Relativity used to measure stars

Relativity used to measure stars

Astronomers have used the sharp vision of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to repeat a century-old test of Einstein’s general theory of relativity. The Hubble team measured the mass of a white dwarf, the burned-out remnant of a normal star, by seeing how much...

Economy was showing positive signs

Before the bad news on sovereign debt downgrades started coming in, South Africa restructuring specialists had a positive outlook for the economy. Results from Deloitte’s fourth annual South African Restructuring Outlook 2017 survey showed a significant...

The growth and growth of Internet usage

As the number of Internet users increases, and broadband connectivity becomes more pervasive, the amount of video and virtual reality consumed is growing by leaps and bounds. The 12th annual Cisco Visual Networking Index Complete Forecast, which projects future IP and...

50 000 users could be infected with Dvmap

Kaspersky Lab experts have discovered an unusual new Trojan being distributed through the Google Play Store, the Dvmap Trojan. This malware is capable not only of obtaining root access rights on an Android smartphone, it can also take control of the device by...

Drone partnership aims to formalise the industry

Players in the local drone market are coming together to provide training, guidance and maintenance in this emerging industry. Although drone sales have been explosive, to date the connection between sales, training and education, regulatory compliance, repairs and...

Fujitsu, SAP expand partnership to AI, IoT

Fujitsu and SAP has expanded their global partnership to offer advanced ERP solutions that use artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT). The companies also plan to jointly develop industry-vertical-oriented cloud services, to be delivered by...