Tech brings families closer
Contrary to popular opinion, communication technologies could be bringing families closer together. If you’ve ever wondered about the impact that communication technology is having on the modern family, then a new report from Ericsson ConsumerLab will make interesting reading. The report, Bringing Families Closer Together, provides a snapshot of the impact of communication technology on families in the US.
No danger of asteroid impact
Recent blogs and Web postings are claiming that an asteroid will impact Earth, sometime between 15 September and 28 September 2015. On one of those dates, as rumours go, there will be an impact – “evidently” near Puerto Rico – causing destruction to the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the US and Mexico, as well as Central and South America. NASA has published some facts to debunk the rumours.
Details of online cheaters leaked
Details of about 37-million users of the Ashley Madison cheating site have been dumped online as hackers make good on their promise to leak details gleaned from last month’s hack of the site. The details, which have yet to be confirmed as legitimate, are contained in a massive file that contains personal information and some credit card details of site users. Security expert Brian Krebs, writing on his Krebs on Security blog, believes the files could be the real deal – a fact he points out that Ashleymadison.com subscribers would wish otherwise.
B2B commerce set for lift-off
Half of all business-to-business (B2B) companies currently selling online expect that half or more of their total customer base will be using the online channel to buy from them within three years.In addition, B2B companies are already seeing average annual online...
Africa’s power future is bright
Power utility companies and stakeholders across Africa anticipate a brighter and different outlook for the sector in the decade ahead, according to a new report from PwC. PwC’s Africa Power and Utilities Survey polled 51 senior power and utility sector executives from 15 African countries. They continued to voice concern about some of the immediate risks to the power system, but are also optimistic about the longer-term prospects for electricity in Africa.