The land grab we’re not talking about is digital

The land grab we’re not talking about is digital

Rennie Naidoo, professor in Information Systems at the Wits School of Business Sciences. South Africa’s land reform debate remains a dominant feature of public discourse. But a more insidious form of dispossession is underway – one that is redrawing the boundaries of power, wealth and control. This isn’t about hectares or fences. It’s about code,…

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7/1: CBS Evening News Plus

7/1: CBS Evening News Plus

7/1: CBS Evening News Plus – CBS News Watch CBS News The biggest challenges facing Senate spending bill’s passage in House; Reporter’s Notebook: When politicians cry wolf on fiscal restraint Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

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Telit Cinterion: a full-stack IoT enabler

Telit Cinterion: a full-stack IoT enabler

Digitalisation and the internet of things change the way we interact with the world – indeed, more than 23 billion things are connected to the internet. Successful IoT solutions require experience in several disciplines. Failures often occur because companies don’t consider these disciplines when planning and implementing solutions. Telit Cinterion has been in IoT since…

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Drones join the climb to save Everest

Drones join the climb to save Everest

Mount Everest. Mário Simoes/CC BY 2.0 Human waste, empty oxygen cylinders, kitchen leftovers and discarded ladders. Sherpas working on Mount Everest carry all that and more — 20kg/person — navigating a four-hour hike that traverses crumbling glacial ice and treacherous crevasses to bring trash back to base camp. During the most recent climbing season, they…

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