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...

Noose tightens on new vehicle sales

Uncertainty appears to be getting the better of consumers and business as new vehicle sales registered their second consecutive month of declines year-on-year. According to figures released by naamsa the Automotive Business Council, South Africa's new vehicle sales...

Nobel prize for work that enabled Covid-19 vaccine

The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against...

What did Hubble see on your birthday?

Space is a vast and endlessly fascinating place. Hubble has been exploring for 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for the last 30 years. That means it has observed some fascinating cosmic wonder every day of the year - including on your birthday. What did Hubble look...

Finalists for Africa’s Business Heroes contest named

The 2020 Africa's Business Heroes (ABH) prize competition, a philanthropic program established by the Jack Ma Foundation's Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI), has shortlisted the top 50 finalists from stage one of the selection process. The fifty entrepreneurs...

How lockdown pushes us to relook money, savings

The first few months of 2020 will go down in history as some of the most financially and emotionally draining experienced by South Africans. While most of us understood and supported the rationale behind government's lockdown response, none of us could have...

We’re looking for the cutest pet in the channel

Have you got the cutest pet in the IT channel? We're hoping to find out: as part of the Channelwise and A-Plus 101 Donations Women’s Day initiative, we’re inviting you to post a pic of yourself with your pet, or just your pet. The cutest pet (as judged by Channelwise...

Agile HR key to Covid-19 business recovery

Most human resources leaders report that their organisations are experiencing a large agile transformation broadly as a tool for improving organisational outcomes. A Gartner survey reveals that 63% of respondents report already using some variation of agile methods...

Take a Girl Child to Work Day workshops go virtual

Cell C has held its first virtual workshops for 2020's Take A Girl Child To Work Day (TAGCTWD) initiative. Last year's theme of #MoreThanADay promoted the concept that one day is not enough to help motivate and inspire school-going girls. Due to its resounding success...

More than 100 000 African health workers have Covid-19

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned of the threat posed by Covid-19 to health workers across Africa. More than 10 000 health workers in the 40 countries which have reported on such infections have been infected with Covid-19 so far, a sign of the challenges...

MTN expects higher earnings

MTN has issued a trading statement alerting shareholders to a big increase in earning for the six month ended 30 June 2020. The group expects to report an increase in earnings per share (EPS) of at least 345 cents or 140%, representing EPS of greater than 592 cents...

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