africa, big data, china, cloud computing

Big Data: What Africa Must and Mustn’t Study From China

China has rapidly grown in the past decade to be one of the most powerful economies in the world. Its standard of life and quality of business services have also improved. Much of this change has been brought about by the efficient use of data. Africa, home to more than 1.2 billion people, can learn ...

Max Lu

Big data.

IBM Is Buying Red Hat for a Whopping $34 Billion

IBM has announced that it will be acquiring Red Hat for a massive US$34 billion. While investing such a large amount of money in a company that basically provides software for free looks strange, Red Hat generates about US$3 billion in revenues every year from the businesses that seek its support. The acquisition of Red ...

Nspirement Staff

Aerospace Is on the Verge of Positive Disruption

The history of human flight and the aerospace industry have early beginnings. By 1,000 B.C., Chinese scouts on kites monitored enemies, and by the 16th century, inventors were experimenting — often tragically — with devices that simulated birds’ wings. The 18th century saw the rise of hot air balloons. The next century brought steam-powered aircraft. ...

Megan Nichols

A Boeing passenger jet.