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There are growing calls for regulation of the cryptocurrency market

Government-controlled cryptocurrencies could lead to a dystopian future

A government could program its cryptocurrency with whatever features it deems necessary. It would allow states to control what money should be spent on, where it could be spent,…

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New modes of digital literacy are just as important as traditional literacy. Photo: File

Coding without computers reaches thousands of learners

“It was the opportunity of a lifetime for some of our kids … allowing them to explore a world of programming and the creative use of technology.”

Graphic: John McCann

The computer-human relationship is evolving

Many of us already talk to our computers and soon they may suggest better ways for us to work

Algorithm alchemy: Taryn Southern used artificial intelligence to produce her album, after struggling to compose music herself because she didn’t know how to play any musical instruments

No human producer? No problem

A computer has, for the first time, been used to produce an album, but people are still needed for the creative side

The CSIR’s Data Science for Impact and Decision Enhancement programme places emphasis upon problem solving and creativity

Building a new generation of local data scientists

Projects include monitoring the effects of climate change on South Africa’s coastline

Iraq has more than 15 000 digital storefronts on Facebook and Instagram, said an IT professional familiar with the country’s digital economy. (Reuters)

Sharpest PC decline yet

Year-on-year PC shipments drastically fell in Q2 of this year, particularly in Africa and the Middle East.

The theft of content deprives creatives of a living and harms businesses and investor confidence

Software piracy opens doors for hackers

A study has shown that cybercriminals are employing malware embedded in PCs running pirated software and sold to unsuspecting consumers or companies.

Alan Turing at school in Dorset

10 Things about Alan Turing

Alan Mathison Turing:Renowned British mathematician and computer scientist.

Computers donated in Heideveld

The department of communications donated computers to launch a computer-resource centre in Heideveld, Cape Town, last week.

Rural community gets computer lab

Two schools in rural KwaZulu-Natal received iPads and computers for more advanced math and science learning

Psychologist Aric Sigman says the negative effects on health kicks in after only two hours of sitting still.

Screens risky for toddlers

A new study says televisions, computers, cellphones and console games are causing untold harm to children under three.

Zakes Ncanywa has returned to Peddie with big ideas to revolutionise the area.

‘No textbooks? I’ll print them for you …’

Canny entrepreneur Zakes Ncanywa has offered study guides and cheap computers to a resource-starved town. Nick Mulgrew spent some time with him.

Subsistence to cyberspace

A rural Zimbabwean grandmother, Lizzy Mazorodze-Munetsi, first encountered a computer a few months ago and tells the story of her life.

Financing a computer now easier

Tertiary students will benefit from a new finance package aimed at giving them access to personal computers and Notebooks.

UK computer hacker loses appeal over US extradition

A British man accused of hacking into computer systems of the US military and Nasa on Wednesday lost his appeal against extradition to face trial.

Technophobia — the sign of a born leader?

Hedge-fund billionaire Carl Icahn, who has this week been given three seats on the board of Yahoo!, does not, it has been revealed, have a computer.

Everyday security for your computer

Most of us are more vulnerable to the prying eyes of our colleagues or friends who might be reading our email than we are to malicious software.

Just how fast do you want your computer to be?

The end of the ever-faster computer has been announced many times in the past decade, amd fllmakers will always need more poke from their machines.

Fastest supercomputer a ‘speed demon’

Roadrunner was always expected to be fast out of the blocks. And after a test run one night in the city of Poughkeepsie, New York, its creators were far from disappointed.