The EU’s Digital Services Act will make the internet a safer place

by | Aug 30, 2023 | Apple, Digital Services Act, European Union, Google, Industry News, Internet, Internet News, Meta, Microsoft, News, Twitter

The European Union’s wide-ranging Digital Services Act came into effect on 25 August to provide much-needed oversight for “very large online platforms” which the EU defines as having over 45 million users. They now “must apply the new law,” tweeted European Commission...

South Africa signs $8.5 billion deal aimed at moving to green energy at COP27

by | Nov 10, 2022 | COP27, Cyril Ramaphosa, Energy Transition Plan, Eskom, European Union, Germany, Industry News, Just Energy Transition Plan, Load shedding, News, Newsletter, South Africa, UK, United Kingdom, United Nations, United States

South Africans may eventually be able to let go of our coal dependency and the load shedding that goes with it. In a potential landmark deal that could see the transition from fossil fuels to green energy, South Africa, with its partners, launched the US$8.5 billion...