WhatsApp and its role in elections
With a record number of elections taking place around the world this year, analysts are growing wary of the risk of misinformation through popular social media platforms. In India's 2019 election, misinformation grew more personalised, with WhatsApp raising the red...
Digital twins could be key to using old mines for clean energy
Mark Swinnerton aims to fight climate change by transforming abandoned mines into storage tanks of renewable energy. The CEO of startup Green Gravity is prototyping his ambitious vision in a warehouse 60 miles south of Sydney, Australia, and simulating it in Nvidia...
The massive scope of malware infections
Stalkerware affected one out of every 100 mobile users in Kenya and Nigeria in 2020, and malware every four out of 100 in South Africa, according to Kaspersky research. "Even though these numbers might seem low, especially when it comes to stalkerware, it bears...
Global cloud services market hits $42bn
Cloud infrastructure services spending grew 35% to $41,8-billion in the first quarter of 2021. The trend of using cloud services for data analytics and machine learning, data center consolidation, application migration, cloud native development and service delivery...
Tablet, Chromebook shipments continue to surge
While much of the world is still dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, sales of tablets and Chromebooks remain on fire. Tablets had an outstanding first quarter of 2021 (1Q21) with 55,2% year-over-year growth and shipments totaling 39,9-million units, according to...
Skills a major cybersecurity challenge
The cybersecurity skills shortage is worsening. This is the definitive view of the ESG report "The Life and Times of Cybersecurity Professionals 2020", and that of multiple other surveys, reports and industry analyses. Organisations are facing an unprecedented threat...
Contactless payments set to double by 2024
Covid-19 has given contactless payments technology the boost it needed for widespread global adoption, as consumers worldwide started avoiding cash in fear of spreading the virus. According to data presented by BuyShares.co.uk, contactless payments are expected to...
Fintech app usage up 61% year-on-year
The use of fintech apps has increased more than 61% since the pandemic started last year, demonstrating how the virus has changed the way people manage their finances. This is according to James Green, deVere Group's divisional manager: Europe, who notes:...
Obituary: NASA astronaut Michael Collins
NASA astronaut Michael Collins, one of the crew members on Apollo 11, died yesterday (28 April 2021). Acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk issued this statement: “Today the nation lost a true pioneer and lifelong advocate for exploration in astronaut Michael...
SA workers willing to retrain as unemployment fears grow
South Africans are more willing to retrain for new jobs as they look toward the aftermath of the pandemic. This is among the findings from a new study by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and The Network, including local partner organisation CareerJunction. In South...
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