Hackathon to address gender-based violence

Microsoft South Africa, together with leading gender-based violence NPO partners, 1000 Women Trust and TEARS Foundation, have launched the Safe@Home Hackathon to address gender-based violence in South Africa. The virtual hackathon, which will run from 22 September to...

Distributors see boom in ink-tank printer sales

Western Europe’s distributors sold an unprecedented number of ink-tank printers in the second quarter of 2020, according to the latest data published by Context. “The increase reflects the continued growth of a technology that is relatively new in...

Compute limits, cryptography keep bitcoin safe

The complex ECDSA algorithm used to generate cryptographic signatures, along with the limited fault tolerance of quantum computers, means the codes protecting bitcoin are likely to remain completely secure for years to come. This is according to John Singh, a senior...
NASA maps the Beirut blast from space

NASA maps the Beirut blast from space

NASA’s Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis (ARIA) team, in collaboration with the Earth Observatory of Singapore, used satellite-derived synthetic aperture radar data to map the likely extent of damage from a massive 4 August explosion in Beirut. Synthetic...

Gen Z says no-one can be left behind in the workplace

With Gen Z’s representation in the global workforce set to pass 1-billion by 2030, organisations need to understand the demographic group’s motivations and perspectives on critical issues such as diversity and inclusion. Intel commissioned a study in the...

Massive growth for global IaaS public cloud services

The worldwide infrastructure as a service (IaaS) market grew 37,3% in 2019 to total $44,5-billion, up from $32,4-billion in 2018, according to Gartner. Amazon retained the number one position in the IaaS market in 2019, followed by Microsoft, Alibaba, Google and...