WWDC 2022: Apple to host its first in-person event since the pandemic in a limited capacity
Apr 06, 2022 08:32 am UTC| Technology
As expected, Apples next event of the year is going to be the Worldwide Developers Conference. It is also going to be the first time since the pandemic that the company will host in-person activities, albeit in a limited...
Samsung Galaxy S9 series will no longer receive regular security updates four years after its launch
Apr 06, 2022 08:23 am UTC| Technology
Samsung fans who are still using the Galaxy S9 phones may have to consider buying a new phone soon. Both models in the series have been removed from the list of phones eligible for Samsungs software support. The tech...
S. Korean users irked by Google’s late response to Chrome bug
Apr 06, 2022 00:08 am UTC| Economy Technology Business
South Koreas internet users are once again fuming against Google, this time for not promptly fixing an error in Chrome despite their numerous complaints. South Korean users complained about an issue when searching for...
Will Intel save Europe's struggling semiconductor industry?
Apr 05, 2022 12:08 pm UTC| Technology
Intels proposed US$30 billion (23 billion) investment in semiconductor manufacturing capacity across Europe has the potential to significantly boost the continents struggling chip industry. The US giant is poised to...
The metaverse has been heavily hyped – but it could enable entirely new ways of screen production
Apr 05, 2022 12:03 pm UTC| Technology
Screen production was hit hard by the pandemic, with delayed releases and interrupted or cancelled production. One day we might even get to see Mission Impossible 7. But, like your typical screen hero, it might just be...
Apr 05, 2022 12:02 pm UTC| Technology
To most people, a solar farm or a geothermal plant is simply a power producer. Scientists and engineers see far more potential. They envision offshore wind turbines capturing and storing carbon beneath the sea, and...
Apr 05, 2022 11:58 am UTC| Technology
Throughout the latter half of 2021, as it became clear that Russia was massing a large portion of its conventional combat power on the eastern borders of Ukraine, analysts offered contrasting predictions about the role...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight