A new year might mean new viral threats. Old viruses are constantly evolving. A warming and increasingly populated planet puts humans in contact with more and different viruses. And increased mobility means that viruses can rapidly travel across the globe along with their human hosts. As an infectious diseases physician and researcher, I’ll be keeping…
With the clock ticking on climate negotiations in Belém, UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, speaking separately, delivered a united message: the world is watching, and compromise cannot wait. Amid reports of deadlocks on fossil fuels, climate finance and other key issues, both leaders urged negotiators to act decisively…
Imagine this: your Wi-Fi router knows when you’ve fallen down the stairs, whether you’re having trouble breathing and exactly how many times you’ve visited the loo today. It can also detect when your teenager is sneaking out at night and monitor your elderly parents’ daily routine from across the country. Most unsettling of all, it…
Scam alert: No, you can’t ‘earn money watching videos’ on platform called PesaTube IN SHORT: Claims that a company called PesaTube is paying social media users to watch videos daily are false, and similar to a previous scam Africa Check debunked. According to a message sent to Africa Check on WhatsApp, users can “earn money…
The addition of artificial intelligence software to camera technology has introduced a host of useful features that have enhanced how pictures and videos are taken – and how they are edited. And it’s being used by amateurs on phones through to studio-level professionals on high-powered computers. It’s being deployed in the commercial space, too –…
ITWeb contributor Phillip de Wet. We need, not to use too strong a term, a hero. Someone who can step into a hard job that comes with a toxic legacy because the future demands it. We need that person (or, preferably, mid-sized organisation) because we’re headed straight towards a set of internet regulations that are…
