It’s difficult to imagine now, in the age of mass global travel, that building an aeroplane to carry hundreds of people at a time was once seen as a huge risk. But as the world’s first wide-body airliner, the Boeing 747 went on to change not only aviation but the
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Facebook has decided that the Like button is not expressive enough and is going to add five new icons, called “Reactions”, that it calls “angry, sad, wow, haha and love”. Reactions have been tested with users in a number of different countries, while Facebook observed how they
Researchers from Google DeepMind have developed the first computer able to defeat a human champion at the board game Go. But why has the online giant invested millions of dollars and some of the finest minds in artificial intelligence research to create a computer
African mobile and Internet television pioneer iRoko on Monday announced it has concluded multiple deals worth a combined US$19m (about R312m) to secure new content and raise additional funding. The Lagos, Nigeria-headquartered
If you heard that a group of people were creating, editing, and maintaining Wikipedia articles related to brands, firms and individuals, you could point out, correctly, that this is the entire point of Wikipedia. It is, after all, the “encyclopaedia that anyone can
Netflix appears to be moving quickly to make good on a threat that it would cut off subscribers accessing its content from outside the territory in which they are located. Users in Australia have begun reporting that they can’t use proxy services and virtual
A virus attack on the computer system of one of the largest hospital networks in Australia is cause for concern because it affected machines running Microsoft’s Windows XP, an operating system no longer supported by the software giant
It comes as a shock to many when they realise that the apps and content on their computers and mobile devices are not their property to do with as they wish. This mostly becomes an issue when someone dies and the relatives try and get access to apps, accounts and content
As Wikipedia reaches its 15th birthday, our perception of the free online encyclopaedia feels quite different to when it was launched. The controversy and excitement that surrounded the service in the early days has passed. This isn’t surprising. An encyclopaedia is, after all, supposed to be merely
Economists love Uber’s surge pricing. But it is doomed, because customers hate it. Why? Surge pricing occurs when the supply and demand for Uber vehicles becomes unbalanced, for example, due to inclement weather, a public holiday such as New Year’s Eve