The relationship between Russia and the West is becoming increasingly dangerous with potential flashpoints developing in both eastern Europe and Syria. After repeated incursions into Turkish airspace by Russian warplanes on bombing raids over Syria, Nato’s secretary general Jens
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Two of the biggest players in enterprise technology, Dell and EMC, are reportedly in talks. According to the Wall Street Journal, the privately held Dell is in advanced discussions to buy EMC in a deal that would be mostly made up of cash
From satellites, to autonomous solar-powered drones, or balloons, there have been plenty of ideas recently on how to connect up the world. Facebook, Google, large international organisations, national governments, even Bono, have laid out ideas of a near future in which we are all hooked into the network
The release of yet more of Edward Snowden’s leaked files reveals the still-astonishing scale and breadth of government surveillance after more than a year of revelations. These recent papers revealed to The Intercept website discuss a programme within Britain’s GCHQ known as Karma Police
Never shy of publicity or fearful of controversy, Silicon Valley’s app entrepreneur scene seems on course to establish a new low in ethical values and/or self-delusional thinking with the planned launch of the Peeple app – described as “Yelp for people”. Having reportedly raised US$7,6m from
The computing cloud we have created supports much of our day-to-day office and leisure activity, from office e-mail to online shopping and sharing holiday photos. Even health, social care and government functions are moving towards digital delivery over the Internet
Fast-growing pan-African telecommunications company Liquid Telecom, which is owned by Strive Masiyiwa’s Econet Group, is set for an initial public offering next year, it was reported at the weekend. The New Zimbabwe website quoted the
For many people, the sight of the moon turning deep red – some would say blood red – during a lunar eclipse is a wonderful sight. And that’s precisely what many millions of sky gazers in South Africa
US President Barack Obama warned Chinese President Xi Jinping Friday that the hacking of US companies must stop, as the two leaders agreed not to engage in government-sponsored theft of intellectual property and business secrets in cyberspace. “I raised, once again, our rising concerns
“Ban sex robots!” scream the tech headlines, as if they’re heralding the arrival of the latest artificial intelligence threat to humankind since autonomous killer robots. The campaign, led by academics