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...

Northern summer 2023 goes down as the hottest on record

The Northern Hemisphere summer of 2023 was Earth's hottest since global records began in 1880, according to scientists at NASA's Goddard Institute of Space Studies (GISS) in New York. The months of June, July, and August combined were 0.41 degrees Fahrenheit (0.23...

Webb snaps the supersonic outflow of young star

Herbig-Haro (HH) objects are luminous regions surrounding newborn stars, formed when stellar winds or jets of gas spewing from these newborn stars form shock waves colliding with nearby gas and dust at high speeds. This image of HH 211 from NASA’s James Webb Space...

RPA key for digital workforce transformation

Kathy Gibson is at Blue Prism World – Robotic process automation is enabling a digital workforce for every enterprise. It’s not just about automating work, but rethinking how work is done, says Chip Coyle, chief marketing officer of Blue Prism. Over the last few...

Resilience enables effective cybersecurity

Kathy Gibson is at the Mimecast Cyber Resilience Summit – Mimecast has launched its E-cubed strategy, the guiding principles in how the team delivers solutions. “The what is the core products, but we believe equally important is the way we choose to partner,” says...

Technology offers solution to skills crisis

Kathy Gibson is at the Mimecast Cyber Resilience Summit – The opportunity divide is possibly the biggest challenge to social justice. This is the word from Peter Bauer, CEO and co-founder of Mimecast, who adds: “At the same time, while we have a shortage of skills in...

Microsoft, Vodacom launch online education platform

Kathy Gibson reports - Microsoft South Africa and Vodacom have launched a jointly-developed online learning platform, which they believe is a first for the industry. William Mzimba, chief officer of Vodacom Business, explains that the connect digital education...

TymeBank a strong contender as FNB named top digital bank

FNB has achieved first place as South Africa’s Best Digital Bank, with a score of 81. Capitec placed second, with a score of 78. This is according to InSites Consulting South Africa’s ninth annual SITEisfaction survey that measures customer satisfaction with digital...

Covid-19 takes toll on printing market

Worldwide page volumes printed from office and home devices combined will see a sharp decline in 2020 as Covid-19 changes where and how work is done. New research from IDC forecasts total page volume will fall 13,7% in 2020, from 3,2-trillion pages in 2019 to...

Incidence of digital banking fraud increases

Robust mitigation strategies deployed by member banks and partners are showing results in terms of fewer incidences of crime. This is according to the annual crime stats for 2019 released by the South African Banking Risk Information Centre (Sabric). Digital banking...

China’s ‘big fill’ sets oil stocks record

IHS Markit estimates that China's crude oil inventories will increase by 440-million barrels over the first six months of 2020. This "big fill" dwarfs the largest ever six-month increase in US crude stocks to date which was during late 2014 and early 2015 when stocks...

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