The last Thomas Cook flight
The final flights by collapsing travel agency Thomas Cook are elegantly visualised by Bloomberg, including the very last one from Orlando to Manchester. But the visualisation doesn’t tell the story of Continue Reading
Nerd out on SSL certs
On the scale of one to nerd, examining a data set of 350 million SSL certificates blows right off the chart. And yet even in this seemingly dry dataset you’ll Continue Reading
India is running out of water
India’s booming population needs one thing parts of the country are desperately short of — water. Due to poor dam development, the country relies heavily on groundwater, and many regions Continue Reading
CfA looking for a “bullshit detector”
Wanna join the ever expanding Code for Africa and help to seek out and destroy government propaganda wherever it hides? Good news, a position for a digital sleuth doing just Continue Reading
Moaning about moaners
It’s good to know that there’s one thing people still trust less than the news: each other. According to the editor of the Barnsley Chronicle, reader comments now garner more Continue Reading
Atlas shrugged, fell to his knees, front flipped, back flipped and did a handstand
If you’ve not seen the video of Boston Dynamic’s humanoid Atlas robot doing a passable impression of Jackie Chan acrobatics (Police Story Jackie Chan, not Kung Fu Yoga Jackie Chan, Continue Reading
NYT bags visual investigation award
The New York Times and Bellingcat just landed themselves an Emmy for their epic OSINT investigation into the murder of Syrian civillians. Disturbing to watch, but a worthy winner.
India is running out of water
India’s booming population needs one thing parts of the country are desperately short of — water. Due to poor dam development, the country relies heavily on groundwater, and many parts Continue Reading
#AmINext is not forgotten
There are so many things I really like about News 24’s #AmINext microsite, which tells the story of Uyinene Mrwetyana, the young woman whose death sparked protests against gender-based violence Continue Reading
CfA scoops WAN-IFRA prize
Congratulations to Code for Africa, which has been awarded a gong by WAN-IFRA at the African Digital Media Awards for its work on land ownership across the continent. Land reform Continue Reading