As tensions escalate again across the Middle East, global oil markets are entering another period of uncertainty. Even the threat of disruptions to tanker routes or energy infrastructure in the region can send crude prices sharply higher. Much of the world’s oil still moves through the strategic maritime chokepoint of the Strait of Hormuz. Any…
A robust carbon tax keeps more revenue in South Africa and encourages local companies to reduce product emissions to improve competitiveness in international markets, and it aligns with international support for decarbonisation efforts here. The carbon tax is an important economic instrument in South Africa. Yet it is now uncertain whether the country will continue…
The British government announced Tuesday that it would stop issuing education visas to nationals from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan and work visas for Afghans as part of its broader clampdown on asylum seekers. The Home Office said there had been a surge in asylum applications by students from those countries and almost 135,000 asylum…
President Donald Trump said Friday that he was banning federal agencies from using the services of AI company Anthropic. The declaration comes after months of increasingly heated rhetoric between the Defense Department and Anthropic over the military’s use of its systems. “I am directing EVERY Federal Agency in the United States Government to IMMEDIATELY CEASE…
Christo Coetzer, director and CEO, BlueVision ITM. Cloud security technologies are involved in a myriad of public and/or private functionalities that include authentication, authorisation, encryption, workload security and access controls. Gartner predicts that by 2027, more than 70% of enterprises will use industry platforms to accelerate their business initiatives, up from less than 15% in…
“In a single decade, the world has transformed Ebola from a global emergency to a disease that can be stopped in its tracks,” said Dr Richard Hatchett, CEO of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI). Dr Hatchett said, a few weeks ago, Ebola vaccines from MSD (known as Merck & Co. in the U.S. and Canada)…
Washington — President Trump announced Monday that he and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have agreed to a trade deal that will lower tariffs on products from India to 18% and halt India’s purchase of Russian oil. In a post on Truth Social, the president said Modi also committed to buy American products at a…
Kurt Goodall, technical director, Troye. (Image: Troye) Most Citrix environments do not fail in dramatic ways. Performance degradation usually starts with small warning signs such as slower logons, inconsistent application response, network latency or rising resource consumption that goes unseen until users complain. Industry research consistently shows that delayed detection is the primary driver of…
The prime minister of Denmark on Sunday called on President Trump to “stop the threats” about taking over Greenland after the U.S. president reiterated his wish to take over the Danish territory. Since returning to White House a year ago, Mr. Trump has repeatedly claimed that making Greenland part of the United States would serve…
Ahmed al Ahmed, the man hailed as a hero for tackling one of the gunmen behind an antisemitic attack on Australia’s Bondi Beach earlier this month, is speaking out in the aftermath of the massacre. In an exclusive interview with CBS News that airs Monday on “CBS Mornings,” al Ahmed said he “didn’t worry about…
