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...

Hardcopy peripherals shipments dip in Q3

The global hardcopy peripherals market recorded 19.5 million units shipped in the third quarter of 2023 (3Q23), down 7,9% compared to the third quarter of 2022. The decline was caused by sluggish consumer demand and a pessimistic economic outlook, according to new...

MD cuts tenure at SITA short

Just nine months into his five-year contract as MD of the State IT Agency (SITA), Dr Bongani Mabaso is stepping down. Dr Mabaso joined Sita on 1 April 2023, on a fixed-term contract for five years. In a statement today (8 December), SITA says he has decided to pursue...

Ending digital platform dystopia

A new study - Decentralized vs. Distributed Organization: Blockchain, Machine Learning, and the Future of the Digital Platform - has outlined four recommendations to end the harmful dominance of "big tech" AI platforms such as Google, Facebook, Amazon, Tencent, Baidu...

IBM supports African agricultural start-ups

IBM has announced that it is supporting the Digital4Agriculture Initiative (D4Ag), which aims to foster African start-ups in the agricultural sector and strengthen the long-term living conditions of local small farmers by increasing productivity and quality. With the...

SA sees drop in spam calls

With the pandemic breaking out earlier this year and countries going into various lockdowns there has been a significant change in communication behaviour and patterns of spam around the world. The fourth edition of the Truecaller Insights report - which looks at the...

Wearable shipments leap to 125m units in Q3

The global wearables market grew 35,1% year over year during the third quarter of 2020 (3Q20) with total shipments reaching 125-million units according to new data from the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. The surge was driven by seasonality, new...

Learning organisations can emerge stronger from a crisis

The coronavirus has reminded many organisations, including those in the insurance industry, that organisations that have a strong learning culture stand a better chance of emerging stronger from a crisis, says Ronald Tembo, executive manager at the Insurance Institute...

Domain spoofing on the rise in SA

South African organisations are under increasing pressure to protect customers against cybercriminals that are exploiting their web and email domains for monetary gain. Last week the South African Post Office warned customers not to be tricked by a new scam whereby...

Global connectedness falls sharply in 2020

After holding steady in 2019, current forecasts imply that the DHL Global Connectedness Index 2020 (GCI) will fall significantly in 2020 due to the distancing effects of Covid-19 on societies, such as closed borders, travel bans and grounded passenger airlines....

Economic pressures drive southern Africa’s PC market down

Southern Africa's personal computing devices (PCD) market, which comprises desktops, notebooks, and tablets across South Africa, Botswana, and Namibia, saw shipments decline 12,2% year on year (YoY) in Q3 2020, according to the latest research from International Data...

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