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Essential cybersecurity insights from Q4 24

By Aled Herbert 01/28/2025

1. AI will be behind 25% of enterprise breaches by 2028 By 2028, Gartner predicts that 25 per cent of enterprise breaches will stem from AI agent abuse, driven by…

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Written By Aled Herbert28/01/2025
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Essential sustainability insights from Q3 24

By Daine Lindsay 12/30/2024

1. Deloitte: 85% of organisations increased investment in sustainability this past year Deloitte surveyed 2,103 C-level executives for its 2024 CxO Sustainability report and found that climate change remains a…

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Written By Daine Lindsay30/12/2024
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Essential CIO insights from Q3 24

By Andrew Smith 12/30/2024

1. IT leaders feel rising pressure to minimise time to revenue for AI A Flexential survey of 350 IT leaders at organisations with more than $100 million in annual revenue…

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Written By Andrew Smith30/12/2024
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Essential healthcare insights from Q3 24

By Shirley Siluk 12/14/2024

1. Mental healthcare more likely to benefit from personalised data, not AI A personalised approach provides a better strategy than AI for mental healthcare, a team of US researchers found.…

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Written By Shirley Siluk14/12/2024
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Essential cybersecurity insights from Q3 24

By Bill Clark 12/09/2024

1. Global information security spending to grow over 15% in 2025 Global spending on information security will hit $212 billion in 2025 – an increase of 15.1 per cent over…

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Written By Bill Clark09/12/2024
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Essential AI insights from Q3 24

By Eve Michell 12/09/2024

1. Report: 100% of lawyers in larger firms use AI in their workflows The International Bar Association and the Center for AI and Digital Policy’s September 2024 report, The Future…

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Written By Eve Michell09/12/2024
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Essential CIO insights from Q2 24

By Andrew Smith 07/04/2024

1. IT decision makers say skill shortages an obstacle during purchasing Skill shortages are the top obstacle for IT decision makers weighing new technology purchases, with 41 per cent reporting…

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Written By Andrew Smith04/07/2024
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Essential AI insights from Q2 24

By Eve Michell 07/03/2024

1. Few people use GenAI for news updates, but many expect big impacts on journalism An online YouGov survey about the use of GenAI in journalism found that 5 per…

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Written By Eve Michell03/07/2024
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Essential healthcare insights from Q2 24

By Shirley Siluk 07/02/2024

1. Consumers have doubts about using GenAI for health information Consumer adoption of GenAI for health reasons declined from 40 per cent in 2023 to 37 per cent in 2024,…

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Written By Shirley Siluk02/07/2024
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Essential CIO Insights from Q1 24

By Andrew Smith 05/09/2024

1. CISO job satisfaction is linked to board engagement: IANS The annual CISO survey from security research firm IANS found that job satisfaction is correlated with how frequently CISOs engage…

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Written By Andrew Smith09/05/2024
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Essential AI insights from Q1 24

By Eve Michell 05/07/2024

1. Accenture workforce report examines employee sentiment regarding AI in the workplace Accenture’s Work, workforce, workers report finds that 95 per cent of workers see the value in working with…

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Written By Eve Michell07/05/2024
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Essential VR/AR/XR insights from Q1 24

By Shirley Siluk 05/03/2024

1. IDC: Expect big rebound in global AR/VR headset shipments in 2024 After a 23.5 per cent drop in global shipments for augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) headsets…

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Written By Shirley Siluk03/05/2024
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Our quarterly summary of top research, market stats, new developments and predictions in five key technology topics of importance to our readers and clients: artificial intelligence, automation, CIOs, Internet of Things and virtual reality/augmented reality/extended reality (VR/AR/XR).

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