Business 5.0 is coming: The convergence of AI, IoT, blockchain, APIs, smart contracts and hybrid computing

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Convergence of a plethora of new technologies will be key to the 'programmatic enterprise' of the future, says McKinsey and IBM advisor John Straw

Business 4.0 is old news - the future is Business 5.0, which will be all about the convergence of artificial intelligence, Internet of Things technologies, blockchain, APIs, smart contracts and hyb...

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