Supply chain planning threatened by AI hype and ‘agent washing’

Agentic AI is reshaping the supply chain planning landscape, but hype and “agent washing” are creating real risks for organisations under pressure to deliver results, according to Gartner. Supply chain planning (SCP) leaders who focus on proven use cases, strengthen...

AI spend grows 47% – and more is expected

Worldwide spending on AI is forecast to total $2,59-trillion in 2026 - a 47% increase year-over-year - according to Gartner. “Through the next several years, the need for capacity will make AI infrastructure - including AI-optimised IaaS, AI-optimised servers, AI...

How to raise funds, then scale your African start-up

Kathy Gibson reports from Everything AI and Gitex Kenya in Nairobi – For many African start-ups, their biggest challenge is not coming up with solutions or creating systems that work – it is in scaling them effectively. Once the excitement of the initial idea and...

African startups look to new investors

Kathy Gibson reports from AI Everything and Gitex Kenya in Nairobi – Africa’s exciting and innovative start-ups are attracting interest from investors in the Middle East, Europe and Asia. Investors from these regions are arguably more aligned to the continent’s...

inDrive levelling the e-hailing playing field

Reaffirming its commitment to boosting drivers’ earnings, mobility app inDrive has invested around R1,3-million every month in driver bonuses across South Africa - amounting to more than R8-million in the past six months. According to Ashif Black, country...

Digital assets, AI are hot as fintechs pull in $44,7bn

Despite the cautious optimism permeating the fintech sector heading into 2025, the first half of the year saw fintech investment and deals slow considerably amid headwinds from ongoing geopolitical tensions and concerns around evolving trade policies. Total fintech...

Secure USB drives come under attack

Kaspersky found that a secure USB drive was compromised with malicious code injected into its access management software. The drive was developed by a government entity in Southeast Asia to securely store and transfer files between machines in sensitive environments....

EMEA public cloud poised to reach $415bn

The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) public cloud services (PCS) market, including infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and software as a service (SaaS), is projected to generate $203-billion in revenue for 2024. That's according to...

International advisory body supports submarine cable resilience

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations Agency for Digital Technologies, and the International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC), the leading industry organisation promoting submarine cable protection, have formed the International Advisory...

How AI is shaping the future of work and innovation 

South Africa's recent 1,4% decrease in the unemployment rate has offered a glimmer of hope, yet the country continues to grapple with persistently low employment levels. By Professor Amit Kumar Mishra, professor at the Engineering and Built Environment Faculty, and...

Interactive video wall market to hit $39,44bn

The global interactive video wall market size is estimated to reach $39,44-billion by 2030, registering to grow at a CAGR of 14% from 2025 to 2030 according to a new report by Grand View Research. Increasing adoption of interactive video walls in educational...

Green spaces play a massive role in cooling cities

As any urban dweller who has lived through a heat wave knows, a shady tree can make all the difference. But what happens when there’s no shade available? A recent study in Nature Communications used NASA satellite data to identify a major gap in global resilience to...

How to make a career of gaming

South African gaming enthusiasts are keen to turn their passion into a career - but most are unaware of the training and job opportunities available to them. This is one of the findings of a new gaming and esports report from HP. “What is resoundingly clear from the...

Study outlines four possible futures for insurance

By 2040, technological innovation driven by customer centricity could pave the way to greater climate resilience and more personalised offerings by the insurance industry. Alternatively, insurance could become a luxury afforded only to the wealthiest few. These are...

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2022 and the changing face of IT

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The future of collaboration

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Brickmaking plant boosted by digital upgrade

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Edge computing – it’s all in the detail

More than ever the speed, reliability and resilience of edge computing can unlock the benefits of the world’s current and quite rapid digital transformation.  Together with the cloud, edge computing is a vital cog in hybrid IT architecture that is enjoying...

2021 contact centre trends in review

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Telecom infrastructure trends for 2022

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Data centre risks: how to protect the backbone of your business

Data centres are the invisible but essential backbone of any modern business. Companies throughout the world have shifted to remote working, depending on cloud storage and cloud-based software as a service (SaaS) solution to ensure business continuity through the...

How Covid has changed payment behaviour

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