In 2027, AI could account for 20% of all business tech spend

In the coming year, CIOs and CISOs will face growing pressure to realise returns on their AI investments in infrastructure, security, digital sovereignty, and emerging technologies, according to Forrester’s 2027 technology and security predictions. Additionally, with...

Banks expect to hand decisions to AI – even if they can’t explain them

Banks are racing toward a future where AI no longer merely informs key credit, treasury, and risk decisions – it makes them autonomously. Yet AI governance is not keeping pace with adoption, according to new AI risk research by FT Longitude, SAS and Microsoft. Even as...

Mankind’s first journey to another star set for 2029 launch

Plans are underway for mankind’s first journey to another star – a trip that is expected to take about 80 000 years. The Fermi Explorer Mission, a nonprofit organisation, hopes to set off for Alpha Centauri by 2029. The more than 40-trillion kilometre journey is...

IT spend will breach $7trn for the first time in 2027

Worldwide IT spending is expected to reach $7,35-trillion in 2027, up 15% from 2026, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “Collectively, the market forces are reinforcing spend around AI infrastructure, AI-enabled cloud platforms, and advanced software...

Over £1m invested in African innovators

The Royal Academy of Engineering is investing over £1-million this year in alumni of the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation programme through grants, prizes and accelerator programme awards, to facilitate long-term success of innovations addressing local...

Companies flag GenAI as privacy, data security risk

Privacy is much more than a regulatory compliance matter, and businesses are increasingly concerned about the use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). This is among findings in the Cisco 2024 Data Privacy Benchmark Study, an annual review of key privacy...

Employers, workers don’t have the same view of future work

Digital technology has done much to help life carry on as near to normal as possible during the pandemic. Video conversations with customers and colleagues are now taken for granted, while cloud-based document-sharing apps allow ongoing co-operation and collaboration....

MTN grew subscribers during 2020

MTN increased its subscribers increased by 28,8 million to 279,6-million during the financial year ended 31 December 2020. The group has 280-million customers in 21 markets. During the year, group service revenue grew by 19,9%. EBITDA (before once-off items) grew by...

Financial firms use change management, upskilling to drive productivity

Financial institutions are spending, on average, 14% of annual operating costs on change management functions in order to drive greater productivity gains, a new PwC study has shown. According to PwC's report, "Productivity 2021 and beyond: Upskilling the workforce of...

More than 100m infections found on Windows devices

Devices with Windows operating systems were affected by over 111-million malware infections during 2020, according to data analysed by the Atlas VPN team. Out of all of the Windows malware threats detected last year, 83% or nearly 92,3-million were found on consumer...

Multilayered approach advised for child cyber safety

Parents and child guardians are advised to adopt a multilayered approach to online safety that recognises today's new realities. SA's Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA), the non-profit industry representative body representing 197 of South Africa's...

Could bitcoin hit all-time high of $60k?

The bitcoin price could hit an all-time high of $60 000 this week as the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass Democrats' $1,9-trillion stimulus bill. The forecast from Nigel Green, the chief executive and founder of deVere Group, comes as the...

SA’s GDP declined 7% in 2020

South Africa's gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annualised rate of 6,3% in the fourth quarter of 2020, but saw a drop of 7% for the full year. During the fourth quarter, the manufacturing industry increased at a rate of 21,1%, contributing 2,4 percentage...

Africa, Middle East telcos not ready for digitalisation

Fewer than three in 10 telecommunications operators in Africa and the Middle East have established a digital transformation roadmap, putting the region far behind the rest of the world when it comes to monetizing digital sales channels. This is according to a new...

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