Mar 6, 2023
The digital connectivity divide separating the globe’s least developed countries (LDCs) from the world as a whole shows no sign of narrowing. In fact, it is widening on key factors, according to ITU’s Facts and Figures: Focus on Least Developed Countries....
Mar 3, 2023
The do-it-yourself climate modeling movement is here. Researchers from Northwestern University and Argonne National Laboratory have been launching Nvidia Jetson-driven edge computing Waggle devices across the globe to collect hyper-local climate information. Waggle is...
Mar 2, 2023
The leadership pipeline for women has hollowed out in the middle, according to a new global study “Women in leadership: Why perception outpaces the pipeline – and what to do about it” from the IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) and Chief. The...
Mar 1, 2023
A newly released study revealed that South Africans’ online spending patterns and behaviour continued to grow at a rapid pace in 2022 – despite the country’s ongoing recovery from lockdown restrictions and social distancing. The comprehensive results...
Feb 28, 2023
Anger over growing social inequality and the cost-of-living, foundering faith in governments and institutions and increasingly polarised politics, together with a rise in activism and environmental concerns, are the main factors expected to fuel ongoing incidences of...
Feb 27, 2023
Advancements in whole genome sequencing have ignited a revolution in digital biology. As the cost of high-throughput, next-generation sequencing has declined, genomics programs across the world are gaining momentum. Whether used for sequencing critical-care patients...
