Agentic AI dominating budget expansion
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The focus on AI will likely divert funding in other tech areas. Spending on IT, such as servers and storage, which are not related to AI, will be driven by
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Focus changing from generative AI to AI agents
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AI investment remains strong with a gradual change of focus from generative AI (GenAI) toward AI-ready data and AI agents, according to a report from market research firm Gartner. “A
Researchers say don’t forbid smartphones at school
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Teacher and parents were wrong! Kids were right” Using smartphones at school should not be banned, new research shows. When teachers actively integrate smartphones into lessons, they can enhance learning
AI driving IT spending despite global uncertainty
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Worldwide IT spending 2025 will total $5.43 trillion in 2025, an increase of 7.9% from 2024. AI-related infrastructure, such as data centre systems, will surge while both software and services
AI tools changing software developing
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90% of enterprise software engineers will by 2028 use AI code assistants, up from less than 14% in early 2024. The role of developers will shift from implementation to orchestration,
Financial data shows trust in AI potential
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More than 1 in 3 venture debt dollars is going to AI startups in the US and Europe, with AI and ML startups receiving 38.4% of the $30 billion venture
Europol report focusing on IT and terrorism
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IT as tool for terrorists is a focus in Europol’s report on terrorism and trends in the European Union. “The use of generative-AI to create and disseminate propaganda and hate
40% of agentic AI projects forecasted to be cancelled
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Agentic AI can operate independently without constant manual intervention but a new survey says over 40% of agentic AI projects will be cancelled by the end of 2027 because of
AI watermarking to fight misinformation among top tech 2025
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Generative AI watermarking can help combat online misinformation. These technologies embed invisible markers in AI-generated content – including text, images, audio and video – to verify authenticity and content origins.
EU adoption of AI going too slow
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EU’s adoption of AI, cloud and big data is going too slow. And just over half of Europeans (55.6%) have a basic level of digital skills, the EU Commission’s annual