Do social media algorithms erode our ability to make decisions freely? The jury is out
Oct 12, 2020 08:04 am UTC| Technology
Social media algorithms, artificial intelligence, and our own genetics are among the factors influencing us beyond our awareness. This raises an ancient question: do we have control over our own lives? This article is part...
Oct 12, 2020 06:46 am UTC| Technology
It is a busy week ahead for the fans of Apple products with the launch of the iPhone 12 happening in a few days. However, that is not the only iPhone making headlines recently as some of the earliest reported specs for the...
Oct 12, 2020 06:46 am UTC| Technology
This year will mark the start of a new generation of consoles for Sony and Microsoft, but not for Nintendo. However, another potential clue was recently spotted pointing at the possibly imminent launch of the Nintendo...
Why you should never use Microsoft Excel to count coronavirus cases
Oct 09, 2020 07:57 am UTC| Technology
Public Health England has admitted that 16,000 confirmed coronavirus cases in the UK were missed from daily figures being reported between September 25 and October 2. The missing figures were subsequently added to the...
Estonia is a 'digital republic' – what that means and why it may be everyone's future
Oct 09, 2020 07:53 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
People around the globe have been watching the build up to the US election with disbelief. Particularly confusing to many is the furore over postal ballots, which the US president, Donald Trump is insisting will lead to...
Oct 08, 2020 07:16 am UTC| Technology
Now that the Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a 5G have been officially announced, it is time to answer one important question that people looking to get a smartphone upgrade may be having. With both devices sharing the same design and...
Oct 08, 2020 06:04 am UTC| Technology
Apple fans have been waiting for the AirPods Studio for practically the entire year now. The over-ear headphones have been making headlines since the first quarter of 2020, but its announcement during next weeks event is...
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
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects