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.

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.

Neptune Communications: Fast, secure satellite broadband at enterprise scale

"We don't focus on consumers; this is not a mass market play. It's a specialised set of services that we provide to a very targeted set of customers."

Journalism needs commitment more than it needs AI

"At the centre of the reasons for the demand for transparent journalism is the concern for the survival of journalism, because journalism is under threat from a crisis of credibility and a changed role in the digital age."

Digicel tops Ookla Q2 speedtest

Ookla tests across four criteria for mobile and fixed broadband delivery.

Massive WooCommerce exploit underway

The attacks target a known vulnerablility, CVE-2023-28121, and began on July 14, 2023

Cybersecurity must be driven from the top

"To build a cybersecurity minded culture, it's really all about education. Teach everybody everything."

Will Threads unravel Twitter?

Of all the Twitter alternatives, Threads is the platform with the easiest on-boarding and fastest payback for time invested.
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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.