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South Africa

Discovery Bank Unveils Crypto Trading, AI Security and New Integrated Services in Major Platform Upgrade

Today at 15:38 PM, via iAfrica

Discovery Bank, South Africa’s fastest-growing bank, announced a wide range of new digital features, product updates and partner offers as part of a major platform enhancement that expands its financial services ecosystem. The updates follow earlier improvements introduced this year in financial planning tools, digital security and personalised banking experiences. Among the newest additions...

Sport

Match of the Day

Today at 21:00 PM, via BBC News

Highlights from nine Premier League matches across a busy midweek schedule.

Education

Surge in graduates becoming teachers boosts recruitment for maths and sciences

Today at 19:42 PM, via The Guardian

DfE figures showed an 11% increase in teacher trainees in England this year compared with 2024, the biggest rise after the pandemic

A surge in the number of recent graduates signing up to become teachers has helped the government in England meet crucial recruitment targets in subjects including maths and sciences for the first time this decade.

New figures from the Department for Education...

Science/Tech

What Happens When Your Coworkers Are AI Agents

Today at 23:03 PM, via Wired

In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we talk to writer Evan Ratliff about how he created a small startup made entirely of AI employees—and what his findings reveal about the reality of an agentic future.

Science/Tech

Meta Weighs Cuts to Its Metaverse Unit

Today at 22:25 PM, via New York Times

Meta plans to direct its investments to focus on wearables like its augmented reality glasses but does not plan to abandon building the metaverse.

Science/Tech

Bending Spoons Buys Eventbrite For $500 Million

Today at 22:20 PM, via Slashdot

Longtime Slashdot reader williamyf writes: The Italian company Bending Spoons seems to be on an acquisitions spree. Their recent acquisitions of AOL and Vimeo are not yet finalized, yet on Dec. 2 they announced they are buying Eventbrite, a company specializing in publicizing and organizing local events, for just half a milliard USD. Bending Spoons’ portfolio also includes other companies like...