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David Mills. A Freewheeling Zealot to Whom the World Owes Much

On January 17th, a man you never heard of died at the age of 85. Years earlier, he invented something you never heard of, either. Whilst working for an organization so secret, whoever told you about it would have probably had to kill you. David Mills invented internet time synchronization. A protocol that co-ordinates the […]

African Countries Embrace Technology for Growth and Inclusion 

Technology has revolutionized the world and is playing a significant role in the economic development of Africa. With advancements in mobile technology, African countries are embracing technology as a key driver of growth. The accessibility to financial services, e-commerce, and information through mobile technology has brought about positive changes in the lives of millions of […]

Airbus Wants Investors for Next Level Connectivity

Zephyr Goes to Market You’d think the development of an unmanned, solar powered drone capable of flying 21 kilometers above the Earth would be a hush-hush military project. You know the kind. Dreamt up and developed by ‘those freewheeling zealots’ a hundred meters below the Pentagon at Darpa and Skunkworks. Remember them? They invented the […]

U.S. To Test Nuclear-Powered Spacecraft by 2027

The United States plans to test a spacecraft engine powered by nuclear fission by 2027 as part of a long-term NASA effort to demonstrate more efficient methods of propelling astronauts to Mars in the future, the space agency’s chief said on Tuesday. NASA will partner with the U.S. military’s research and development agency, DARPA, to […]

Cloud Computing in South Africa Aims to Overcome Legacy Challenges

In 1963, DARPA (the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) funded MIT’s Project MAC on the condition that the developers create a technology allowing for a “computer to be used by two or more people, simultaneously.” And thus, the first pillar of cloud computing was placed. Cloud computing refers to the delivery of computing services (i.e., […]