Jul 13, 2020
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3,5-trillion in 2020, a decline of 7,3% from 2019, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. While the global economy is expected to witness a ‘swoosh’ recovery, IT spending will experience more of a ‘swoop’ recovery....
Jul 10, 2020
A detailed look into South Africans transaction habits from cash and card spend over the lockdown period has revealed that the value of ATM withdrawals is on the rise while credit cards are being stored away. “As a service to the South African economy and...
Jul 9, 2020
A comet visiting from the most distant parts of our solar system is putting on a spectacular nighttime display. Named Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE, the comet made its once-in-our-lifetimes close approach to the Sun on 3 July 2020, and will cross outside Earth’s orbit...
Jul 8, 2020
Africa’s economic growth could rebound in 2021, provided that governments manage the Covid-19 infection rate well. This is according to updated forecasts from the African Development Bank, which projects growth rebounding to 3% in 2021 from -3,4% in the...
Jul 7, 2020
What started out as a hunt for ice lurking in polar lunar craters turned into an unexpected finding that could help clear some muddy history about the Moon’s formation. Team members of the Miniature Radio Frequency (Mini-RF) instrument on NASA’s Lunar...
Jul 6, 2020
For the first time, a team led by researchers at MIT LIGO Laboratory has measured the effects of quantum fluctuations on objects at the human scale. In a paper published in Nature, the researchers report observing that quantum fluctuations, tiny as they may be, can...
