This report from Gartner forecasts that worldwide end-user spending on public cloud services will grow 20.4% to total $678.8 billion in 2024, up from $563.6 billion in 2023 driven by GenAI adoption. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.
>>>Happy Thanksgiving to all our readers! This feature from TechCrunch looks at how Black Friday online sales hit a record $9.8B in the US and $70.9B globally. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.
>>>This report from Gartner analyzes the top trends in M&A for 2024. These include unlocking technology M&A opportunities amidst macroeconomic ambiguity, acquiring AI-based businesses, and navigating an increasingly complex regulatory environment. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.
>>>This report from CB Insights features the top 10 most active startup accelerators and their investment patterns. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.
>>>This report from Gartner looks at the potential of democratized generative AI to increase productivity, efficiency, and innovation. By 2026, more than 80% of enterprises will have used generative AI APIs and models and/or deployed GenAI-enabled applications in production environments, up from less than 5% in 2023. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.
>>>This report from CB Insights covers the trends in digital health funding during the third quarter of 2023. Funding fell by 14% q-o-q to hit its lowest level since 2016. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.
>>>This report from Gartner identifies the top 10 strategic technology trends that organizations need to explore in 2024. These include democratized Generative AI, AI trust, risk and security management, and AI-Augmented Development among others. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.
>>>This report from CB Insights provides the annual list of the 100 most promising private fintech companies in the world. This year’s winners are working chiefly on A2A payments, spend management automation, and embedded finance among others. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.
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