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Coding in South African schools: what needs to happen to make it work

South Africa is training a group of teachers to learn how to code and how to teach coding.…

August 4, 2019
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Supporters of Nigeria’s All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, President Muhammadu Buhari, at a rally earlier this year. EPA-

WhatsApp played a big role in the Nigerian election. Not all of it was bad

There is growing concern about the potential for the message and media sharing platform WhatsApp to undermine democracy…

July 30, 2019
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Symantec Research Finds More Than Half of Enterprises Believe Security Can’t Keep Up With Cloud Adoption

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Symantec Corp., the world’s leading cyber security company, today announced new research revealing enterprises are…

June 25, 2019
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ANTIGUA | Digicel challenges spectrum confiscation in court

Friday 31st May 2019 – St. John’s, Antigua. In a bid to shield its customers in Antigua &…

May 31, 2019
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JAMAICA | Data Protection Bill Sent back to Joint Select Committee

KINGSTON, Jamaica May 27, 2019 - A Joint Select Committee of Parliament is to be re-convened no later…

May 27, 2019
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BARBADOS | Scratch Coding Training For Two Schools

BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS, MAY 23, 2019 - A team of teachers and students from the Columbus School for Girls,…

May 24, 2019
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Facebook’s ‘transparency’ efforts hide key reasons for showing ads

Facebook’s advertising platform was not built to help social media users understand who was targeting them with messages,…

May 20, 2019
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How cryptocurrency scams work

Millions of cryptocurrency investors have been scammed out of massive sums of real money. In 2018, losses from…

May 19, 2019
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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (2nd right seated) shares a light moment with participants in the Caribbean.Girls.Hack 2019 Hackathon. Sharing in the moment also are (from left): Canadian High Commissioner Laurel Peters (seated), Co-founder of SheLeadsIT Ms. Bridget Lewis, Managing Director, Spectrum Management Authority Dr. Maria Myers-Hamilton and Co-founder of SheLeadsIT Ms. Nicole Pitter Patterson.

JAMAICA | Technology Minister Calls for More Women in Technology

KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 16, 2019 - Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Fayval Williams says more women are…

May 17, 2019
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From Apple and Microsoft to nReal and Niantic, Established Tech Giants and Risk-Taking New Comers are Pushing AR Innovation

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ABI Research, a market-foresight advisory firm providing strategic guidance on the most compelling transformative technologies, examined…

May 3, 2019
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Measures Designed to Block Fraudulent Advertising Impressions Are Working

Report from ANA and White Ops Shows War on Ad Fraud is Succeeding

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Economic losses due to bot fraud are expected to total $5.8 billion globally this year, but for…

May 3, 2019
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