Category: Technology

Intel has announced the appointment of Lip-Bu Tan as its new CEO, effective March 18, as the company works to recover from a series of financial setbacks and regain profitability. Tan, formerly the CEO of Cadence, a chip design services firm, replaces Pat Gelsinger, who stepped down in December amid board dissatisfaction with his turnaround […]

A recent case study by Dragos, a cybersecurity firm specializing in industrial control systems (ICS), reveals that Volt Typhoon, a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group, infiltrated the US electric grid for over 300 days. The breach, which targeted the Littleton Electric Light and Water Department (LELWD) in Massachusetts, was discovered in November 2023, though the hackers […]

Doukanet el Khoutifa, Tunisia, where some of the remains were found. Giulio Lucarini, CC BY-NC-ND The Neolithic period began in southwest Asia around 12,000 years ago. It marked a major shift in human history as societies transitioned from hunting and gathering to farming. This sparked migrations across Europe and dramatically reshaped the continent’s gene pool. […]

Working with European cities European cities are experiencing increasingly severe heatwaves and rising air pollution, posing major risks to public health and urban liveability. In 2024, record-breaking temperatures affected Europe, prompting cities like London and Milan to introduce emergency measures against dangerous pollution levels. In response, a new EU-funded initiative, UrbanAIR (Urban simulation for air […]

In February 2025, OpenAI’s ChatGPT reached a new milestone, attracting a staggering 3.905 billion visitors, according to data from Similarweb. This marks the highest monthly traffic to the AI chatbot, though growth has slowed, with only a 1.44% increase over January. Year-over-year, however, ChatGPT continues to show impressive growth, with a 137% rise in visitors […]

NTT Communications Corporation, a key player in global information and communication technology (ICT), has confirmed a significant data breach impacting nearly 18,000 customer organizations. The breach, which was first detected on February 5, was attributed to an unknown threat actor who gained unauthorized access to NTT Com’s internal systems, which host sensitive information on customer […]

GrAl/Shutterstock South Africa has about 700 state-owned enterprises. They operate across sectors like transport, energy and public utilities, and some are among the largest employers in those sectors. Entities like these are created and controlled by a country’s government to provide essential services and drive economic development. In South Africa, they were formed in the […]

While the arrival of Manus, the world’s first fully autonomous AI agent, marks a significant leap forward in AI technology, it also brings with it a host of concerns that cannot be ignored. As Manus and similar autonomous systems become increasingly integrated into everyday industries, the potential for unintended consequences and catastrophic outcomes rises significantly—especially […]

A Houston-based software developer, Davis Lu, was convicted last week for launching a series of attacks on his employer’s systems, costing the company hundreds of thousands of dollars. Lu, 55, had worked for the company for over a decade but began sabotaging its computer network in 2018 after his system access was restricted due to […]

Hard rock spodumene ore, a commercially important source of lithium. BJP7images/Shutterstock Ukraine’s minerals have become central to global geopolitics, with the US president, Donald Trump, seeking a deal with Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky to access them. But what are these minerals exactly and why are they so sought after? Ukraine is often recognised for its […]