Apple Aims To Make Developers’ Jobs Easier With New Startup Acquisition
Jan 04, 2018 00:11 am UTC| Technology
Apple acquires startups all the time and its most recent acquisition is the Canadian firm, Buddybuild. The noteworthy aspect of this development is how the startup was intended to make the work of developers much easier...
Amazon Reportedly Delivered Over 5 Billion Items To Prime Customers In 2017
Jan 04, 2018 00:11 am UTC| Technology
Amazon is a retail giant of epic proportions. No one is going to doubt that at this point. However, to read or hear about just how much the company actually moves in terms of its goods and services can still be staggering....
Tech Billionaire Trump Backer Peter Thiel Also A Big Investor In Bitcoin
Jan 04, 2018 00:11 am UTC| Technology
Peter Thiel is a venture capitalist who made a name for himself in the tech industry by getting involved in some of the most successful startups to date. He also became infamous for backing Donald Trump during his run for...
#MeTourism: the hidden costs of selfie tourism
Jan 02, 2018 05:42 am UTC| Insights & Views Life Technology
Technology has changed the way we travel. Smartphones, travellers comments and photos, search engines and algorithms can all inspire and empower us to plan complex journeys all over the globe within minutes. Planning...
The five most anticipated digital games of 2018
Jan 02, 2018 05:38 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Its been an interesting year for digital games. PlayerUnknowns Battlegrounds became the most played PC game on the digital distribution platform Steam, with its battle-royale, scavenge and survive 100 player gameplay...
Driverless cars could be better or worse for our health – it’s up to us
Jan 02, 2018 05:30 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Driverless cars autonomous vehicles are coming. The topic is a constant presence in media; The New York Times Magazine recently devoted most of an issue to it. The technological imperative is strong: if we have the...
Social media companies should ditch clickbait, and compete over trustworthiness
Jan 02, 2018 05:26 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Social media websites and online services, created to profit from connecting people and encouraging global conversations, have a deep and troubling dark side. Malicious users have exploited these forums for free speech in...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects