Meta’s Surge on Artificial Intelligence
Market Analysis by Antonio Di Giacomo, Financial Markets Analyst for LATAM at XS
“Meta Platforms Inc., the company behind Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has experienced an impressive surge in the stock market. Its shares have risen for 17 consecutive sessions, accumulating an 18% increase in less than a month. Since the beginning of 2025, the value of its stock has increased by more...
Zindi’s Celina Lee Highlights AI Skills Need for Africa at Paris Summit
Celina Lee, the Co-Founder and CEO of Zindi, Africa’s largest network of data scientists, underscored the transformative potential of AI workforce development during a high-stakes panel session at the just-concluded AI Action Summit in Paris.
Speaking alongside stakeholders such as Google’s Senior VP for Research, James Manyika, and Sylvian Duranton, MD and Senior Partner...
46% of Employees Are Satisfied with Their Career Development
Gartner: Only 46% of employees feel supported trying to grow their careers at their organization, according...
Marketing Budgets Have Dropped to 7.7% of Overall Company Revenue in 2024
Average marketing budgets have fallen to 7.7% of overall company revenue, down from...
Growth of Malaysia's Islamic banks outpacing conventional peers
The Edge Malaysia: The growth of Islamic banks in Malaysia has outpaced its conventional peers, with penetration...
Sustainable Economy Forum: Uniting Global Influentials to Drive Sustainable Development
The Sustainable Economy Forum, will gather key economic and political leaders committed to sustainable development....
Conversational AI Capabilities Will Help Growth 16% in 2023
Worldwide contact center (CC) and CC conversational AI and virtual assistant end-user spending is projected...
Following Years Of Growth, E-Commerce Industry To Shrink By 6.5% In 2022
After years of positive growth, the eCommerce industry is set to witness negative...
VC funding by China startups soar 55.9% in August 2022
even as several key global markets achieve new low
China-based startups raised $5.7 billion worth of...
China continues to lead global e-commerce market with over $2 trillion sales in 2022
China’s e-commerce market, the world’s largest, is expected to register a...
Australia leads APAC region in terms of prospects for accelerating infrastructure investment
Infrastructure investment in Asia Pacific (APAC) had been substantial prior to the outbreak...
Deal activity in Asia-Pacific declined by 27.8% in May 2021
A total of 760 deals (comprising mergers & acquisitions, private equity and venture financing deals)...