Topic: technology
Cayman’s small size can give false sense of cybersecurity
Cayman's small size can lull companies into a false sense of security, an expert has warned
From UK to Cayman, a woman’s rise in AI leadership
Sheer determination has carried the director at the University College of the Cayman Islands and one of the Caribbean's leading voices in AI from a rural childhood in Lancashire to Oxford University.
New training programme offers Caymanians pathway to tech sector
Caymanians looking to enter the tech sector now have a pathway to earn a globally recognised certification that can lead to a career.
World War Z, or X marks the spot, as generations collide?
The age gap was highlighted as Generation Z university students preparing for their first jobs in the hi-tech workforce faced off against older businesspeople of the X and Y generations who have already carved out successful careers in technology.
TechCayman sees increase in Indian start-ups
Cutting-edge Indian firms are already making their presence felt in Cayman and have based top-tier talent in the islands, experts say.
Indian tech firms show increased interest in Cayman
Cayman could be in line for a flood of tech company start-ups from India, experts from the region have said.
Cayman could be data storage hub for Caribbean, expert says
Cayman could become a Caribbean-wide storage centre for sensitive information as the use of artificial intelligence continues to grow, a government adviser has said.
Tech pros think Cayman could be Caribbean’s ‘Silicon Valley’
Cayman could become the Caribbean's hi-tech hub, the organisers of an event designed to promote computing have said.
The challenges to building a 21st century workforce
Industry leaders discuss their take on the future of the workforce in the Cayman Islands in a series of roundtable workshops.
Cayman ‘dodged a bullet’ in global IT outage
Friday's global Microsoft outage took some Cayman Islands government services offline, caused flight delays and cancellations, and shut down some bank ATMs, but, overall, the effect on the Cayman Islands was minimal compared to the impact worldwide.
Global IT outage impacts Cayman, brings flight disruptions
Many of the Cayman Islands government and business systems are being affected by a worldwide IT outage.
New building signals way forward for Cayman Enterprise City
Signal House, a new, tailored hub for tech and other businesses as part of Cayman Enterprise City, is preparing to open its doors in George Town.
Experts explore evolution of technology at Cayman conference
Industry experts gathered to share their knowledge during a day-long conference on the evolution of technology in Grand Cayman on Wednesday, 28 June.
Year in review: Technology
If we take a close look at the apps and systems that were put in the spotlight this year, they mainly revolve around solutions to counter the issues created by an unprecedented situation.
Robotics flash camp opens new world for students
Participants in the Acts of Random Kindness Mentor Educate and Reinforce programme found their spark for science as they participated in a robotics flash camp this weekend.
New push for digital payments
Cayman’s payment systems lag behind the rest of the world, and reform is needed to help businesses survive, according to Digital Cayman.
EDITORIAL – European Union: ‘Googling for Dollars’
Using a heavy hand and curiously distorted notions of what a free marketplace should look like, EU regulators are endangering a symbiotic system that enhances competition and magnifies consumer choice.
Morici: The potential harm of Screen Time
If we exercise self-control on their behalf – as helicopter parents too often do – then our children will not likely develop the executive skills necessary to occasionally refrain from multitasking and balance priorities as adults.
Morici: Why smartphone hysteria is misplaced
In all ages, parents come up against reckless childhood behavior and its ingenious methods of escape. Smartphones make these times no different or more challenging.
It is time for Facebook to raise the curtain
Democracy requires both free speech and free association. We cannot save democracy by sacrificing one for the other.
Virtual intelligence could be a two-edged sword
Peter Morici
As Apple launches the 10th anniversary iPhone this fall, we should not only marvel at where the device has taken us but also...
Nuclear power ‘a viable alternative’ for Cayman
New advances in technology could make the nuclear option a viable alternative for the Cayman Islands’ future energy needs, students at the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math conference heard. Jeffrey Hausaman said nuclear could potentially provide a stable source of low-cost energy to the islands.
EDITORIAL – STEM conference: Launching students’ imaginations
To the students participating in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math conference at the University College of the Cayman Islands, here is the crucial takeaway: Not only is the sky not falling — but education and progress are opening up entirely new vistas for future exploration.
NASA space exploration expert in Cayman to inspire students
Just days after U.S. President Barack Obama targeted a manned mission to Mars by 2030, one of the men responsible for making it happen was in the Cayman Islands to tell young students they could aspire to be part of it. Dave Lavery, NASA’s program executive for solar system exploration, discussed some of the exploratory work already under way on Mars.
Baxter: When science fiction becomes science
A week ago, Proxima b itself was fiction. Now that we know it is real, the fictional speculation moves on to what it would to be like to go there.
Flam: The inventions that changed our genetic code
Of all living things, why do humans alone create advanced technology?
Overly: Humans once opposed coffee and refrigeration. Here’s why we often hate new stuff.
Humans have a habit of stalling their own progress. From coffee to mechanical refrigeration to genetically altered food, history is littered with innovations that sparked resistance before becoming fixtures in everyday life.
Astronomers getting a boost
An upcoming visit from the Cayman Islands Astronomy Society will give young stargazers on the Brac a welcome new instrument to scan the heavens.
Health City surgeons use robotic technology
Advanced robotic technology is giving orthopedic surgeons at Health City Cayman Islands a leg up in performing complicated knee surgeries.
Technology: Former hacker shows off new tricks of the trade
Kevin Mitnick, who once was on the FBI’s Most Wanted list and is now a computer security consultant, took to the stage at the Cayman Alternative Investment Summit to show off some of the newest ways hackers are breaking into computer systems.
Kids get into the Flow
Children explored some of the latest technology in Flow’s Tech Kids inaugural project this month.
Swim club dives into technology
Stingray Swim Club has taken an innovative approach to enhancing swimmers’ skill and growing the club by integrating technology into its training regimes.
