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For centuries, humans have wondered about the possibility of other Earths orbiting distant stars. Perhaps some of these alien worlds would harbour strange forms of life or have unique and telling histories or futures
If you are one of 2.2bn Facebook users worldwide, you have probably been alarmed by the recent coverage of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, a story that began when The Guardian revealed 50m (now thought to be 87m) user
As the US and China threaten to impose tariffs on goods from aluminium to wine, the two nations are waging a separate economic battle that could determine who owns the next wave of computing. Chinese universities and US
Despite the enormous run-up in global technology stocks in the past five years – and the recent stomach-churning volatility – the market isn’t repeating the dot-com euphoria of 1999 and South African investors would
Meet the CEO is a new, weekly feature on TechCentral. The aim is to introduce our readers to the people behind the news by providing insights into the leaders shaping South Africa’s ICT industry. Our fifth interview
The term “fake news” has gained prominence in recent years thanks to US President Donald Trump’s attacks on the media during the 2016 US election. In 2017, it was one of Collins English Dictionary’s 2017 words of
The fresh disclosures about the Cambridge Analytica affair are dismaying for Facebook, and they were getting a lot of deserved attention on Wednesday. But what happened at the shadowy political consulting
Meet the CEO is a new, weekly feature on TechCentral. The aim is to introduce our readers to the people behind the news by providing insights into the leaders shaping South Africa’s ICT industry. Our fourth interview in the
At Microsoft’s Dutch research facility at the Delft University of Technology, several large cylindrical metal tubes hang from the ceiling. Each tube – a dilution refrigerator used to cool circuits down to temperatures colder than