The 10 Biggest News Stories Of 2024 (So Far)

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This year’s leading news stories (so far) include the ongoing AI wave that’s remaking the IT industry, the impact of three multi-billion-dollar acquisition deals, the contrasting fortunes of two of the industry’s leading semiconductor companies – and what was likely the biggest IT system failure to date.

 

he top news stories this year (so far) have been a study in contrasts.

 

Near the top of the list is the wave of AI development that exploded in 2023 and continues to remake the IT industry in 2024. IT vendors, solution providers and their customers are all riding that AI tsunami as it promises to make IT—and everyone who uses it—a whole lot smarter.

 

And yet another major story in 2024 is about how a simple cybersecurity software upgrade triggered a massive number of system failures, disrupting businesses and organizations around the world and causing combined losses that could total billions of dollars.

 

Top stories for this year include the impact of three 11-figure industry acquisition deals (two completed and one in progress). The rapid rise of one semiconductor maker and the struggles of another is also a major story. IT company layoffs, while not as widespread as last year, still make headlines as do a steady stream of ransomware and cyberattacks.

 

Here’s our look at the top 10 news stories of 2024 (so far), starting with No. 10 and counting down to No. 1. Take a look and see if you agree with our choices.

 

Source from: https://www.crn.com/news/channel-news/2024/the-10-biggest-news-stories-of-2024-so-far