Parker Solar Probe uses Venus to change its path

Parker Solar Probe uses Venus to change its path

Last week, (3 October), Parker Solar Probe performed the first significant celestial manoeuvre of its seven-year mission. As the orbits of the spacecraft and Venus converged toward the same point, Parker Solar Probe slipped in front of the planet, allowing...

Cape Town learner scoops second coding gold

In the 34 years of the annual SA Programming Olympiad only two learners have ever earned the gold medal twice. Taariq Mowzer, a grade 11 pupil at Fairbairn College in Cape Town, just became the third. Mowzer (17) competed against nine other finalists from three...

Google+ to shut after 500 000 users exposed

The data of close to half a million Google+ users could be exposed; in response, Google will be shutting the service. Reports indicate that a security bug has allowed third-party developers to access Google+ user profile data since 2015 until Google discovered and...

PoPI leaves loopholes for fraudsters

As the rate of identity theft accelerates, questions are being asked about how information becomes available to companies and people pushing goods and services that an individual has no knowledge of requesting. According to the PWC report on the Protection of...

More than 86% of organisations to use AI by 2025

By 2025, more than 86% of businesses and organisations will use AI, and data utilisation will reach 80%; AI services will be everywhere, creating an intelligent world that will reveal endless vistas of opportunity, according to a research by global ICT solutions...
Young scientists show their talent

Young scientists show their talent

More than 500 learners gathered at the annual Eskom Expo for Young Scientists International Science Fair (ISF), hoping to take home a share of R10-million worth in prizes. Top performing scholars were awarded prizes in the form of bursaries from Eskom, Siemens, the...