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...

South Africans fear spying from drones

According to the results of the recent Kaspersky Business Digitisation survey that was conducted in the Middle East, Turkiye, and Africa region, 44% of employees surveyed in South Africa are afraid of drone spying. Corporate spies and hackers use drones to get trade...

Oil demand set to plateau just below pre-Covid levels

World oil demand has grown at a record pace - by 13-million barrels per day (mpd) in the last four months - since the bottom of the Covid-induced collapse in April. But that pace of growth is expected to taper off with global crude demand plateauing just below...

Call for entrepreneurs to help reopen tourism

The Hospitality Challenge, in collaboration with Sommet Education, is a global call aiming to receive projects that can help reboot the hospitality sector. The competition is designed to identify ideas and individuals capable of accelerating recovery while promoting...

Online classifieds could unlock close to R10bn economic value

New data from Gumtree reveals that community capitalism made possible by online classifieds platforms could stimulate South Africa's ailing economy by unlocking more than R9,66-billion in value. According to Gumtree, the 14,4-million items listed on its platform...

Facebook launches programme to support SMEs

Facebook today announced a grant of over R8,5-million to support 217 small businesses in South Africa, as part of its $100-million Global Grants Programme announced earlier this year which aims to support 30 000 SMBs in over 30 countries. Aimed at stimulating economic...

The role of digital finance in mitigating the Covid crisis

The unprecedented social and economic crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has put a spotlight on the role of digital finance in providing relief for millions around the world, supporting businesses and protecting jobs and livelihoods. While the pandemic...

As Covid surges, so do cyber-attacks on healthcare workers

As if Covid-19 wasn't enough of a crisis, the number of cyber-attacks on frontline healthcare responders have surged at the same time as the global pandemic, trending upwards almost entirely in line with case numbers. By March 2020, phishing emails had spiked by over...

AI spend set to double by 2024

Global spending on artificial intelligence (AI) is forecast to double over the next four years, growing from $50,1-billion in 2020 to more than $110-billion in 2024. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Artificial Intelligence Spending...

Global smartphone sales plunge 20%

The Covid-19 pandemic continued to impact the global mobile phone industry, as worldwide sales of smartphones to end users totaled 295-million units, a decline of 20,4% in the second quarter of 2020, according to Gartner. Among the top five smartphone vendors, Samsung...

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