Why Apple is making a stand against the FBI
Feb 18, 2016 14:07 pm UTC| Technology Law
Apple has been ordered to help FBI investigators access data on the phone belonging to San Bernardino gunman Syed Rizwan Farook. The technical solution proposed by the FBI appears to undermine Apples earlier claim that...
If big data is to solve Britain's productivity crisis, then we need to get cracking now
Feb 18, 2016 13:20 pm UTC| Technology
Britain has a serious productivity problem levels have not risen since 2008, and are now around 20% lower even than in strike-prone France. The gap with our competitors in Europe and further afield is estimated to cost...
Don’t be alarmed: AI won’t leave half the world unemployed
Feb 18, 2016 08:06 am UTC| Technology
Recent alarmist headlines this week claim artificial intelligence (AI) will put half of us out of work. These headlines and there were several stem from comments by Rice Universitys computer scientist Moshe Vardi who...
How online advertising can work in a world of ad blockers
Feb 18, 2016 04:46 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Ask online advertisers what their biggest headache is today, and they will probably say ad blockers, which are browser extensions and add-ons that can remove adverts from websites. The growth of ad blocking has been...
Digital payment providers yet to win war on cash
Feb 18, 2016 04:27 am UTC| Technology
There is mounting evidence from many countries around the world that the use of cash is declining. In Sweden, around 80% of all transactions in the retail industry are made by cards. In the United Kingdom, Transport...
What is ransomware and how to protect your precious files from it
Feb 18, 2016 04:22 am UTC| Technology
What would it mean if you lost all of your personal documents, such as your family photos, research or business records? How much would you pay to get them back? Theres a burgeoning form of cybercrime that hinges on the...
How new energy technologies can help South Africa ease its energy crunch
Feb 18, 2016 04:12 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Energy is an economic driver of both developed and developing countries. South Africa over the past few years has faced an energy crisis with rolling blackouts between 2008 and 2015. Part of the problem has been attributed...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects