Behind the screens at the Las Vegas Sphere

Behind the screens at the Las Vegas Sphere

Sphere is a new kind of entertainment medium in Las Vegas, captivating audiences with spectacular LED displays that cover nearly 750 000 square feet inside and outside the venue. Behind the screens, around 150 Nvidia RTX A6000 GPUs help power visuals on...
Serious concerns raised over 2022 census data

Serious concerns raised over 2022 census data

Professor Tom Moultrie and Emeritus Professor Rob Dorrington, demographers from the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Centre for Actuarial Research (CARe), have identified significant issues with the 2022 South African census. Their expertise, particularly in analysing...

Olympics will drive increased spend on cybersecurity in Europe

While previous Olympic games have faced cybersecurity threats, the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Paris 2024 – will see the largest number of threats, the most complex threat landscape, the largest ecosystem of threat actors, and the highest degree of ease...

Gartner says PC shipments were up 1,9%

Worldwide PC shipments totaled 60,6-million units in the second quarter of 2024, a 1,9% increase from the second quarter of 2023, according to preliminary results by Gartner. This marks three consecutive quarters of year-over-year growth for the PC market. “The...

Connected wellness solutions market in rude good health

The global connected health and wellness solutions market will reach $195,26-billion by 2030 – growing at a CAGR of 20,3% from 2024 to 2030, says research house Grand View Research. The demand for wearable medical devices and remote patient monitoring systems is...

Cyberattacks on banks have skyrocketed

A recent survey from Stocklytics.com has revealed a staggering 91% rise in cyberattacks on banks over the past four years – highlighting the gaps in cybersecurity protocols and raising questions on whether people can trust financial firms for asset security....