#1:Tech that matters

1️⃣ 𝗔𝗶 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 - 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝘁𝗼𝗼 McKinsey research sizes the long-term AI opportunity at $4.4 trillion in added productivity growth potential from corporate use cases. The latest McKinsey report reveals that while 92% of companies plan to increase AI investments, only 1 percent of leaders call their companies "mature" on the deployment spectrum. https://lnkd.in/eQkr9fm6

2️⃣ 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝟳𝟮 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 - 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 Workers using generative AI reported they saved 5.4% of their work hours in the previous week, which suggests a 1.1% increase in productivity for the entire workforce, according to new Federal Reserve research. More surprisingly, remote workers save around 72 minutes in commute time every day and channel that time back into work. https://lnkd.in/eurJWdJq

3️⃣ 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀: 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 The World Economic Forum's latest report warns that peace and security cooperation falling for seven consecutive years is creating unprecedented cybersecurity challenges. Meanwhile, 85% of all respondents identified communication as the most important leadership quality for cyber leaders, yet less than 63% reporting they have received such formal training. https://lnkd.in/enAJGwAq

4️⃣ 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀: 𝟳𝟬% 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 70% of digital transformation projects fail according to Deloitte, with companies spending $1.6 trillion in 2022 alone. Recent high-profile failures at Hershey, Target Canada, and GE offer crucial lessons: many times, it's imagined as a vanity project that'll make a company look visionary, futuristic, and positive. https://lnkd.in/egcubkXF

5️⃣ 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵: 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝟱 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 Google's quantum AI team predicts "within five years we'll see real-world applications that are possible only on quantum computers", challenging Nvidia's 20-year timeline. Quantum optimization will emerge as the killer use case for quantum computing, becoming an operational necessity for businesses. https://lnkd.in/ev7Rdx3e