Digitalisation is here to stay

Digitalisation is here to stay

The Mastercard Economics Institute has released Economy 2021 – a global outlook report providing detailed analysis of the economic impact of Covid-19 including permanent changes in digital consumer spending habits, growth of online banking, fintech disruption...
What are the top risks for businesses in 2021?

What are the top risks for businesses in 2021?

The Covid-19 pandemic, emerging digital threats, climate change and the US China relationship are among the top five risks for business in 2021, according to specialist global risk consultancy ControlRisks. Underpinning these risks, the danger of missing the rebound...
Intel debuts four new processor families at CES 2021

Intel debuts four new processor families at CES 2021

At CES 2021, Intel introduced new processors for business, education, mobile and gaming computing platforms. “Only Intel has the breadth of products spanning multiple architectures; the large, open ecosystem; sheer scale of manufacturing footprint; and deep...
First-of-a-kind journey for Dragon spacecraft

First-of-a-kind journey for Dragon spacecraft

By capsule, helicopter, boat, plane, and car, space station science experiments are about to make a first of a kind journey back to researchers on Earth. Today (11 January), the SpaceX cargo Dragon spacecraft carrying out the company’s 21st commercial resupply...
As Covid-19 peaks, healthcare comes under cyber-attack

As Covid-19 peaks, healthcare comes under cyber-attack

At the end of October 2020, Check Point reported that hospitals and healthcare organisations had been targeted by a rising wave of ransomware attacks, with the majority of attacks using the infamous Ryuk ransomware. This followed a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory issued...
Water management vital to the success of smart cities

Water management vital to the success of smart cities

Water is the elephant in the room, with cities increasingly and massively dependent on water technology as sea levels rise and for other reasons. The IDTechEx report, “Smart Cities Market 2021-2041: Energy, Food, Water, Materials, Transportation...