Sea ice thins as Earth warms
New research led by NASA and the University of Washington, Seattle, confirms that springtime snow on sea ice in the Arctic has thinned significantly in the last 50 years, by about a third in the Western Hemisphere and by half near Alaska. The new study, published this...The opportunity for African cities
CEOs around the world are increasingly recognising the untapped potential of sub-Saharan Africa. This is driven by Africa’s unparalleled demographic edge or demographic dividend. By 2040, Africa is expected to have the biggest labour force in the world and...It’s a better life in Gauteng
Well over half of the citizens of Gauteng think that South Africa is heading in the wrong direction, although Gauteng residents still enjoy a good quality of life overall. This is one of the findings from the Quality of Life Survey (QoL) 2013, conducted by the Gauteng...Prepare now for end of Windows 7
January 2020 has been earmarked as the end-of-life for Windows 7, and Gartner is urging businesses to take steps now to avoid the complications experienced with the end of support for Windows XP. In today’s blog post, Stephen Kleynhans, research vice-president at...New high-power, low energy chip
Intel has unveiled its newest microarchitecture that will provide high-performance and low-power capabilities to serve a broad array of computing needs and products – from the infrastructure of cloud computing and the Internet of Things, to personal and mobile...