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.

Budget 2024: What is it doing for the digital economy?

The e-ID system, a proposed government cloud and the implementation of a cybersecurity strategy have attracted the largest budget allocation to the MDT at $50 million.

Pushing back on misinformation with provenance

We also offer advice and education that's focused on media literacy and consumer literacy, but what we're really focused on is the notion of provenance.

Carnival creators contemplate AI

"AI is not your friend or your best friend. It is a tool like anything else." - Carl "Beaver" Henderson.

Emmanuel Daniel talks Caribbean fintech

The CBDC technology being introduced by central banks cannot keep up with the innovations taking place in cryptocurrencies and stable coins.

What we’re getting wrong about fintech

By keeping Visa and MasterCard out of China, the Chinese platforms Alipay and WeChat Pay introduced a whole new universe of connected supply chains that transformed lifestyles forever.

The long tail of internet content

Your chances of achieving a truly viral post are at best, one in a million.

What are tomorrow’s jobs?

“To lead a team, to leverage this technology, if you can't communicate, if you don't have those soft skills, if you don't have that emotional intelligence, you won't be able to do it.”

White hats on the darknet

The ransomware group Conti made US$170 million in the first year of operation. "These are big enterprises from a national security point of view.”

The price of the single point of failure

The part of any system that is weakest and least replaceable will eventually suffer a catastrophic failure.

Hands on: Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 5

You're probably thinking a watch is for telling time but a growing selling point for these devices is their capacity to continuously monitor health indicators.

Is TT ready to host digital nomads?

The State of Independence research study for 2022 evaluated American workers who describe themselves as digital nomads noting a 131 percent increase in those who have chosen the lifestyle since 2019.

Hands on: Samsung’s A54

The A54 also has a bigger 5,000 mAh battery compared to the S23's 3,900 mAh battery. That makes a big difference in use time.
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The Global Lense – The one about data and tech stack sovereignty

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