Future looks bleak for pay TV

The cord-cutting trend that threatens the future of the global pay TV industry was not confined solely to the US in 2017; total pay TV subscriptions also declined in 13 other markets. Customers cancelling their TV services in favour of online alternatives has been a...

A slow start for enterprise blockchain

Only 1% of CIOs indicated any kind of blockchain adoption within their organisations, and only 8% of CIOs were in short-term planning or active experimentation with blockchain, according to Gartner’s 2018 CIO Survey.Furthermore, 77% of CIOs surveyed said their...

Who are the most-followed world leaders?

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the most followed world leader on Facebook with 43,2-million followers on his personal page, almost twice as many as US President Donald Trump who is in second place with 23,1-million followers on his personal page.This is...
Intel drones help to preserve China’s Great Wall

Intel drones help to preserve China’s Great Wall

Intel and the China Foundation for Cultural Heritage Conservation have created a partnership to protect and restore the Great Wall of China. “Using drones, we are able to inspect multiple aspects of the structure including areas that are quite...

Online set to overtake TV in 2018

In 2018, consumers will spend an average 9,73 hours with media, up from 9,68 hours in 2017 (figures weighted by media investment) – and the time spent with online media will overtake time spent with linear TV for the first time, globally, in 2018. Online will...

Cryptomining tops security risks

There has been a surge of cryptomining malware attacks, both globally and in South Africa, with an endpoint cryptomining malware known as the XMRig variant has been particularly prevalent. This is according to Check Point Software Technologies ‘ Global Threat...