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...

As African CEOs embrace AI, ROI is still elusive

By Kathy Gibson - African companies are in the middle of learning and adopting artificial intelligence (AI), and adapting to the changes it brings. But they are also looking beyond adoption at how to measure value from their AI investments, says Ladi Asuni, partner...

Africa moves from AI ambition to action

AI has moved from potential to proven economic value and while ambition setting is near universal across economies, execution speed is the differentiator, according to Boston Consulting Group’s The AI Maturity Matrix 2026: AI Is Transforming How Economies Develop and...

The shocking reality facing jobseekers

Of the 867 706 people who registered looking for entry-level work in retail, restaurants and quick-service outlets over a 13-month period, just 6 566 were appointed - approximately one in every 132 – and between them, they sent nearly five million applications. The...

Third party-related business interruptions ramp up

Despite increased investments in third-party cybersecurity risk management (TPCRM) over the last two years, 45% of organisations experienced third party-related business interruptions, according to a new Gartner survey. “Third-party cybersecurity risk management is...

Sovereign cloud spend heads for $250bn by 2027

Global spending on sovereign cloud solutions is projected to reach $258.5 billion by 2027, according to new research from International Data Corporation (IDC). In what is believed to be the first study of its kind, the recently published Worldwide Sovereign Cloud...

AR/VR/MR market expected to hit R30bn by 2030

By 2030, IDTechEx predicts the augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and mixed reality (MR) market to be over $30-billion. With Covid-19 limiting physical interaction, virtual communication and interaction will be the norm for many years to come. Although seen...

SA-made innovation effective for oxygen delivery

A simple, portable and cost-effective device that delivers consistently high levels of oxygen to Covid-19 patients and helps keep their lungs from collapsing has been formally licenced. The South African invention, named OxERA (Oxygen-Efficient Respiratory Aid), is...

Tesla stock skyrocketed over 740% in 2020

Tesla has achieved meteoric growth in market value and stock price in 2020. Over the 12-month period, its market cap increased by over $500-billion year-to-date (YTD). According to the research data analysed and published by Stock Apps, Tesla's stock price rose from...

New materials will drive smart city development

Smart cities are now much more ambitious. That means new materials are their biggest enabler, with information and computer technology dropping to an important support role. This is according to a new IDTechEx report, "Smart Cities Emerging Materials Markets...

Connection found between SolarWinds attack and Kazuar backdoor

On 13 December 2020, FireEye, Microsoft and SolarWinds announced the discovery of a large, sophisticated supply chain attack that deployed a new, previously unknown malware "Sunburst" used against SolarWinds' Orion IT customers. Kaspersky's experts found various...

First-of-a-kind journey for Dragon spacecraft

By capsule, helicopter, boat, plane, and car, space station science experiments are about to make a first of a kind journey back to researchers on Earth. Today (11 January), the SpaceX cargo Dragon spacecraft carrying out the company’s 21st commercial resupply...

Economic uncertainty to shape cybercrime agenda in Africa

Growing economic turbulence, along with the impact of Covid-19, will contribute to an increase in cybercrime across South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria this year, according to Kaspersky experts. "Even though every country globally has had to deal with the pandemic in its...

Remote work, health monitoring to drive wearables growth

Worldwide end-user spending on wearable devices will total $81,5-billion in 2021, an 18,1% increase from $69-billion in 2020, according to the latest forecast from Gartner. The rise in remote work and increased interest in health monitoring during the Covid-19...

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