Geopolitical tensions, supply disruptions, and rising demand are driving fragmentation and slowing progress across the global energy landscape, according to the World Economic Forum's Energy Transition Index 2026. The report, developed in collaboration with Accenture,...

More than one in 10 enterprises will be AI-first by 2030, outperforming competitors in the adoption of AI agents, semantics and converged data and analytics (D&A) platforms, according to Gartner. These three areas are the driving forces behind the top trends for...

Africa’s economies are projected to grow at 4,2% in 2026, moderating slightly from 4,4% in 2025, before rebounding to 4,4% in 2027. The findings of the 2026 African Economic Outlook from the African Development Bank Group underscore the continent's continued...

As brands race to invest in agentic commerce, consumer willingness to let artificial intelligence (AI) make purchase decisions topped out at 11% across lower-stakes categories, such as personal care and household supplies, according to Gartner. The findings suggest...

IBM and Red Hat have announced Project Lightwell, a $5-billion commitment backed by new frontier AI capabilities and a global force of more than 20 000 engineers to help enterprises secure open source software. Together, these investments establish a new model for...

South African households are entering a more constrained financial period, as the modest momentum seen at the end of 2025 comes under pressure from rising living costs. According to TransUnion’s latest insights, increases in fuel prices, renewed food inflation, and...

International Air Transport Association (IATA) data for April 2026 global air cargo markets shows that total demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTK), increased by 4% compared to April 2025 levels. However, capacity, measured in available cargo...

Intel has introduced Intel Arc G-Series processors, a new family of products designed for next-generation handheld gaming systems. Launching with Intel Arc G3 and Intel Arc G3 Extreme processors running on Windows 11, the series builds on the architecture of Intel...

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has launched version 2.0 of the Hiroshima AI Process voluntary reporting framework. As the only global framework for companies to report on their efforts to promote safe, secure, and trustworthy AI, the...

The shift to agentic AI creates a new CPU requirement for the AI factory: fast cores, massive memory bandwidth and the ability to sustain high performance when all cores are active. Initial benchmark results published by Phoronix  show that the Nvidia Vera CPU is...