The universe after the big bang
Scientists have captured pictures of what they believe the universe looked like shortly after the “big bang”. Acquired by ESA’s Planck space telescope, the most detailed map ever created of the cosmic microwave background is thought to be the relic radiation from the...Tshwane taps into WaterWatchers app
On World Water Day, IBM in collaboration with the City of Tshwane, will launch a crowdsourcing project to help capture, share and analyse information about the water distribution system in South Africa. The project will be driven by a new mobile phone application and...Consumers lose out with lost cash
People lose an average of $365.00 (R3 373.00) every year because of cash left forgotten in the house or car, or unused foreign currency from a holiday or business trip. A Visa Payment Attitudes Study shows that busy lifestyles mean consumers often lose track of the...North Korea suspect in cyber-attacks
This week’s cyber-attacks on South Korea could well be the work of North Korea, according to UK-based British IT security firm MWR InfoSecurity. “Many of the cyber-attacks we have seen to date are a lot more covert than this,” says Alex Fidgen, director at MWR...Trustlink is Swift partner in Africa
Swift, the international financial messaging provider for more than 10 000 financial institutions and corporations in 212 countries and territories, has appointed Pretoria-based Trustlink as its business partner to support the rapid growth in payment traffic across...