Here’s the real reason to turn on aeroplane mode when you fly
Blake Guidry/UnsplashWe all know the routine by heart: “Please ensure your seats are in the upright position, tray tables stowed,...
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New data on the e-levy in Ghana: unpopular tax on mobile money transfers is hitting the poor hardest
A lot of African countries have implemented taxes on electronic transactions Wikimedia CommonsGhana’s introduction of a a 1.5% tax on...
The national broadband rollout has a blind spot: Lack of accurate, transparent data about internet access speeds
Is your broadband internet service always up to speed when you need it? 10'000 Hours/DigitalVision via Getty imagesImagine purchasing “up...
Why Apple can hold the line on iPhone prices, as smartphones defy soaring inflation and keep getting relatively cheaper
Apple chose not to raise prices on its new iPhone. AP Photo/Jeff ChiuInflation in the U.S. is surging to near...
What is proof-of-stake? A computer scientist explains a new way to make cryptocurrencies, NFTs and metaverse transactions
Blockchain transactions are carried in blocks. The amount of energy it takes to add a new block varies widely depending...
UN nuclear agency calls for protection zone around imperiled Ukrainian power plant – a safety expert explains why that could be crucial
Damage at the Zaporizhzhya facility. International Atomic Energy Agency, CC BY-SAThe United Nations’ nuclear watchdog has called on Russia and...
Why Ottawa’s efforts to get Google and Facebook to pay for news content misses the mark
Bill C-18, the Online News Act, is trying to get the dominant digital platforms to negotiate mutually-acceptable agreements with Canada’s...
Radiocarbon dating only works half the time – we may have found the solution
A new DNA method could help making it easier to date skeletons Malinka333/ShutterstockDating is everything in archaeology. Exciting discoveries of...
Gen Z smartphone addiction can boost compulsive buying – but businesses can help them kick the shopping habit
Gen Z smartphone addiction can support compulsive buying habits. AlessandroBiascioli / ShutterstockPeople born between the mid-1990s and early 2010s –...
How dark is ‘dark advertising’? We audited Facebook, Google and other platforms to find out
Ashkar Dave / UnsplashOnce upon a time, most advertisements were public. If we wanted to see what advertisers were doing,...
