set to redefine the continent's role in global economic growth, sustainable development and the energy transition. This is according to S&P Global’s Look Forward: Unlocking...

What Amazon’s CTO expects in 2026

Amazon chief technology officer Werner Vogels has released his annual technology predictions for 2026 and beyond, offering insights into how emerging technologies will reshape industries and daily life. From AI companions combating loneliness to the urgent need for...

Modernising automation could boost industrial competitiveness

Closed industrial automation systems are quietly eroding competitiveness, costing mid-sized organisations an average of 7,5% of their revenue. This is the headline finding from new Schneider Electric research, “Open versus Closed: The $11.28M Question for Industrial...

AI-powered warehouses drive supply chain productivity, accuracy

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are no longer experimental tools but core drivers of productivity, accuracy and workforce evolution in the warehouses powering today’s global supply chains. As retailers brace for the annual surge of Black Friday...

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Greg McDonald to lead SA sales at HPE

Greg McDonald has been appointed to lead the South Africa sales at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), assuming the role on November 8 2024. He joins the company after 22 years at Dell Technologies, where he most recently oversaw the regional sales business in South...

Africa’s insurance future rests on technological advancements

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With companies such as Microsoft, AWS, Google and Salesforce all releasing autonomous agent capabilities across their offerings, it’s clear that the Agentic Age has finally dawned. By Ryan Falkenberg, CEO of Clevva Within the contact centre industry, the implications...

HP expands AI-powered services, certified refurbished hardware

At CES 2025, HP Solutions announced expanded offerings designed to enhance reliability for maximum employee and IT productivity while helping companies contribute to supporting environmental sustainability. The new offerings include enhanced HP Support Services...

Consumer storage solutions empower creativity, stylise gameplay

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Acer adds sustainable laptops, scooters

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Dell debuts commercial PCs with AMD Ryzen AI PRO

AMD Ryzen AI PRO processors will power new Dell Pro devices. “We’re incredibly proud to collaborate with Dell on the next generation of commercial PCs powered by the AMD Ryzen AI PRO processors,” says Jack Huynh, senior vice-president and GM of the computing and...

Vertiv acquires centrifugal chiller technology

Vertiv’s Chinese subsidiary has acquired certain assets and technologies of BiXin Energy Technology (Suzhou), a manufacturer of chillers, heat pumps, heat-recovery solutions and air-handling units. Focused on expanding the Vertiv chiller family, the acquisition...

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