Roman space telescope begins its quest to the dark universe

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has begun a three-month, million-mile journey to its final orbit where it is hoped it will reveal the universe’s darkest secrets. The mission launched at 7:26 AM EDT Sunday aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch...

Crackdowns alone won’t stop online wildlife trafficking

A new major global review shows that platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube are fueling a fast-growing and difficult-to-track illegal wildlife trade. The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Dr Annette Hübschle, a co-author of the study, says closing...

Nvidia’s quarter was bigger than TSMC’s entire year

Nvidia generated more revenue in a single quarter than the company that manufactures its chips generated in the whole of last year. This comparison puts the scale of the result into sharp focus, says deVere Group CEO Nigel Green. Nvidia reported quarterly revenue of...

AI dominates the corporate risk landscape

AI-enabled discovery of cyber vulnerabilities emerged as the most critical emerging risk facing organisations worldwide in the second quarter of 2026, according to Gartner. The Gartner Quarterly Emerging Risk Report series compiles insights and perspectives from...

Retailers ready to fully embrace AI

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New scam targets businesses on social media

Kaspersky experts have uncovered a new phishing scam targeting businesses that promote their pages on Facebook. Scammers send emails allegedly on behalf of Meta for Business – Facebook’s platform for businesses – claiming the recipient’s page contains prohibited...

People are losing interest in NFTs

There has been some significant cooling off in the NFT market, according to BitcoinCasino.com, which says that interest in the market has dropped 76% year-on-year. The search volume dropped from a peak of 100 in April 2022 to just 24 in April 2023. "The NFT market...

The environmental impact of blocking crypto miners

Following on from Earth Day 2023, Kaspersky has revealed new data on the environmental impact of blocking crypto miners, saying it prevented more than 200-million attempts at illegal crypto mining in 2022 - and in the process saved the possible energy equivalent of up...

These are the best online games to earn cryptocurrency

Crypto gambling experts ,Cryptogambling.tv, has conducted a study using data from Google Keyword Planner to reveal the most popular games to earn cryptocurrency based on monthly search volume from the past 12 months. Taking first place is Axie Infinity, with an...

Top tech companies gain more than $2,4trn in Q1

The technology sector continues to be a driving force behind global economic growth and, despite the ongoing challenges posed by geopolitical issues and interest rate hikes, the global top 25 technology companies gained more than $2,4-trillion in valuation in the...

Crypto in the UK growing faster than anywhere else

The global crypto market is expected to gross $37,8-billion in revenue this year - 105% more than in 2022 - and almost half of that value will come from the the world's largest crypto market, the US. Although the US market accounts for the largest share of global...

Huawei pledges to work with partners in the renewable energy era

Huawei Digital Power has held its FusionSolar 2023 Channel Partner Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, during which the tech giant released its latest sustainable energy solutions for residential and industrial applications. Xia Hesheng, President of Huawei Digital...

Renewable energy top of mind in Africa

Kathy Gibson reports - 2022 was another record year for solar around the world, with Africa holding its own in terms of renewable deployments. "And most probably we will be progressing faster across the continent than other regions in years to come," says John van...

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