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...

Big growth ahead for global cloud communications

Cloud communications is expected to witness a substantial growth over the next five years, as businesses are switching from legacy PBX solutions to cloud communications and opting for a pay-as-you-go model to optimize expenses and avoiding upfront investments. Against...

Exceptional women under spotlight

Absa and Women in Tech (WiT) hosted the second edition of the Women in Tech Africa Awards on 5 October 2023, at Cape Town's Mount Nelson Hotel, recognising Africans who have made a mark in the technology industry. Award categories included Women in Tech Start-Up,...

Stakeholders commit to responsible AI

South African businesses, academia, civil societies, human rights activists, labour movements, non-profit organisations, SMMEs, legal fraternity, women and youth organisations have signed an Expression of Interest (EoI). The EoI provides a platform for cooperation and...

Google, Amazon emerge as top phishing brands

It's estimated that phishing is the starting point of over 90% of all attempted cyber-attacks, and Verizon's 2019 Data Breach Investigations Report shows that nearly one-third (32%) of actual data breaches involved phishing activity. What's more, phishing was present...

Vehicle hijacking levels are up

Tracker's vehicle crime statistics for the year July 2019 to June 2020 indicate that hijacking is on the rise and remained prevalent during the lockdown period even with a significant drop in vehicle crime. Hijacking can also happen at any time of the day, any day of...

MTN grows subscriber base

MTN increased its subscriber base by 10,6-million over the six-month period ended 30 June 2020, to 261,5-million. The group reported service revenue growth of 9,4%, with EBITDA margin up by 6,4 percentage points to 49,7% EBITDA (before once-off items) growing by 21%....

Logicalis Latin America acquires a stake in Kumulus

Datatec has announced that Logicalis Latin America has acquired a 30% stake in Kumulus, a company based in Brazil with 80 employees specialising in Microsoft cloud and data manged services. With this investment, Logicalis strengthens its ability to assist customers on...

Net1 CEO to step down

Net1 today announced that, after 22 years with Net1, CEO Herman Kotzé will be stepping down on 30 September 2020. "Following a number of transformational corporate actions over the last year, including the sale of certain material assets and the retirement of all...

Despite challenges, AI still on a growth trajectory

Worldwide revenues for the artificial intelligence (AI) market, including software, hardware, and services, are expected to total $156,5-billion in 2020, an increase of 12,3% over 2019. While this year's growth is somewhat slower than previous years due to the...

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