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Internet

SA flunked golden IT opportunities
Analysis
/ 5 December 2015

SA flunked golden IT opportunities

The industry provided an incredible chance to create new jobs but the political will failed.

By John Mattison
Psychologist RATs on hackers
Analysis
/ 7 November 2015

Psychologist RATs on hackers

“We know a lot about real-world criminology. We don’t know anything about cyber juvenile delinquency.”

By Stuart Dredge
Hashish and Russia’s big HTTPS problem
Article
/ 18 September 2015

Hashish and Russia’s big HTTPS problem

Russia is trying strategies to circumvent the secure HTTPS internet protocol.

By Staff Reporter
The battle is on for rapid broadband
Article
/ 3 September 2015

The battle is on for rapid broadband

A delay in policy directive is raising the stakes in the telecommunications sector’s battle for high-speed spectrum.

By Staff Reporter
Academics make jump to lightspeed internet
Article
/ 18 June 2015

Academics make jump to lightspeed internet

Data and computing initiatives are joining forces to forge a high-speed research network for South Africa.

By Sarah Wild
The right to be forgotten, sometimes
Article
/ 1 June 2015

The right to be forgotten, sometimes

Thousands are fighting for the right to be forgotten on the internet, a place where embarrassments are rarely erased, writes Alistair Fairweather.

By Alistair Fairweather
More than three billion using the internet
Article
/ 29 May 2015

More than three billion using the internet

The latest figures released by the ITU show that global Internet penetration has increased almost seven-fold in the past 15 years.

By Staff Reporter
On Freud, Twitter and cunnilingus
Article
/ 26 February 2015

On Freud, Twitter and cunnilingus

Psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud’s ‘Dora’ case study illuminates the tumescent myopia of Twitter’s self-fellating idiots.

By Chris Roper 1
Accidental innovation makes the Internet use less energy
Article
/ 16 February 2015

Accidental innovation makes the Internet use less energy

The need to run more efficient servers made Facebook invent a new switch – which lowers their energy use significantly. The whole world profits.

By Alistair Fairweather
Man dies after Internet gaming binge
Article
/ 17 January 2015

Man dies after Internet gaming binge

Doctors have confirmed that a Taiwanese man suffered cardiac failure, ruling it a "sudden death" from prolonged computer gaming.

By Staff Reporter
The internet – magnifying truths and falsehoods
Article
/ 1 September 2014

The internet – magnifying truths and falsehoods

Although we are living in an age of infinite information, existing in a comfortable bubble has never been easier, writes Alistair Fairweather.

By Alistair Fairweather
Local technology, international potential
Article
/ 18 August 2014

Local technology, international potential

Products like M4JAM and Webfluential show the quality of tech innovation in SA and teach us to celebrate local pioneers, writes Alistair Fairweather.

By Alistair Fairweather
Africa to get its own web encyclopedia
Africa
/ 5 June 2014

Africa to get its own web encyclopedia

The online encyclopedia will serve as a repository for the continent’s rich traditions, crafts and culture.

By Amy Fallon
M&G’s ‘PC Review’: How the internet changed 20 years ago
Article
/ 16 April 2014

M&G’s ‘PC Review’: How the internet changed 20 years ago

Twenty years ago this week, South African newspaper readers were given their first in-depth exposure to the internet by the Weekly Mail.

By Staff Reporter
Losing my religion: Is the internet killing faith in the US?
Analysis
/ 9 April 2014

Losing my religion: Is the internet killing faith in the US?

The number of Americans saying they have no religion has risen alongside internet usage – but there is a simple explanation.

By Andrew Brown
What’s next for the internet?
Article
/ 20 March 2014

What’s next for the internet?

Nathaniel Borenstein, the inventor of email, lays out his top three predictions for the future of the world wide web.

By Staff Reporter
25 things about the web on its 25th birthday
Article
/ 9 March 2014

25 things about the web on its 25th birthday

It sprang from the brain of one man, Tim Berners-Lee, and is the fastest-growing communication medium of all time.

By John Naughton
Online retail: What are the risks really?
Article
/ 7 March 2014

Online retail: What are the risks really?

Retailers moving into the online space for the first time face risks that don’t exist in the bricks-and-mortar world.

By Staff Reporter
What the ‘universal’ water access lie taught us about broadband
Article
/ 30 January 2014

What the ‘universal’ water access lie taught us about broadband

The communication department has set a target of "universal" broadband access. But if it is similar to our water access, it won’t be universal at all.

By Staff Reporter
Bridging the gaping digital divide
Article
/ 16 August 2013

Bridging the gaping digital divide

Internet penetration in South Africa remains sluggish due to the high cost of connectivity.

By Sarah Wild
Search for salvation times out
Article
/ 10 May 2013

Search for salvation times out

Can anyone escape the internet? Tech journalist Paul Miller decided to give it a try.

By Laurie Penny
Google warns on China’s attempts to control the internet
Article
/ 22 March 2013

Google warns on China’s attempts to control the internet

Executive chairperson of Google Eric Schmidt has described China as "the most egregious" example of a nation attempting to control the internet.

By Josh Halliday, Lisa O’Carroll and Rory Carroll in Caracas
Opinion: A search engine, coming to a mall near you
Article
/ 18 February 2013

Opinion: A search engine, coming to a mall near you

Google is rumoured to be opening retail stores later this year. Alistair Fairweather looks at why the search engine business needs retail presence.

By Alistair Fairweather
Kim Dotcom plans ‘Mega’ comeback with new cloud storage service
Article
/ 19 January 2013

Kim Dotcom plans ‘Mega’ comeback with new cloud storage service

Kim Dotcom, founder of the outlawed Megaupload, said his new "cyberlocker" was not revenge on US authorities who have charged him with online piracy.

By Naomi Tajitsu
Countries deeply divided on internet laws during UN talks
Article
/ 10 December 2012

Countries deeply divided on internet laws during UN talks

Talks over possible new UN regulations for the internet have been deeply divided.

By Sapa Ap
Calls for Wikipedia to keep up with the times
Article
/ 14 July 2012

Calls for Wikipedia to keep up with the times

The public knowledge website is more than a decade old and remains among the top 10 Internet sites in the world, but some say it is becoming dowdy.

By Rob Lever
Heads of site used to educate ‘students in crime’ jailed
Article
/ 9 June 2012

Heads of site used to educate ‘students in crime’ jailed

Six men who headed up a site which taught its users to defraud people of millions of pounds have been handed jail sentences in Britain.

By Sapa Afp
Cybercriminals who educated ‘students in crime’ jailed
Article
/ 9 June 2012

Cybercriminals who educated ‘students in crime’ jailed

Six men who headed up a site which taught its users to defraud people of millions of pounds have been handed jail sentences in Britain.

By Sapa Afp
Growth spurt for online economy
Article
/ 1 June 2012

Growth spurt for online economy

The internet economy is growing markedly and is now worth R59-billion, contributing 2% to the South African economy, writes Lisa Steyn.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 6 February 2012

Internet used in most cases of violent radicalism: report

A report has shown that the internet plays a part in most cases of radicalisation and is a more significant recruiting ground than places of worship.

By Staff Reporter
Mbeki, Twitter and the Return of ‘The Expert’
Article
/ 20 January 2012

Mbeki, Twitter and the Return of ‘The Expert’

Thabo Mbeki’s scepticism of social media’s role in democracy may seem outdated but the fact is there’s a lot of nonsense floating around online.

By Andrew Verrijdt
How the internet ignited a global inferno
Article
/ 23 December 2011

How the internet ignited a global inferno

The internet is taking us to places without boundaries. But we won’t know what it all means until we get there.

By Jason Norwood-Young
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