Monthly new app releases in Google Play Store plunges

Google’s tighter regulating policies have significantly reduced the number of available apps in its Play Store since 2022 – pushing the number of new app releases to the lowest point in years, according to new data from Stocklytics.com, which adds the...

Medical usage drives strong growth in 3D printing plastics

The global 3D printing plastics market is expected to reach $4,39-billion by 2030 – with a CAGR of 24,2% from 2024 to 2030 – according to a new report by Grand View Research. The market is projected to witness substantial growth due to rising demand from various...

Environmental protections account for 10% of fish on coral reefs

New research from the University of Sydney, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and partners shows that international conservation efforts account for approximately 10% of fish on coral reefs. The global study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of...
SA’s carbon intensity worsened in 2023

SA’s carbon intensity worsened in 2023

Globally, we find ourselves at the threshold of irreversible climate change. Global warming – once a distant theory – has been an immediate and growing threat for some time, driven largely by greenhouse gas emissions as a result of energy consumption and...

AI drives mainframe innovation

Mainframe computers are already playing a pivotal role in supporting AI innovation, hybrid cloud strategies, and the acceleration of digital transformation, according to a new survey from the IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV), which adds that, with unmatched...

Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to work on proteins and AI

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024 to David Baker (half the prize) for work on computational  protein design, and to Demis Hassabis and John M Jumper (sharing the other half) for protein structure prediction. Baker is...