Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, has died from complications of non-Hodgkins lymphoma. Allen, 65, was also known as a philanthropist and business leader. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella comments: “Paul Allen’s contributions to our company, our industry and to our...
Cloud, AI and IoT add a new dimension to cricket analysis

Cloud, AI and IoT add a new dimension to cricket analysis

Spektacom Technologies, a startup by Microsoft and cricketer Anil Kumble, with support from broadcast partner Star India, have introduced the Power Bat. Based on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform using AI and Internet of Things (IoT) services, the Power Bat provides...
Plastic waste brews a tidal wave of consumer activism

Plastic waste brews a tidal wave of consumer activism

The growing global plastics sustainability movement is one of the biggest potential disruptors for the plastics industry and is putting future plastics resin demand and billions of dollars of industry investments at risk. Sustainability efforts around plastics will,...
IoT goes mainstream, delivers payback

IoT goes mainstream, delivers payback

Internet of Things (IoT) technology has reached early mainstream, with business and IT leaders expecting tangible results in three years or less – signaling that the days of simply experimenting with IoT projects are now consigned to the past. Fujitsu...
SA slips in economic freedom rankings

SA slips in economic freedom rankings

South Africa ranks 94 out of 162 countries and territories according to its economic system, having slipped a massive 48 places since 2000. The Economic Freedom of the World (EFW) index measures the degree to which the policies and institutions of countries support...
Parker Solar Probe uses Venus to change its path

Parker Solar Probe uses Venus to change its path

Last week, (3 October), Parker Solar Probe performed the first significant celestial manoeuvre of its seven-year mission. As the orbits of the spacecraft and Venus converged toward the same point, Parker Solar Probe slipped in front of the planet, allowing...