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Coronavirus has certainly created a pandemic of fear. The entire planet’s media is gripped by coronavirus. It is right that there is deep concern and mass planning for worst-case scenarios. And, of course, the repercussions move from the global health sphere into business and politics.

In a bid to halt the rapidly spreading panic and those ne’er-do-wells that seek to take advantage and profit off…

An interactive map developed by Johns Hopkins Centre for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) is currently the most accurate and…

The Nintendo PlayStation console just sold for $360 000 at auction If you believe the myths (and you obviously should) the only Nintendo PlayStation console is real. And it works, according to sources. But the only one of these consoles in existence was recently sold in an auction for a total of $360,000. The buyer

The crime-drama funded by Netflix and produced within South Africa stands as Netflix’s first foray into original African stories and…

Look, we totally get it. Load shedding can be a real kick in the southern hemisphere and sometimes (or all the time) you'd rather not break the bank on some fancy-schmancy generator or solar powered stove to keep you going in the dark. Mostly you just want something practical, cheap and (possibly) dirty to do the

BlueDot’s AI algorithm, a type of computer program that improves as it processes more data, brings together news stories in dozens of languages, reports from plant and animal disease tracking networks and airline ticketing data. The result is an algorithm that’s better at simulating disease spread than algorithms that rely on public health data – better enough to be able to predict outbreaks. The company uses the technology to predict and track infectious diseases for its government and private sector customers.

We haven’t had enough time for a final verdict but here’s what we think of the largest (until the Note 20, as we reckon it’ll be called, rocks up) of Samsung’s 2020 lineup. In short, is it really what it’s cracked up to be?

The trend of stealing Snapchat’s most original idea continues on Twitter as the social media platform has revealed that it’s…

Facial recognition is increasingly being used in many countries around the world. In some cases the take up has been dramatic. As a result, people are being observed by cameras more than ever, whether in stores, on public transit, or at their workplaces.