US-built biometrics equipment is falling into the hands of the Taliban

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By Lynzy Billing A voter gets their fingerprint scanned at a polling station in Herat in 2019 HOSHANG HASHIMI/AFP via Getty Images With the Taliban having now taken over Afghanistan, there are growing concerns about how it might use the data from the huge biometrics programme that has been left behind. An extensive database of … Read more

Best and worst of 2021 Emmys

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The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards took place on Sunday, and we have to admit: Seeing celebrities together again in the same room was quite a rush. After the mostly virtual 2020 awards, it was refreshing to see speeches given at podiums, tables full of mingling casts, and Jason Sudeikis stepping up his outfit game. (Though … Read more

Diabetes implant is restocked by swallowing magnetic insulin capsules

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By Matthew Sparkes A prototype implant for treating diabetes uses magnetic pills that would be swallowed to refill insulin The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna An implant around the size of two packs of playing cards can wirelessly charge its battery and restock insulin painlessly. The team that made the device says it could revolutionise … Read more

TD Africa, Dell EMC talk up PowerStore solution for 21st Century businesses

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PowerStore DELL EMC

TD Africa, sub-Saharan Africa’s leading tech, solutions and lifestyle distribution giant and Dell EMC Technologies, a multinational technology company, have stressed the benefits of leveraging cutting-edge technology in gaining significant advantage in the 21st Century business environment. They made this known while addressing channel partners and other key stakeholders from the technology ecosystem at an … Read more