SA team for International Olympiad in Informatics announced

The Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) has announced the South African team for the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI 2021), where informatics students from around the world will compete against each other in June this...

Ericsson and Samsung sign global patent license agreement

Ericsson and Samsung have reached a multi-year agreement on global patent licenses between the two companies, including patents relating to all cellular technologies. The cross-license agreement covers sales of network infrastructure and handsets from 1 January 2021....
Ingenuity Mars helicopter completes first one-way trip

Ingenuity Mars helicopter completes first one-way trip

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter completed its fifth flight on the Red Planet today with its first one-way journey from Wright Brothers Field to an airfield 129m to the south. After arrival above its new airfield, Ingenuity climbed to an altitude record of 10m and...

Most consumers will pay up for a sustainable future

The Covid-19 pandemic has elevated consumers’ focus on sustainability and willingness to pay out of their own pockets – or even take a pay cut – for a sustainable future. This is according to a new IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) survey of...

Qualcomm vulnerability puts Android users’ privacy at risk

Check Point Research (CPR) found a security vulnerability in Qualcomm’s mobile station modem (MSM), the chip responsible for cellular communication in nearly 40% of the world’s phones. If exploited, the vulnerability would have allowed an attacker to use...

How do cybercriminals compromise passwords?

One of the most important parts of avoiding compromise is understanding how cybercriminals may attempt to gain access to critical data. Attack techniques continue to evolve and become more sophisticated, giving cybercriminals a vast toolkit to use to exploit users....