Ever since a 2010 Las Vegas electronics exhibition, drones have entered the mainstream. There’s been a swift change in perception from drones being military weapons, to cool toys, with some commercial application. It’s the commercial application
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If he has his way, Paul Allen, the man who co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates, will cover 233 000km² of African territory with smart sensors and drones by the end of this year to bring hyper-connectivity to Africa’s most remote
When Siri is asked whether she has a boyfriend, the iPhone’s digital assistant is usually quick to deflect the question with a quip about drones always trying to pick her up. For Minori Takechi, founder of Vinclu, that’s a
The first Thursday in May is World Password Day, but don’t buy a cake or send cards. Computer chip maker Intel created the event as an annual reminder that, for most of us, our password habits are nothing to
A hacker who has unsuccessfully tried to hold Netflix to ransom has achieved an unexpected result: his failure shows that subscription-based business models in content distribution is making piracy pointless. Intellectual property
Microsoft has already cracked the professional and creative markets with inventive tablets and a desktop that turns into a virtual drafting table. Now it’s chasing another category many believe is Apple’s to lose: the
South African labour unions that helped President Jacob Zuma win control of the ruling ANC a decade ago have turned on him, adding to the tide of opposition to his rule as his term as party leader draws to a close. Zuma, 75, was forced to
A South African court has ruled that critical aspects of the country’s nuclear procurement process are illegal and unconstitutional. The outcome is a significant setback for a network of entities that had been aggressively
Amazon.com and Google parent company Alphabet posted results last week that extended their dominance of how we shop and search online. Apple and Facebook will in the coming days add evidence that tech behemoths command
Apple has cut off billions of dollars in payments to Qualcomm, turning a contract dispute into what one analyst called an “all-out war” that has forced the chip supplier to slash forecasts given only days ago. The world’s largest publicly