$100k competition for entrepreneurs

Strive Masiyiwa, businessman, entrepreneur, philanthropist and chairman of Econet Group, has launched one of Africa’s biggest competitions for entrepreneurs. On Friday 18 August, Masiyiwa kicked off the official Kwesé competition called #GoGettaz, a challenge...
People want their own cars

People want their own cars

Autonomous cars will soon become common on streets around the world — but research shows that most people won’t ride in one, preferring to keep their own cars. Gartner expects to see multiple launches of autonomous vehicles around 2020. However, the full...

You can help run autoimmune research

The general public’s help is being enlisted in what’s thought to be the biggest study of the human microbiome – the bacteria that live in and on the human body, and are believed to affect health. The Microbiome Immunity Project is a new,...

Old Trojans revisit WAP billing to steal money

Kaspersky Lab researchers have discovered an unusual rise in mobile Trojan clickers that are stealing money from Android users through WAP billing — a type of direct mobile payment taken without any additional registration. This trend has not been observed for a...

Blockchain is poised to shake up media

Blockchain technology has the potential to disrupt existing business models and enable new ones, and the media industry will be the first to feel the effects, a new report from Deloitte reveals. The report, “Blockchain @ Media: A new Game Changer for the Media...

US cyber-security readiness in grim state

A new study paints a grim picture of the overall cyber health of US government entities. In the midst of investigations into a potential 2016 election hacking, regular major malware events, and an overall increase in the number of sophisticated cyberattacks, the...