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...

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...

A day without the Internet would cost $43bn

The Internet has become such an integral part of our daily lives that we often do not even think about how much we rely on it. But if the Internet were to go down globally for even just a single day, the economic impact would be enormous. Such interruption of online...

Digital payments to become a $10trn industry

Over the past five years, more than 1,6-billion people worldwide have embraced digital payments, pushing the total user count in this market to a whopping 4,44-billion - or more than half the world`s population. This massive user base has helped the total transaction...

The top 10 African netpreneurs are …

The 2020 Africa's Business Heroes (ABH) prize, a flagship philanthropic program created by the Jack Ma Foundation's Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI), has selected the top 10 finalists, who will pitch at the competition's grand finale in November, for a chance...

Most CMOs disappointed with analytics results

Despite chief marketing officers prioritising investments in marketing data and analytics, more than half of senior marketing leaders are unimpressed by their results, according to Gartner. The Gartner Marketing Data and Analytics Survey 2020 revealed that as a result...

NASA population modeling makes humanitarian efforts more precise

Models based in part on a method NASA has used to track and count wild salmon in Nevada can now be used by governments and humanitarian organisations to more accurately estimate populations and allocate aid to remote regions of the world. In hard-to-reach areas where...

Pandemic is a catalyst for change in higher education

South Africa's higher education sector is faced with new technological, financial and collaborative challenges in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. These challenges and new areas for growth are some of the most pressing issues for university vice-chancellors. In...

PC shipments at a 10-year high

The global PC market climbed 12,7% from a year ago to reach 79,2-million units in Q3 2020 as it continued to benefit hugely from the Covid-19 crisis. Research from Canalys shows that this is the highest growth the market has seen in the past 10 years. After a weak Q1,...

How Covid-19 will change digital commerce

Gartner has identified five areas of digital commerce that will change due to shifting customer buying behaviors and accelerated digital investment in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. "Digital commerce has played an important role during the pandemic by enabling...

Coronavirus still the biggest phishing threat

KnowBe4’s Q3 2020 top-clicked phishing report reveals coronavirus-related email subjects remain the biggest threat. Covering the entire third quarter, simulated phishing tests with a message related to the coronavirus were the most popular, with a total of 50%. Social...

Commonwealth portal for disaster support

A new online portal launched by the Commonwealth Secretariat will help member countries easily find the right type of financial support to prepare for, respond to and recover from natural disasters. The Commonwealth Disaster Risk Finance Portal will serve as a...

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