Human influence on global droughts goes back 100 years

Human influence on global droughts goes back 100 years

Human-generated greenhouse gases and atmospheric particles were affecting global drought risk as far back as the early 20th century, according to a study from NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS). The study, published in the journal Nature, compared...
Typical SA salaries fall to one-year low

Typical SA salaries fall to one-year low

Although high earners drove March’s take-home pay average to new highs, the average salary was actually the lowest in a year. The average take-home pay of employees paid into the National Payments System showed the highest annual increase since the start of...
Insurance CEOs optimistic about digital transformation

Insurance CEOs optimistic about digital transformation

Globally, leading insurance companies are embracing the future and capitalising on technological advancement and innovation much faster than other industries. Concerns about technological change and other digital disruptive elements have eased amongst insurance...
Meet Reuben, the 13-year-old IoT hacking expert

Meet Reuben, the 13-year-old IoT hacking expert

Kathy Gibson is with Kaspersky Lab in Cape Town – One of the youngest white hat hackers in the world, 13-year-old Reuben Paul is also a cyber security ambassador and committed to helping people use technology for good. At the Kaspersky Lab event yesterday, Reuben...
Threats to look out for in 2019

Threats to look out for in 2019

Kathy Gibson is with Kaspersky Lab in Cape Town – South Africa ranks an alarming second in the world when it comes to Android-based mobile banking malware, with only Russia experiencing more attacks. This is one of the findings from Kaspersky Lab research for the...
The universe is expanding faster than we thought

The universe is expanding faster than we thought

Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope say they have crossed an important threshold in revealing a discrepancy between the two key techniques for measuring the universe’s expansion rate. The recent study strengthens the case that new theories may...