Old tech for space-age navigation …

Old tech for space-age navigation …

The Orbital ATK Cygnus spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station with new experiments related to emergency navigation, DNA sequencing and ultra-cold atom research. Cygnus lifted off on an Antares 230 rocket from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility...
Technology set to drive jobs growth

Technology set to drive jobs growth

Kathy Gibson reports – Since the first power looms heralded the start of the first industrial revolution, technology has been displacing people from jobs, and the current Fourth Industrial Revolution is continuing the trend – but on an unprecedented scale....
Generational leap for AMD Ryzen PRO

Generational leap for AMD Ryzen PRO

The AMD Ryzen PRO processors, designed to meet the fast-changing needs of business PC users, have been launched in the South African market. The new processors are available in three iterations, each with different features catering to various workloads. Offering...
Supply chain the weak link in cybersecurity

Supply chain the weak link in cybersecurity

2017 saw a worrying increase in ransomware and other cyberattacks targeting the supply chain, with the business and professional services sector receiving a significant increase of attacks, particularly in the EMEA region, which saw 20% of all attacks targeting this...
Complex carbon credit trading takes to the blockchain

Complex carbon credit trading takes to the blockchain

Trading carbon offset credits in an open market is a tough proposition: the more complex credits don’t have a simple value like a stock, and there hasn’t been a formula to determine their individual value. This has made accounting for them and selling them...
Helicopter drone set for Mars flight

Helicopter drone set for Mars flight

NASA is sending a helicopter to Mars. The Mars Helicopter, a small, autonomous rotorcraft, will travel with the agency’s Mars 2020 rover mission, currently scheduled to launch in July 2020, to demonstrate the viability and potential of heavier-than-air vehicles...