Watch an exploding star fade into oblivion

Watch an exploding star fade into oblivion

When a star unleashes as much energy in a matter of days as our Sun does in several billion years, you know it’s not going to remain visible for long. Like intergalactic paparazzi, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured the quick, fading celebrity status...
Nvidia’s $40bn Arm acquisition aims to grow AI

Nvidia’s $40bn Arm acquisition aims to grow AI

NVidia will acquire Arm from Softbank in a $40-billion transaction that aims to advance the development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The deal brings together NVidia’s AI computing platform with Arm’s ecosystem to create the computing company...
Covid accelerates the move to cashless business

Covid accelerates the move to cashless business

The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the move away from cash as customers increasingly demand low-touch or contactless payments. New research from Yoco, polling 4 386 small business owners from its customer base, investigated how many businesses had elected to go...
Digital chemistry breakthrough turns words into molecules

Digital chemistry breakthrough turns words into molecules

A new system capable of automatically turning words into molecules on demand could open up the digitisation of chemistry. Researchers from the University of Glasgow’s School of Chemistry, who developed the system, claim it will lead to the creation of a...
SEW Eurodrive ploughs R400m investment into SA

SEW Eurodrive ploughs R400m investment into SA

At a time when many organisations are suspending in their investments in South Africa, SEW Eurodrive is committing to spend around R400-million on a new head office and factory in Johannesburg. The company today broke ground on the construction site that will house...
VMworld 2020: technology to drive a changing world

VMworld 2020: technology to drive a changing world

Kathy Gibson reports from VMworld 2020 – The world has changed in 2020, and organisations have had to change too. That’s the overarching message from VMworld 2020, taking place virtually this week. “2020 has been challenging,” says Pat Gelsinger, CEO of VMware. “We...