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Cybersecurity • April 2024
Gartner Predicts 75% of U.S. Federal Agencies Will Fail to Implement Zero Trust
Drivers of Failure to be in Compliance of Policies
Through 2026, 75% of U.S. federal agencies will fail to implement zero trust security policies due to funding and expertise shortfalls. Gartner defines zero trust as a security paradigm that starts from the baseline of trusting no end user, and explicitly identifies users and grants them the precise level of access necessary to accomplish their task. Zero trust is not a specific technology, product or service. Instead, it is a set of security design principles that contrasts with the traditional perimeter-based security approach.
Artificial Intelligence • April 2024
Aspen Institute suggests to enter the field of AI by ‘following your curiosity’
To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch is launching a series of interviews focusing on remarkable women who’ve contributed to the AI revolution. We’ll publish several pieces throughout the year as the AI boom continues, highlighting key work that often goes unrecognized. Read more profiles here.
Artificial Intelligence • April 2024
IDC Estimates that GenAI Will Increase Marketing Productivity More Than 40% by 2029
New research from International Data Corporation (IDC) shows that applying generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to a range of enterprise marketing tasks will result in an estimated productivity increase of more than 40% by 2029. To calculate the potential impact of GenAI capabilities on marketing, IDC modeled the work of 24 key marketing roles across five main categories of work – Management and Planning, Branding and Creative Services, Campaign and Engagement, Analytics and Reporting, and Other.
Smart Devices - IoT • April 2024
Expanding Channel Ecosystem Drives Growth in the META Smart Home Devices Market
The market for smart home devices within the Middle East, Türkiye, and Africa (META) region reached $12.71 billion in 2023, a 6.0% increase on the previous year. US$11.99 billion. That’s according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC) and its newly updated Worldwide Quarterly Smart Home Devices Tracker.
The region has witnessed an influx of vendors across various product categories over the last 18 months. This has spurred an increase in market activity, particularly in relation to partnerships between vendors and channel players.
Artificial Intelligence • April 2024
Adobe Report Highlights Growing Gen AI Adoption
According to the report, the majority of the American public said they are aware of Gen AI, and 53% of US consumers say they have already used the technology, from AI-powered chatbots to image generators.
Today, most consumers say they use Gen AI in their personal lives (81%), followed by a rising trend of utilisation at work (30%) and for school (17%). Of those who regularly use Gen AI, Adobe’s report found that almost half (41%) use it every day.
Electric Vehicles • April 2024
New Phase for Electric Vehicles
By 2027, Gartner predicts next-generation battery electric vehicles (BEVs) will, on average, be cheaper to produce than a comparable internal combustion engine (ICE). As OEMs move on to disruptively transform their manufacturing operations in tandem with product design, the coming years will see BEV production costs drop considerably faster than battery costs.
Digital Adoption • March 2024
The state of digital in 2024
Data from the United Nations World Population Prospects shows that there are now 8.08 billion people living on Earth. The global population has increased by 74 million people since this time last year, equating to year-on-year growth of 0.9 percent.
More than 66 percent of all the people on Earth now use the internet, with the latest data putting the global user total at 5.35 billion. Internet users have grown by 1.8 percent over the past 12 months, thanks to 97 million new users since the start of 2023. 62.3 percent of the world’s population uses social media. The global total has increased by 266 million over the past year, resulting in annual growth of 5.6 percent.
AI • March 2024
Market Research is ripe for innovation
Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have changed how research teams conduct market research. When it comes to understanding how to apply AI to their research activities:
– 26% say they feel “extremely confident”
– 46% say “very confident”
– 19% say somewhat confident
– 7% say they are “not very confident” or “not at all confident”
That comfort level has enabled research teams to infuse AI and machine learning into numerous aspects of their work, like task automation and using AI to quickly process qualitative insights from research like survey responses, focus group transcripts, and more, faster than human analysis ever could.
AI • March 2024
Top 10 Insights From Forrester’s State of Generative AI in 2024 Report
Over 90% of enterprise AI decision-makers have concrete plans to adopt generative AI (gen AI) for internal and customer-facing use cases. Nearly half, 47%, say productivity gains are the primary goal. Those anticipated gains are closely followed by greater innovation (44%) and cost efficiency (41%). One in three, or 34%, expect AI to deliver greater revenue growth.
Productivity gains are happening faster than enterprises can track because Shadow AI is growing quicker than many IT and security teams anticipated. OpenAI says their enterprise adoption is soaring, with over 80% of Fortune 500 companies’ workers and departments having accounts.
Energy • March 2024
Carbon removal sector buoyed by strong growth in corporate demand
Corporate demand for “durable” offsets has carbon removal advocates optimistic that pulling CO2 from the sky will get cheaper. Purchases of CDR credits grew from about 615,000 metric tons’ worth in 2022 to more than seven times that amount in 2023, according to industry tracker CDR.fyi. Each credit represents the capture and storage of CO2 for at least 100 years.
AI • March 2024
Generative AI – top use case is data analysis and prediction
While (60%) of respondents report that their organizations use generative AI solutions beyond ChatGPT for specific applications, only 12% say they use the technology extensively, while 48% use it to a limited extent. Top use cases identified by tech leaders who use generative AI beyond ChatGPT are (56%) data analysis and prediction and (53%) marketing and advertising. About one-third say they are using it for operations and logistics (34%), research and development (32%), or fraud detection and cybersecurity (30%).
AI • March 2024
IDC Forecasts Artificial Intelligence PCs to Account for Nearly 60% of All PC Shipments by 2027
While shipments of hardware-enabled AI PCs will ramp up quickly over the next two years, next-generation AI PCs are forecast to dominate the market by the end of the forecast. IDC believes shipments of Next-generation AI PCs will be double that of hardware-enabled AI PCs by 2027. Many of these AI PCs will be sold to commercial buyers, but consumers will have much to look forward to in the coming AI PC age, including potential improvements in PC gaming and digital content creation.
Telecommunications • January 2024
Three major trends in the satellite industry
the satellite sector is poised to sustain the strategic frameworks and planning initiatives initiated in 2023, with three prominent global trends on the horizon: the integration of multiple orbits spanning high-, medium-, and low-Earth orbits; the widespread adoption of direct-to-device connectivity; and a shift from the historical reliance on small satellites for network deployment towards a greater emphasis on medium to large-scale satellite investments.
Robots • January 2024
Les 5 principales tendances de l’industrie de la robotique
Des entreprises comme Apptronik ont reçu un investissement non spécifié de Terex en février et Figure AI a levé 70 millions de dollars en série A en mai pour continuer à développer des robots humanoïdes. La Chine a récemment annoncé des plans pour produire en masse des humanoïdes d’ici 2025 dans le cadre de sa rivalité technologique continue avec les États-Unis.
Agility Robotics a expérimenté l’utilisation de modèles de langage de grande taille (LLMs), qui alimentent des outils tels que ChatGPT, pour contrôler Digit. Il n’a fallu que deux semaines à l’entreprise pour créer une démo de Digit suivant des commandes en langage naturel.
Energy • January 2024
Hydropower Generation Market Share, Global Outlook, Latest Industry Trends And Future Development By 2030
The global hydropower generation market size was valued at US$ 237.95 billion in 2023 and is anticipated to witness a (CAGR) of 5.9% from 2023 to 2030.
Hydropower is the electricity produced from generators driven by turbines that convert the potential energy of falling or fast-flowing water into mechanical energy. The hydro power generation is highly capital-intensive mode of electricity generation but being renewable source of energy with no consumables involved, there is very little recurring cost and hence no high long-term expenditure.
Construction • January 2024
Tendencias de Equipos Pesados para 2024
La industria de la construcción es un segmento que evoluciona rápidamente, impulsado por avances tecnológicos, consideraciones medioambientales y cambios en las demandas de los proyectos. Para mantenerse al día con las condiciones del mercado, los fabricantes de equipos pesados trabajaron arduamente en 2023 para invertir en productos y soluciones que satisfagan las demandas de los clientes, y no hay señales de que esto se detenga en 2024.
Fue un año de alto volumen para los equipos pesados en 2023, y se espera que esta tendencia continúe en 2024. Los fabricantes están preparados para satisfacer la demanda con un robusto portafolio de productos y están expandiendo sus ofertas para incluir nuevos cargadores de orugas compactos, miniexcavadoras, cargadores de troncos y manipuladores de materiales.
Software • January 2024
Global Marketing Analytics Software Market Report 2023
Global Marketing Analytics Software market has experienced tremendous growth in recent years and is poised to maintain strong momentum through 2028. The market was valued at USD 5.64 billion in 2022 and is projected to register a compound annual growth rate of 12.96% during the forecast period.
Key sectors such as autonomous vehicles, healthcare, retail, and manufacturing have recognized the significance of Marketing Analytics Software solutions in developing precise Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning models to optimize business processes and improve outcomes.
Entertainment • January 2024
Trends bei Baumaschinen für 2024
Die Baubranche ist ein schnell fortschreitendes Segment, angetrieben durch technologische Fortschritte, Umwelterwägungen und sich ändernde Projektanforderungen. Um mit den Marktbedingungen Schritt zu halten, haben Hersteller von Schwerlastmaschinen im Jahr 2023 hart daran gearbeitet, in Produkte und Lösungen zu investieren, um den Kundenanforderungen gerecht zu werden, und es gibt keine Anzeichen dafür, dass dies im Jahr 2024 nachlassen wird.
Das Jahr 2023 war ein Jahr mit hohem Volumen für Schwerlastmaschinen, und dieser Trend wird voraussichtlich auch 2024 anhalten. Die Hersteller sind darauf vorbereitet, die Nachfrage mit einem robusten Produktportfolio zu decken, und sie erweitern ihre Produktangebote um neue Kompaktlader, Minibagger, Holzlader und Materialhandler.
Transportation • January 2024
Travel Industry Outlook 2024: AI Dominance, Streamlined Processes, and Sustainability
The year 2024 is anticipated to be marked by the continued influence of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in the travel industry. Christine Wang, managing director of Lufthansa Innovation Hub GmbH, suggests that while generative AI companies secured significant venture funding, the verticalized travel startups in the space faced challenges in raising substantial capital.
Sustainability • December 2023
Predictions 2024: Technology Infrastructure
Half of all new data centers will explore heat reuse. Data centers use roughly 1 to 1.3% of global final energy consumption. Germany is debating a new law, the Energy Efficiency Act, that would require public authorities, corporations, and data centers to use less energy through practices such as heat reuse. Many believe that this is the first of many global laws in this regard. Heat reuse means utilizing excess heat from servers to serve energy demands outside the data center. In 2024, data center builders will preemptively invest in this practice to reduce cost and meet their own carbon commitments in anticipation of this new wave of legislation.
AI, Security, VR • December 2023
Gartner’s Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2024
-Democratized Generative AI: By 2026, more than 80% of enterprises will have used GenAI APIs and models and/or deployed GenAI-enabled applications in production environments, up from less than 5% in early 2023.
-Security Investment Prioritization: Organizations prioritizing their security investments based on a CTEM program will realize a two-thirds reduction in breaches by 2026.
Connected Products Growth: By 2028, there will be 15 billion connected products with the potential to behave as customers, with billions more to follow in the years ahead.
– Augmented-Connected Workforce Initiatives: Through 2027, 25% of CIOs will use augmented-connected workforce initiatives to reduce time to competency by 50% for key roles.
AI • December 2023
Top 10 WW IT Industry 2024 Predictions: Mastering AI Everywhere
-Global spending on AI solutions is expected to surge to over $500 billion by 2027.
By 2025, Global 2000 organizations will allocate over 40% of their core IT spend to AI-related initiatives.
-By 2025, 40% of services engagements will include GenAI-enabled delivery.
-By 2028, 80% of enterprises will integrate LEO satellite connectivity.
IoT • December 2023
Predictions for 2024 | Future timeline
More than 50% of Internet traffic to homes will be from appliances and other home devices.
Global Internet traffic is predicted to grow to 348 exabytes.
World sales of electric vehicles are projected to reach 9,206,667
AI • December 2023
Ten trends to drive technology in 2024
Prediction 2: Bits to billions: legacy data spurs acquisition boom
90% of enterprise data is unstructured, but it’s no longer useless as companies turn to generative AI to improve operational efficiencies and unlock value within their data
Prediction 8: AI is reshaping media with personalised content and acquisitions
AI was one of the few resilient areas in the 2023 market downturn, with $23bn in funding in the US alone; M&A activity and big takeovers are set for 2024 as businesses rethink entire offerings to harness its power to remain competitive
AI • December 2023
Deloitte’s Tech Predictions for 2024
-Generative AI (Gen AI) chip sales will likely reach over US$50 billion in 2024.
-Women’s elite sports are expected to surpass US$1 billion for the first time in 2024.
-Telcos could reduce their carbon footprint by 2% globally as they move from copper to fiber.
-Markets for government clouds and distributed clouds are expected to surpass US$41 billion and US$7 billion respectively.
-The share of enterprise AI spending dedicated to gen AI may grow by 30% in 2024
IT and Service Providers • October 2023
Majority of Technology Products and Services Will Be Built Outside of IT by 2024
By 2024, 80% of technology products and services will be built by those who are not technology professionals, according to Gartner, Inc.
This trend is driven by a new category of buyers outside of the traditional IT enterprise who are occupying a larger share of the overall IT market. Today, total business-led IT spend averages up to 36% of the total formal IT budget.
Transportation - 5G - Wireless • October 2023
Predictions for 2024 | Future timeline
Quantumrun Foresight prepared this list; A futurist consulting firm that uses strategic foresight to help companies thrive from future trends. This is just one of many possible futures society may experience.
Fast forecasts for 2024
– The first commercial hydrogen-electric flights between London and Rotterdam start operating.
– More than 50% of Internet traffic to homes will be from appliances and other home devices. Link
– World population forecasted to reach 8,067,008,000 Link
– World sales of electric vehicles reaches 9,206,667 Link
– Predicted global mobile web traffic equals 84 exabytes
– Global Internet traffic grows to 348 exabytes
Quantum - Cybersecurity - 5G - Blockchain - Robotics - AI • October 2023
10 technology trends that await us in 2024
Plain Concepts, the technological multinational and specialist in the development of innovation projects, points out the 10 technology trends that will mark the transformation of businesses in 2024 and allow companies to achieve competitive advantages.
– Blockchain
– IoT expanded
– AI
– Security
– Quantum
– Metaverse
– ESG
– Robotics
and more
AI - Infrastructure - Finance • October 2023
2024 Tech Trends Businesses Should Start Preparing For Now
From refining and expanding AI usage to balancing the need to innovate with tightening budgets, there are multiple emerging tech trends businesses need to know about.
– Addressing potential power grid instability
– Reducing technical debt
– Incorporating AI and ML
– AI Integrations
– Ethical usage of AI
– CIOs with a focus on finance
– Prioritizing Repeatability and Scalability
and more
AI - Quantum - ESG - Cybersecurity • October 2023
5 Tech Trends That Will Shape 2024
The technology landscape is in a constant state of flux, with innovations continually shaping our future. As we look ahead to 2024, several prominent tech trends are poised to dominate the scene, transforming industries and daily life. Here are five tech trends that will shape the year 2024:
1. Artificial Intelligence (AI)
2. Quantum Computing
3. Metaverse Expansion
4. Sustainable Tech Solutions
5. Cybersecurity
Crypto - Blockchain • October 2023
ChatGPT predicts Bitcoin price in 2024, 2028, 2032 and 2050 – Finbold – Finance in Bold
Market fluctuations and regulatory challenges could slow BTC’s growth and result in volatility. In this scenario, “the price range could be around $20,000 to $50,000,” ChatGPT said.
Cloud/Networking • August 2023
Flight to cloud drives IaaS networking adoption
Demand for cloud connects/interconnects is rising as enterprises commit to multicloud and SaaS application environments, and that’s driving greater interest in IaaS cloud networking services, says IDC.
As data, applications, and workloads continue to move to the cloud, demand for IaaS networking is surging. The market for cloud-based IaaS networking will reach $19.4 billion in total global revenues this year, according to IDC, with a compound annual growth rate of 28% projected through 2026.
Semiconductor • August 2023
Semiconductor industry pulse report
Significant geopolitical and regulatory events have recently transpired that can potentially impact the semiconductor industry. The overall sentiment is that despite these recent challenges, the semiconductor industry is still well positioned to thrive in the next two years. Key findings include the following:
– Only a minority (32 percent) are concerned the Russia-Ukraine war will materially impact the semiconductor supply chain in 2022 and 39 percent feel this way about 2023.
– Just 18 percent are concerned the Russia-Ukraine war will materially impact industry revenue growth in 2022 and 25 percent feel this way about 2023.
– The vast majority (83 percent) anticipate the semiconductor supply shortage will ease by the end of 2023.
– Merely 18 percent are concerned about the impact of climate change legislation and reporting regulation.
Security • August 2023
Cyber Safety Review Board Releases Report on Activities of Global Extortion
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the Cyber Safety Review Board’s (CSRB) report summarizing the findings of its review into the activities associated with a threat actor group known as Lapsus$. The CSRB found that Lapsus$ leveraged simple techniques to evade industry-standard security tools that are a lynchpin of many corporate cybersecurity programs and outlined 10 actionable recommendations for how government, companies, and civil society can better protect against Lapsus$ and similar groups.
Artificial Intelligence • August 2023
Security AI and automation may reduce cost of data breaches
The average cost of a data breach to a UK organisation now stands at £3.4m, but this figure drops by approximately £1.6m at organisations that have “extensively” deployed artificial intelligence (AI) and automation as part of their cyber security stack.
This is one of the key findings in the 18th edition of IBM’s annual Cost of a data breach report, which also revealed advanced security technology has a big impact on how quickly organisations can identify and contain data breaches, in some cases reducing the average breach lifecycle by 108 days.
Quantum Computing • August 2023
Renewed Focus on Quantum Computing
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) unveiled four quantum computing algorithms that eventually will be turned into a final quantum computing standard, and governments around the world boosted investments in quantum computing. 2023 may be the year when quantum finally steps into the limelight, with organizations preparing to begin the process of implementing quantum computing technologies into existing systems.
Artificial Intelligence • August 2023
Technology Trends Outlook
Generative AI is poised to add as much as $4.4 trillion in economic value from a combination of specific use cases and more diffuse uses—such as assisting with email drafts—that increase productivity. Still, while generative AI can unlock significant value, firms should not underestimate the economic significance and the growth potential that underlying AI technologies and industrializing machine learning can bring to various industries.
Robotics • July 2023
AI-powered robotics set for growth in 2H2023
Increased AI investments will enhance robot capabilities, driving higher adoption and utilization across firms. These trends should start becoming evident in the second half of the year. According to Investopedia, market research analysts have forecast the robotics market will expand to $214.7 billion by 2030, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of almost 23%.1.
Artificial Intelligence • July 2023
Learning the language of molecules to predict their properties
Researchers from MIT and the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab have developed a new, unified framework that can simultaneously predict molecular properties and generate new molecules much more efficiently than these popular deep-learning approaches. This method outperformed on both small and large datasets, and was able to accurately predict molecular properties and generate viable molecules when given a dataset with fewer than 100 samples.
Security • July 2023
Cloud Security Threats Remain Rampant: Check Point Survey
Based on CheckPoint’s recent survey – misconfiguration of cloud platforms or improper setup (59%) ranks as the most significant security threat, followed by exfiltration of sensitive data (51%), insecure interfaces/APIs (51%), and unauthorized access (49%). 24% of respondents reported experiencing public cloud-related security incidents, with misconfigurations, account compromises, and exploited vulnerabilities being the most common incident types.
Telecommunications • July 2023
TowerXchange Confab Highlights LatAm TowerCo Opportunities
The outlook for the tower sector across LatAm is generally positive. Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, and Peru are growth markets. Brazil and Chile have launched initial 5G deployment in urban areas even as 4G network densification continues. More importantly, national governments are creating incentives for rural connectivity, new tower builds in remote areas and making spectrum available at auction.
Quantum • July 2023
An easier way to learn quantum processes
Researchers demonstrated that by training quantum neural networks (QNNs) with a few simple examples, computers can effectively grasp the complex dynamics of entangled quantum systems.The method improves the performance of quantum computers by enabling the creation of shorter and more error-resistant programs. By learning how quantum systems behave, we can streamline the programming of quantum computers, leading to improved efficiency and reliability.
Application Development • July 2023
65% of Software in 2024 to be Built with Low code/No code Software
According to IDC, more than 500 million digital services and apps will be developed and deployed by 2023. With traditional development methods unlikely to meet this demand much is expected from both no-code and low-code development environments to help plug the shortfall and help build applications as rapidly as possible. In fact, Gartner predicts that low-code/no-code tools could lay the foundations for 65% of all applications development by 2024.
Quantum Computing • June 2023
Why banks need to start planning to use quantum computing
Quantum computers will enable banks to improve their loan underwriting models, more accurately calculate loan prepayment and default risks and process more data inputs in their marketing models, according to a blog post published this month by the American Bankers Association.
Crypto - Gaming • June 2023
The State Of Crypto Gaming In 2023
According to estimates, the worldwide crypto-gaming industry reached a value of $10 billion in 2022. The growing population of crypto enthusiasts suggests that this outstanding figure will continue to rise. By 2023, the number of crypto players is predicted to reach 200 million. This shows that people want to play crypto games, which benefits the industry’s future.
Managed Service Providers • June 2023
Network as a Service: A Growth Opportunity for MSPs
Network as a Service (NaaS) is a new(ish) approach to network infrastructure that’s rapidly gaining traction. NaaS simplifies network operation, allowing businesses to focus on their core objectives without the burden of owning, building, or maintaining their own infrastructure. Instead, they can scale their networks up and down as demands change, rapidly deploy services, and eliminate hardware costs. According to TechNavio, the NaaS market is set to grow by $20 billion from 2022 to 2027 – from about $13.5 to $33.5 billion – at a CAGR of 19.9%.
Semiconductor • June 2023
Semiconductor Industry Trends and Key Issues Q1 2023
This report looks into the development of the global and Taiwanese semiconductor industries, key trends, regional supply chain development, and geopolitical impacts; examines key issues such as the demand for PMIC and the development of SiPH technology and applications.
Security • June 2023
Six Technical Security Trends for CISOs in 2023
Security and risk management leaders are refining their strategies to identify and adapt to key existing and emerging risks across the cyberthreat landscape. Here are six major security technology and infrastructure trends that chief information security officers should consider when planning and executing security initiatives in 2023, and the actions that security leaders can take to mitigate threats in each of these areas: Endpoints, Supply chain, Architecture, DevSecOps, SecOps, Data-Centric Security.