Facebook’s dramatic decision last week to block news from being shared to its users in Australia is already seeing global legislative aftershocks and may present new challenges for the company in the US. Facebook in mid-February banned Australian news organizations from posting content on the platform and barred users based Continue Reading
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Envisioning the 6G Future- Tempemail
By Nermin Mohamed, Head of Telecommunications Solutions at Tempemail Although 5G networks are just now coming into reality, technologists are already working on the next big thing: the 6G future. If we’re learning anything from 5G implementations, it’s that the demand for connectivity is increasing at an exponential rate as Continue Reading
Wikipedia at 20: last gasp of an internet vision, or a beacon to a better future? | Wikipedia
Twenty years ago today, a tech startup called Nupedia launched a side project. The company had been hard at work producing a free online encyclopaedia, but it was slow going: its strict editing process, comprehensive peer-review and focus on expert authors meant it finished only 21 articles in its first Continue Reading
5 Reasons Why AI could be the Future of Finance – Tempemail
The role of the chief financial officer (CFO) has expanded beyond the traditional gatekeeper to financial resources, chief accounting officer and head recordkeeper. Today, CFOs in the digital enterprise are enablers of growth and strategic advisors to the CEO. Accenture research shows that 80% of CFOs see identifying and targeting Continue Reading
The future of cyberconflicts | Securelist- Tempemail
The ever-increasing role of technology in every aspect of our society has turned cybersecurity into a major sovereignty issue for all states. Due to their asymmetrical nature, offensive cyber-capabilities have been embraced by many countries that wouldn’t otherwise have the resources to compete on a military or economic level with Continue Reading
Building the Future of Rural Networks- Tempemail
By Nermin Mohamed, Head of Telecommunications Solutions at Tempemail One’s zip code is a primary indicator of a person’s success and prosperity, but does it have to be? If you don’t believe me, spend a few minutes with the Opportunity Atlasand see for yourself. Go on, I’ll wait. Things look Continue Reading
iHuman review – doom-laden documentary about the future of AI | Documentary films
What will happen when robots become smarter than humans – will they want to kill us? No, according to the computer scientist in charge of Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence research company OpenAI. His name is Ilya Sutskever and he believes that super intelligent machines won’t hate us, but they will Continue Reading
Coding the future: the tech kids solving life’s problems | Technology
Adarsh Ambati, 15, San Jose, California I started getting interested in coding when I was about 11. I joined a local community lab where biologists and computer scientists come together and conduct experiments. I wanted to join the lab because my brother was really into biology and at the time Continue Reading
3 Predictions for the Future of Retail – Tempemail
For many industries, predicting the future during a pandemic would be difficult – if not impossible. Retail is different. Why? Because COVID-19 has acted as an accelerant for digital transformation – fuelling and amplifying trends that have been creeping in for years. You could even call this “Covid acceleration.” McKinsey Continue Reading
Unpacking Trends in the Future of Work – Tempemail
Almost nine out of ten leaders (88%) at large enterprises in South Africa expect they will adopt a more hybrid way of working permanently – according to Microsoft’s newly launched Work Reworked research. The study found that flexible ways of working are here to stay with many leaders focused on Continue Reading