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Businesses need to stay ahead of an ever-evolving world of tech to remain competitive. In 2023, consulting giant Gartner expects four trends to dominate the tech market Federated enterprise tech buying More federated enterprise tech buying, which incorporates more decision makers outside of IT, would mean purchase decisions being based on value scenarios and outcomesRead More

A new technology that can read our minds and draw the visuals we are thinking of! After creating images from text instructions, Generative AI now dives deep into the intricacies of human brain.Researchers from Osaka University,Japan,havejust developed a new AI-powered algorithm that can interpret signals from our brainto recreate whatever our eyes are seeing. InRead More

Sustainability is one of the key issues being addressed by the Resilience Consortium –a catalyst for coordinating public- and private-sector efforts Amid severe climate events, a still-smouldering pandemic and a tragic war in Europe, consulting firm McKinsey has launched the Resilience Consortium, a catalyst for coordinating public- and private-sector efforts to build and strengthen businessRead More

Navigating Uncertainty, Digitisation, and Competitive Pressures during a period of turbulence Commercial banks are facing multiple challenges in 2023 – tighter monetary policy, macroeconomic uncertainty, growing digitisation, and heightened competition, among others. Many commercial customers are demanding frictionless digital experiences, integrated services, innovative offerings, and efficient processes to make it easy for them to bank.Read More

Dark use of generative artificial intelligence programs was inevitable, and it seems like that it has already started One of the most powerful capabilities of ChatGPT is to constantly improve its responses. Experts say that this can easily be used to create and continually mutate injectors. By continuously querying the chatbot and receiving a uniqueRead More

EU has initiated a discussion of member states to settle some of the critical areas of confusion still open on the draft AI Act The world is rushing towards a universally acceptable legislation for artificial intelligence (AI). This haste in working out a practical framework for AI regulationsmay remind us of another insane race toRead More

Patenting activity alone may not be a reliable indicator of innovation or commercial success, especially for smaller players in a given industry. The debate over whether antitrust actions promote innovation and competition has become a hot topic in recent times, particularly in the tech industry. This was evidenced in the 2022 Ticketmaster fiasco, where theRead More

The case opens up a Pandora’s box about recommendation engines that power billions of dollars of digital ad revenues Google vs. Gonzalez, the case before the US Supreme Court, has riveted worldwide attention as it discusses whether Internet platforms like Google, YouTube, etc are liable for content posted by their users. But more importantly theRead More

CEOs today must learn to read geopolitical signals well in advance to navigate new kinds of risks, apart from the usual ones Exactly a year ago, when war broke out in Europe, nearly 1000 global companies exited Russia. According to some accounts business losses reached nearly US$60 billion. With rising technonationalism, birthed from the growingRead More

As companies seek to position themselves for long-term success and growth, M&A will likely remain a key strategy for achieving these goals Mergers and acquisitions have been a crucial aspect of several businesses’ growth strategies for decades. During periods of economic turmoil, executives are hesitant to engage in M&A transactions, preferring to wait out theRead More