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DEFECT ALERTS: Jeep and Kia recalls highlight enduring safety risks on South African roads

Today at 18:55 PM, via Daily Maverick

South African owners of Jeep Wranglers and several Kia models have been urged to act after safety-critical defects prompted a national recall earlier this week. Airbag failures in Wranglers and ABS malfunctions in Kias highlight ongoing concerns about vehicle safety, consumer rights and manufacturer accountability.

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Alphabet CEO Warns AI Bubble Could Hit Every Company

Today at 16:44 PM, via iAfrica

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai says no company, including Google, would be immune if the artificial intelligence market were to suffer a valuation correction. In an exclusive interview with BBC News at Google’s California headquarters, Pichai said the rapid surge in AI investment is “an extraordinary moment,” but he acknowledged “irrationality” in parts of the market. […]

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Gates Warns AI Valuations Likely to Cool as Competition Intensifies

Today at 16:41 PM, via iAfrica

Bill Gates has cautioned that some of the world’s most highly valued artificial intelligence companies are unlikely to sustain their current worth, even as the technology reshapes major industries. Speaking at Abu Dhabi Finance Week, Gates said the AI sector is “hyper competitive,” and many companies with elevated valuations will not emerge as winners. “AI […]

Sport

Quarterback Rivers, 44, returns to NFL

Today at 18:03 PM, via BBC News

Philip Rivers signs for the Indianapolis Colts and will be on the practice squad after starting quarterback Daniel Jones suffered a season-ending injury.

Education

Tanzania: Zanzibar Records 97pc Pass Rate in PSL Exams

Today at 16:34 PM, via AllAfrica

[Daily News] Zanzibar — A TOTAL of 50,769 candidates, equivalent to 96.94 per cent have passed the 2025 Standard Seven National Examinations, the Zanzibar Ministry of Education and Vocational Training has announced.

Education

Interviewing future medical students gave me that rare thing: hope for the NHS | Devi Sridhar

Today at 15:58 PM, via The Guardian

They face long hours, mediocre pay and, at worst, no job, but their optimism is astonishing – let’s support them better

Prof Devi Sridhar is chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

When I mentioned to colleagues in the NHS that I was helping with admissions interviews for medical students, several responded with the same wry smile and weary shrug: “Do they know what...

Entertainment

24 hours in pictures, 10 December 2025

Today at 18:30 PM, via The Citizen

Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.

Science/Tech

HDMI Forum Continues To Block HDMI 2.1 For Linux, Valve Says

Today at 18:51 PM, via Slashdot

New submitter emangwiro shares a report: The HDMI Forum, responsible for the HDMI specification, continues to stonewall open source. Valve’s Steam Machine theoretically supports HDMI 2.1, but the mini-PC is software-limited to HDMI 2.0. As a result, more than 60 frames per second at 4K resolution are only possible with limitations. In a statement to Ars Technica, a Valve spokesperson confirmed...

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Volvo XC90 And XC60 Lead South Africa’s Pre-Owned PHEV Market

Today at 18:34 PM, via Tech Financials

Volvo Car South Africa continues to strengthen its position as a leader in South Africa’s electrified vehicle landscape, with the brand’s plug-in hybrid models ranking first and second among the country’s best-selling used PHEVs (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle). New market data from AutoTrader South Africa reveals a compelling trend: demand for Volvo’s electrified vehicles remains...

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Meta’s New AI Superstars Are Chafing Against the Rest of the Company

Today at 18:05 PM, via Slashdot

Meta’s newly recruited AI “superstars” have developed an us-versus-them mentality against the company’s longtime executive leadership, creating internal friction over whether the team should focus on catching up to rivals like OpenAI and Google or improving Meta’s core advertising and social media businesses. Alexandr Wang, the 28-year-old entrepreneur Mark Zuckerberg hired in June to be chief...