Tag Archives: Business development

AI and data analytics have become strategic imperatives for businesses(FE)

The recent surge in GenAI adoption highlights both its promise and challenges. Many companies are beginning to see tangible benefits by applying GenAI to specific use cases but widespread implementation faces hurdles, says Shukri Dabaghi, senior VP — EMEA Emerging Markets & Asia Pacific, SAS. In this interview, he talks to Sudhir Chowdhary about the […]
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The best open-source generative AI models available today (Forbes)

There are many reasons that businesses may want to choose open-source over proprietary tools when getting started with generative AI. This could be because of cost, opportunities for customization and optimization, transparency or simply the support that’s offered by the community. There are disadvantages too, of course, and I cover the pros and cons of […]
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Empowering African businesses for secure African payments

Mastercard and Onafriq (formerly MFS Africa), a pan-African payments company, have joined forces to introduce secure, cost-effective, and innovative payment solutions to consumers and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across the continent. Africa’s mobile money sector stands as one of the most established and rapidly expanding fintech industries globally. According to The State of the Industry Report on […]
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AI will never replace people” says 84% of senior Executive (HRD)

As AI reshapes the professional landscape, opinions diverge sharply among 800 professionals surveyed nationwide. Like it or not, AI is changing the working landscape, prompting business leaders to re-evaluate future plans when it comes to investing in people and technology.  A nationwide study* with 800 professionals – from entry-level to senior executives – to discover […]
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Cyber resilience is your business: How to improve it(Forbes)

The recent exploitation of vulnerabilities in Ivanti’s VPN solutions underscores the growing risk organizations face across their software supply chains. And the situation is not getting any better. According to research firm Cybersecurity Ventures, the annual cost of software supply chain attacks on businesses worldwide will rise to $60 billion by 2027, up from $46 billion. Gartner predicts that 45% of […]
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Nampak to sell its liquid cartons, Zambia and Malawi businesses (EN)

The selling parties include Nampak Products, Nampak International, Nampak Southern Africa Holdings and Transmar, all of which are Nampak group companies. The buyers include Corvest 15, Diversified Liquid Packaging Group and Liquid Cartons, with Dlondlobala Capital acting as fund manager of D Capital Fund 1, as part of the consortium. Click here to read the full article

14 Ways AI Can Help Business And Industry Boost Sustainability (Moneyweb)

These days, businesses and industries are using artificial intelligence to improve operations across a broad spectrum, from marketing and content generation to talent recruitment and human resources. Unsurprisingly, business leaders are starting to think about ways AI can help them with what is increasingly becoming a critical consideration for organizations of all stripes: reducing their […]
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Uber app getting AI-powered chatbot (Mybroadband)

Uber Technologies Inc. is developing an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot to integrate into its app, joining the long list of companies that are turning to the language tool to improve customer service, marketing and other automated tasks.“We’re working on it right now,” chief executive officer Dara Khosrowshahi said Tuesday in an interview on the Bloomberg Technology show.He didn’t […]
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What every CEO should know about generative AI (Mckinsey)

Generative AI is evolving at record speed while CEOs are still learning the technology’s business value and risks. Here, we offer some of the generative AI essentials. Amid the excitement surrounding generative AI since the release of ChatGPT, Bard, Claude, Midjourney, and other content-creating tools, CEOs are understandably wondering: Is this tech hype, or a game-changing […]
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East Africa’s top companies in 2023: Safaricom decline overshadows performance (AB)

The top 20 East African companies in our survey of Africa’s Top 250 Companies in 2023 are valued at just 3.29% of the worth of our entire Top 250, a significant fall from the 3.52% recorded last year – though the number of entrants remains the same at 19. The fall is entirely explained by lower values […]
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