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...

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...

Global shipments of smart TVs poised for slow recovery

Worldwide smart TV shipments are on track to decline 5,5% year over year in 2023, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Smart Home Device Tracker. However, the market is expected to recover with flat growth forecast in 2024 followed...

No clarity yet on VMware partners’ status

Broadcom remains tight-lipped on how – or if - South African VMware partners will be affected in its upcoming partner programme shake-up. The company, which acquired VMware on 22 November 2023, sent termination notices to all VMware partners around the world on 22...

Public cloud IT infrastructure revenue still growing

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Cloud IT Infrastructure Tracker, vendor revenue from sales of IT infrastructure products (server, enterprise storage, and Ethernet switch) for cloud environments, including public and private...

Customer service organisations plan messaging migration

By 2025, 80% of customer service organisations will have abandoned native mobile apps in favour of messaging for a better customer experience, according to Gartner. Digital transformation for service organisations initially focused on websites for desktop users but...

Supply chain backdoor techniques set to proliferate

The revelations around the SolarWinds-Sunburst espionage campaign will spark a proliferation in copycat supply chain attacks of this kind, writes Steve Grobman, senior vice-president and chief technology officer of McAfee. On 13 December 2020, the cybersecurity...

Bitcoin investors stand to lose big if they forget passwords

There are fortunes to be made by investing in bitcoin - but some investors are finding that these fortunes can be quickly lost if they forget their passwords. News recently broke about an investor who was two password tries away from being permanenly locked out of his...

IBM tops US patent list for 28th consecutive year

IBM scientists and researchers received 9 130 US patents in 2020, the most of any company for the 28th consecutive year. IBM led the industry in the number of artificial intelligence (AI), cloud, quantum computing and security-related patents granted. "The world needs...

Obituary: Martin van Riet

By Kelvin Reynolds - Veteran IT and LFP expert Martin van Riet has sadly succumbed to Covid-related issues and passed away on 11 January 2021 after a short illness. A colourful character, Martin will be remember for his expertise in large format printers. He served...

Intel debuts four new processor families at CES 2021

At CES 2021, Intel introduced new processors for business, education, mobile and gaming computing platforms. "Only Intel has the breadth of products spanning multiple architectures; the large, open ecosystem; sheer scale of manufacturing footprint; and deep technical...

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