Local IT icon David Kan has died

Local IT icon David Kan has died

By Mark Davison – One of the original founders of the South African IT channel and one of its most respected and revered executives, David Kan, CEO of JSE-listed Mustek, has died. Kan founded Mustek in 1987, a company that has grown to a listed entity comprising...
NASA detects ‘heat islands’ in extreme Indian heat wave

NASA detects ‘heat islands’ in extreme Indian heat wave

A relentless heat wave has blanketed India and Pakistan since mid-March, causing dozens of deaths, fires, increased air pollution and reduced crop yields, and weather forecasts show no prospect of relief any time soon. NASA’s Ecosystem Spaceborne Thermal...
Financial stress for workers impacts business profitability

Financial stress for workers impacts business profitability

Financial stress is a key detractor from employee wellness and research suggests it’s an impairment to cognitive functioning, which can lead to a reduction in productivity. A recent study which measured and analysed the experiences of a sample of South...
Decline in mental health could be linked to increased smartphone use

Decline in mental health could be linked to increased smartphone use

Your weekly smartphone usage report can be a startling reminder of how much time you spend on your phone but for younger people, who have grown up with smartphones, it could also be a sign of a more severe problem. A new study, “The Deteriorating Social Self of...
Nasa discovers a black hole in the Milky Way

Nasa discovers a black hole in the Milky Way

As the Event Horizon Telescope collected data for its remarkable new image of the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole, a legion of other telescopes including three NASA X-ray observatories in space was also watching. Astronomers are using these observations to...