Mark Lyndersay

Mark Lyndersay is a writer and photographer based in Trinidad and Tobago. He wrote 1,800 editorial leaders for Guardian Media Limited between 2001 and 2016 and now provides leaders for the T&T Newsday. He writes features and reviews for several publications. His column, BitDepth has examined personal technology issues continuously over the last 27 years. As a photographer, he divides his time between commercial assignments, editorial photography, annual reports and personal projects like Local Lives, which examines the backstory of life and culture in Trinidad and Tobago.

Let’s talk backup. Again

Computers have a functional life of around five years, and most media will last roughly that long before either becoming more prone to failure or simply running out of room.

The United States vs Apple

Apple's services, including AppleTV, Apple Music and Apple Pay, account for 22 per cent of the company's revenue and it's drawing the lion's share of the concern articulated in the 88 page document.

VISA sees 20% increase in cross-border transactions during Carnival 2024

Visa and its local partners have made significant investments to enable local merchants to securely and efficiently accept payments on the world’s largest payment network.

The state of Trinidad newsrooms

"In a developing country like Trinidad and Tobago where there are no specifications for a tertiary education to be a journalist."

Reggie’s gone. What we lost

The public service he retired from had drifted far from even those post-Colonial dreams

The Meta fail: Why you should be a digital homeowner

Facebook has not explained how its services, used by an estimated three billion people around the world, stopped working.

Ransomware report reveals Caricom-wide attacks

The Lockbit3, 8Base, RansomEXX, Royal and Hive ransomware groups are all international criminal businesses who do not discriminate based on company size, business sector or location.

TT wins GSMA award for Global Leadership in digital development

Trinidad and Tobago was chosen as the 2024 winner specifically because of its prolific efforts to modernise their regulatory regimes and bring digital services to its citizens.

Carnival: ritual, tradition and events

Carnival needs is a serious rethinking of its entrenched competition economy.

Professional perspectives on new cybercrime laws

The Digital Transformation Plan still isn't published. The consultation hasn't put a green paper out yet.

The issues arising from new cybercrime laws

Proper reporting of breach incidents is paramount to balance the needs of all stakeholders, including customers, regulators, and shareholders."

Samsung introduces new S24 smartphones

A new ProVisual engine that purports to improve photos using artificial intelligence, including AI powered image editing makes image falsification easier.
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Samsung: AI will help make life easier

"As AI becomes more personal, protecting personal data becomes even more important." - Jay Kim

The Global Lense – The one about data centers

Digital Transformation is not just about meeting a funding checklist, it’s about producing value for cost.

TSTT records $214m profit, highest in 17 years

The years ahead will shift toward investing for transformation and sustainable value creation.

Samsung’s big bet on AI

"Gemini can now use advanced reasoning to understand your screen context, parse complex images as prompts, and execute multi-step actions across apps.”

The data centre dilemma

Discourse, instead of a patronising pat on the head asking whether you have a doctorate, should govern communication between a government and the people who elected them.