Category: Technology

Most research on teen social media use has been conducted on white teens and college students. As a result, it is unclear to what extent overlooked populations such as racial and ethnic minorities, sexual and gender minorities and other vulnerable adolescent populations may be using social media in different ways. You may have read about […]

The Italian police recently arrested Matteo Messina Denaro, the alleged leader of the Sicilian Mafia who has been on the run since 1993. To aid in the search, the Carabinieri issued an artificially aged image to show what he might look like now. Artists have traditionally made these images by altering old photos of the […]

Location data is at the core of any service that any organisation provides anywhere in the world. For instance, for developing autonomous driving technology and connected cars, carmakers have to rely on location data and mapping platforms, and this data is equally important for fleet operators, food delivery apps and public transit users. At this […]

As we look into the crystal ball of warehouse inventory management, one thing is clear: the future lies in warehouse automation. Statistic says there will be around 50,000 robotic warehouses by 2025, with over four million robots. According to Gartner, machine automation will probably double in the next five years. The reason is simple. Warehouse […]

Instant messaging is changing how business gets done. If your organization uses an instant messaging program like Slack or Microsoft Teams or even consumer messaging platforms like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, etc., you can attest to the communication and productivity benefits. (Or maybe you can’t — more on that in a moment.) Studies show that approximately […]

These days, it’s a safe bet that whenever we talk about valuations in this newsletter, it’s probably bad news. And indeed, much of the venture landscape is facing uncertainty and a challenging environment at the moment. But not every type of company has been suffering—and in fact, certain startups have seen strong valuation growth. Seed-stage […]

It can be challenging to keep track of time zones. Even though we’ve tried to reinvent time zones, we still can’t agree on a universal system. However, it’s usually not a problem since everyone knows their region’s time zone. For example, the difference between East and West is three hours in the United States. Easy, right? […]

Google’s dominance as the most visited website has been undisputed since it rose to prominence as the leading search engine in the early 2000s. However, that position could now be facing its biggest ever threat, with the arrival of new artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots such as ChatGPT, which can answer people’s questions online. Google is […]

South Africa’s electricity utility Eskom has made it clear that “loadshedding” – rolling scheduled power cuts – isn’t going to end any time soon. This reality, and President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement during his annual state of the nation speech on 9 February 2023 that tax incentives for solar power use are imminent, mean that many […]

Enterprise blockchain is a private or permissioned blockchain network used by businesses or organizations for specific purposes. In the case of autonomous vehicles, enterprise blockchain can be used to create a secure and transparent record of transactions and data related to the vehicles. This can include information on vehicle maintenance, software updates, sensor data, and […]