Global offline population continues steady decline

Global offline population continues steady decline

The number of people worldwide not connected to the Internet decreased to an estimated 2,6-billion people in 2023, according to the latest data from ITU. The reduction from the estimated 2,7-billion people offline in 2022 leaves 33% of the global population...
What Saffers are doing online, and the support they expect

What Saffers are doing online, and the support they expect

South Africans are spending increasing amounts of time online as they transition to the latest smartphones. Indeed, a recent ProxyRack report finding the average South African spends 9 hours and 38 minutes per day online – making them the world’s heaviest internet...
Unmanaged digital sovereign risk to take a toll on multinationals

Unmanaged digital sovereign risk to take a toll on multinationals

A significant 30% of multinational organisations will experience revenue loss, brand damage or legal action due to unmanaged digital sovereign risk by 2025, according to Gartner. Brian Prentice, vice-president analyst at Gartner, comments: “For the last 30...
Technology industry among the worst for client data leaks

Technology industry among the worst for client data leaks

Businesses operating in the technology field have leaked consumers’ data more than most other industries. This is the shock finding from NordPass research, which shows that almost 780 technology companies have suffered data breaches during which various consumer...
1,5-degree increase as Earth records three hottest months

1,5-degree increase as Earth records three hottest months

Earth just had its hottest three months on record, according to the European Union-funded Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) implemented by ECMWF. Global sea surface temperatures are at unprecedented highs for the third consecutive month and Antarctic sea ice...
Morphobots contend for a job on Mars

Morphobots contend for a job on Mars

In 2020, academics Mory Gharib and Alireza Ramezani were spitballing a transforming robot that is now getting a shot at work that’s literally out of this world: NASA Mars Rover missions. Caltech has unveiled its multi-talented robot that can fly, drive, walk and...