Jan 10, 2020
Smoke from the bushfires ravaging Australia has already spread halfway around the world, and is expected to make at least one full circuit of the globe. A fleet of NASA satellites working together has been analysing the aerosols and smoke from the massive...
Jan 10, 2020
Maps are essential tools for the disaster relief worker — for making response plans, for estimating the number of people who might need help and, of course, for navigation. Today, aid workers rely on open source digital maps — particularly in lower-income...
Jan 10, 2020
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) have released a digital health paper recommending best practices for using wearable technology to manage personal health, including detecting and monitoring cardiovascular biometrics. Presented...
Jan 10, 2020
Kaspersky researchers have detected a Trojan application that terrorises users with unsolicited ads and boosts installations of online shopping applications – fooling both users and advertisers. The malicious app visits smartphone app stores, downloads and...
Jan 10, 2020
Security and stop-and-search operations at OR Tambo International Airport have continued to yield results with three further people arrested in the week of 31 December 2019 to 6 January 2020. This brings the total number of arrests for the peak holiday season to 33....
Jan 10, 2020
International Data Corporation (IDC) has published a new assessment of 10 companies that provide general-purpose artificial intelligence (AI) software platforms. The IDC MarketScape report uses a comprehensive framework to assess these vendors relative to a set of...
