HKEX Artificial Intelligence Index and Semiconductor Index Launched
HONG KONG, Oct. 26, 2026 — Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has launched the HKEX Artificial Intelligence Index and the HKEX Semiconductor Index,...
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AI shopping drives higher conversions for Glovo, 41% vs 33%
Glovo reported that customers arriving through AI-assisted shopping journeys convert into orders at a higher rate than the platform’s average: 41% versus a 33% average...
AI agent payments: Visa highlights trust gap and tokenisation
Visa East Africa used Glovo Kenya’s Future of Commerce Summit to spotlight how payment infrastructure must evolve as AI assistants move from recommending products to...
Cyberattacks in Africa Rise Faster Than Global Average
Cyberattacks in Africa grew faster than the global average over the past decade, with incidents on the continent rising more than 421 percent between 2016...
AI hardware leads October’s top 100 tech trends
In October 2026, AI hardware moved decisively out of software and into physical products, with intelligence embedded directly in wearables, robotics and everyday devices rather...
Women in AI: Why the Future Needs More Challengers
Women in AI face greater exposure and less influence Yasmin London argues that the future of AI needs more women willing to challenge it, because...
Personal AI Agents: Workplace Benefits and Governance Trade-offs
Organizations weighing the adoption of personal AI agents in the workplace face a trade-off: enterprise agents deliver scale by operating across workflows, while personal AI...
5G-Advanced: MTN Hits 10.35Gbps in South Africa Upper 6GHz Trial
MTN South Africa has recorded peak download speeds of 10.35Gbps in a 5G-Advanced trial using the Upper 6GHz band, the operator said, marking what it...
DACH life sciences: investment opportunities and AI’s impact
The DACH life sciences ecosystem combines world-class academic research and multiple strong regional hubs, yet experts agree that converting scientific excellence into globally competitive, scalable...
Home Computing: 7 Technology Trends That Could Shape 2027
Home computing could look noticeably different in 2027 as advances in on-device AI, wireless networking, displays, cloud services, security, power efficiency and backup tools change...
Confidential computing tackles a key AI data-processing risk
Confidential computing should be part of security planning for businesses deploying artificial intelligence because it protects sensitive information while it is being processed, not only...
Factory AI: Ulsan Forum on Training Models Without Sharing Data
ULSAN — Technologies for training artificial intelligence without moving sensitive manufacturing data outside companies, and methods for using process time-series data, were presented to Ulsan’s...
Injectables: Shift to Subcutaneous Delivery and Self-Use Trends
Injectables are shifting from intravenous (IV) infusions toward subcutaneous administration and more home-based, self-administration models—trends that are reshaping treatment settings and commercial performance across oncology...
AI partners: three partner types profiting from the AI boom
Three partner categories — distributors, specialist AI partners and large VARs — are making hay from the current AI boom, Omdia Chief Analyst Alastair Edwards...
On-Device AI in 2027: Smarter Smartphones, Faster Responses and Better Privacy
On-device AI will increasingly run directly on smartphones and computers in 2027, helping users get faster responses, use features offline, and keep sensitive data on...
ALPR Debate Deepens Trust Crisis in Security Industry
The debate over ALPR technology has renewed concerns about data privacy and trust across the security industry, with end users feeling betrayed as data that...
Intralogistics market at $96B in 2025, led by software and mobile robots
The intralogistics market reached $96 billion in 2025 and is forecast to grow at a 6.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) to about $133 billion...
AI adoption accelerates as Redington Gulf partners with AWS
Redington Gulf has signed a partnership agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence and cloud solutions across the Middle...
Digital health: AI optimism rises as internal readiness falls, Jabil survey
Jabil’s 2026 Digital Health Technology Trends survey found growing confidence in AI’s potential to transform healthcare even as companies report weaker internal readiness. Conducted by...
Africa’s Missing Cloud Platform Layer
Against the backdrop of ITW Africa in Nairobi, the conversation about Africa’s digital future has shifted beyond connectivity to data centres, compute, sovereign AI and...
Gartner 2027 technology trends: Top 10 strategic priorities
Gartner 2027 technology trends were presented as a tasting menu by Distinguished VP Analyst Gene Alvarez at the Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2026 in Orlando, with...
AI governance and digital sovereignty among Gartner’s 2027 technology trends
Gartner has published its list of top strategic technology trends organisations should explore in 2027, highlighting AI governance, digital sovereignty and several AI-driven technologies such...
Autonomous AI agents dominate Gartner’s 2027 tech trends
Gartner places governing autonomous AI agents at the top of its 2027 strategic technology trends, forecasting that by 2030 over 70% of enterprise voice interactions...
Large Quantitative Models: Included in Gartner’s nontextual AI frontier
Gartner organized its 10 technology trends around three stages that enterprises must work through to transition from running static code to orchestrating autonomous machine workers,...
AI is forcing UK CIOs to tackle four core questions
AI is forcing UK CIOs to answer some difficult questions about value, workforce, resilience and governance. Exclusive UK CIO perspectives, drawn from Tech Trends 2026,...