We all know by now, or should, about who owns our data – and we like to think it’s our own, where we can download and […]
New Gatekeepers: Microsoft buys Github
“I just wanted to buy a car…”
Above: Press release photo for the 1969 American Motors Javelin SST. I started shopping for a vehicle last weekend, doing my research on the Internet and […]
Samsung CMO on technology’s future
Above: Younghee Lee, Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of Samsung Electronics. Photo courtesy Samsung. Technology is dramatically changing our world. As we are in the midst of the […]
On improving financial transparency and reporting
Above: Luis Almagro and Jorge Familiar. Photo courtesy Alexis Fagre/Banco Mundial. By Luis Almagro and Jorge Familiar In recent years, we have stressed the importance of fighting […]
MATT statement to the JSC on the Cybercrime Bill, January 29, 2018
Above: Dr Shiela Rampersad speaks at the JSC meeting on the Cybercrime Bill. Screencapture from the Parliamentary Channel’s YouTube post of the meeting. Opening Statement of Dr […]
Detesting the untested
Illustration by AlienCat/DepositPhotos “It’s an untested technology, so it’s an untested business, and we can’t give a loan based on that.” The words fell from the […]
World Bank announces report on regional “Jobs of Tomorrow”
By Jorge Familiar, Vice President of the World Bank for Latin America and the Caribbean Technological innovation and automation are accelerating at a blistering pace. So […]
Beyond CA: The Elephant On Your Desk and In Your Pocket
Illustration by Kentoh/DepositPhotos. When the Cambridge Analytica scandal planted its flag on the shores of Trinidad and Tobago, the Attorney General was quick to respond to […]
Blockchain Infographic
Ashish Uttamchandani contributed this infographic he created to explain the potential of blockchain technology. Click to enlarge. Ashish Uttamchandani is Director of the Project Management Institute […]
Justice Seepersad’s ruling in CV 2016-02974
THE REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE CLAIM NO. CV 2016-02974 BETWEEN DRA 1st Claimant And SA 2nd Claimant And CHILD […]
Thank you
Illustraction by Piick/DepositPhotos TechNewsTT enters its fifth year today and this the eight hundredth story posted to the site. It seemed appropriate to have a look […]
The Last Jedi is the first modern Star Wars film
Composite image for the film Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Image courtesy Lucasfilm. Click on images to enlarge. “It’s all a machine, partner. Live free, don’t […]
The Chromebook that will not die
Above: The Acer Chromebook Model Q1VC I can’t recall when exactly I got it – I think it was in 2013 – but the Acer Chromebook […]
Don’t just teach a man to fish. Are our Caribbean SME policies fundamentally wrong?
An essay by Abdullah Mohammed on #Caribbean #SIDS, #SMEs, and the need for Political Leadership in Innovation… or we’re doomed. The SIDS Challenges, and how to […]
Surveillance isn’t seeing
Surveillance cameras. Image from DepositPhotos/Wavebreakmedia Not too long ago, the Beetham highway was the scene of protest. I listened to some people in a local coffee […]