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...

The most active malware in November

Check Point Software Technologies Ltdhas published its Global Threat Index for November 2023. Last month, researchers discovered a new AsyncRAT campaign where malicious HTML files were used to spread the covert malware. Meanwhile, JavaScript downloader, FakeUpdates,...

GenAI set to disrupt travel industry

With the arrival of generative AI in 2023, the technology has surged to the top of airport and airline agendas, with 97% of airlines planning a program to develop the technology. This has taken the limelight away from Metaverse, which was the focus for 2022....

Slow growth for converged systems

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Converged Systems Tracker, worldwide converged systems market revenue grew 0.3% year over year to $3.9 billion during the third quarter of 2020 (3Q20). "The overall converged systems market...

EMEA external storage market on slow path to recovery

The EMEA external storage systems market was down 5,4% year-on-year in dollars and 10% in euros in 2020Q3, according to International Data Corporation's (IDC) EMEA Quarterly Disk Storage Systems Tracker. Once again, the quarter saw marked differences across...

Global digital payments market set for 23,7% growth

While it was already under way prior to the pandemic, the global shift to digital payments has been positively affected by the crisis. According to the research data analysed and published by Finnish website Sijoitusrahastot, the global digital payments market grew by...

SA kicks off trade agreements with Africa, UK

1 January 2021 marked the start of preferential trade for South Africa under two new trade agreements: the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) and with the UK under the SACU, Mozambique-UK Economic Partnership Agreement. South Africa has put in place the...

WikiLeaks’ Assange avoids extradition to the US

Julian Assange, founder of the whistle-blowing site WikiLeaks, has escaped extradition to the US – for now. A UK judge today ruled that extraditing him to the US would be “oppressive”, citing his mental health and risk of suicide. The US is appealing the ruling, and...

Alibaba’s Jack Ma missing for two months

Chinese entrepreneur and billionaire Jack Ma hasn’t been seen in public for more than two months, and is feared missing after he levied criticism at the Chinese government. In October, Ma went public with criticism of the government’s banking rules, saying in an...

Renewables investments set to bounce back to pre-Covid levels

Global capex spending on renewables is poised to bounce back in 2021, rising 8,5% to $255-billion - in line with 2019 levels. According to Roger Diwan, vice president: financial services and the IHS Markit Energy Advisory Service, annual spending is expected to remain...

5G coverage to reach half the population by 2025

5G technology global coverage will grow by  253,84% in the next five years. By 2025, about 53% of the global population at 4,14-billion will have access to technology, according to data presented by Bankr. By 2021, the network coverage will reach an estimated...

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