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...

Spatial data maps where Super El Niño will hit SA hardest

The South African Weather Service gave the clearest sign yet on 1 September: this El Niño is on course to become the strongest event in living memory, with sea surface temperatures already tracking past 3°C above normal. A national outlook can't say which town or...

5G router and gateway sales gain momentum

More than 5,6-million cellular routers and gateways were shipped globally during 2022, at a total market value of approximately $1,4-billion. Annual sales grew at fast rate than shipments at a rate of 19%, reflecting strong customer demand in a constrained supply...

Finance organisations lag in AI implementation

Most finance organisations have yet to adopt AI, despite optimistic leadership views towards the technology, according to a survey by Gartner. The survey of 130 finance leaders and 91 associates in administrative support functions in June 2023 revealed that 61% of...

Large, deep Antarctic ozone hole persisting into November

Persistent cold temperatures and strong circumpolar winds, also known as the polar vortex, supported the formation of a large and deep Antarctic ozone hole that should persist into November, NOAA and NASA scientists reported today. The annual Antarctic ozone hole...

AI-driven virtual agents drive customer satisfaction and savings

As many organisations across the world look to digital tools to help address surges in customer inquiries due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a new IBM study reveals that 99% of respondents report an increase in customer satisfaction as a result of using AI-driven virtual...

Huawei void leaves opportunity for rivals in China

The smartphone market in mainland China declined 8% sequentially, and 15% annually, to 83-million units in the third quarter of 2020. Huawei, while still the leader, saw its volume decline in China for the first time, shipping only 34,2-million units during the...

Intel boosts AI portfolio with SigOpt acquisition

Intel has announced it is to acquire SigOpt, a San Francisco-based provider of a leading platform for the optimisation of artificial intelligence (AI) software models at scale. SigOpt's AI software technologies deliver productivity and performance gains across...

The big US election ‘What if?’

With the hotly contested US elections looming on tomorrow (3 November), Daniel Kibel, co-founder of CM Trading, considers the economic effects that may follow. "With Biden's narrow lead in current polls, this election could be anyone's race at this stage," Kibel says....

Samsung snatches back smartphone top spot

The worldwide smartphone market showed signs of improvement in the third quarter of 2020 (3Q20) with shipments declining just 1,3% year over year, according to preliminary data from IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. In total, 353,6-million smartphones...

Crypto marketplace Paxful partners with Uhuru Wallet

In striving towards its goal of financial inclusion for all, global crypto marketplace, Paxful has added Uhuru Wallet as a payment method to its platform. The partnership, it adds, will help encompass its vision of helping the underbanked around the world to gain...

Core banking systems set for change

A new generation of core banking systems will allow banks to respond to many big changes upcoming in the future of financial services. IDC Financial Insights Asia/Pacific's latest report titled Toward a New Generation of Core Banking Systems: The Capabilities to...

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