Upcoming AI IPOs might signal the end of a 15-year bull market as massive new listings could drain equity liquidity and potentially lead to job losses, sparking a downturn.
Pope Leo XIV’s spiritual message on artificial intelligence arrived as Silicon Valley’s A.I. enthusiasts pursue their own spirituality through technology.
Dagvin Anderson, who heads the US’s Africa Command, has detailed concerns about cartel activity on this continent, including in South Africa. He says drug production is aiding terrorists in a situation that, if not properly dealt with, could lead to ‘a rupture’.
The idea that nature has rights is slowly unfolding within progressive legal circles like a Namaqua daisy in the first light of spring. At its root are the insights of an extraordinary thinker, Thomas Berry.
Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka says internal auditors are no longer just compliance box-tickers. They are the ‘leading indicator’ in the accountability system, often spotting governance failures before they become scandals, court cases or front-page news.
Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden is a “victim” of football’s packed fixture schedule after being left out of England’s World Cup squad, says the chief executive of the PFA.
In a world that’s gone from battling starvation to battling obesity, weight loss drugs seem to be a magical solution. But this does lead to some social difficulties.
The limits of human sporting performance have been stretched because there are profits to be made for those who dare to do it. The marathon world record chase is now a ‘billion-dollar race’ fuelled by extensive sports science and R&D investment, with brands like Nike and Adidas spending an estimated $1.4bn in recent years to shave seconds off elite times.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Ride-share drivers for app-based companies such as Uber and Lyft have unionized in Massachusetts, forming what state officials and labor leaders said was the first officially recognized organization in the U.S. to represent such gig workers. The newly formed App Drivers Union received certification from the Massachusetts Department of Labor...
WASHINGTON, May 26 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump, who turns 80 next month, said “everything checked out perfectly” after having his physical on Tuesday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, following a year of public attention on apparently minor health issues.
The NSPCA is in the Constitutional Court this week to defend the inclusion of animal ‘wellbeing’ in South Africa’s biodiversity law. The case may turn on a single word, but its outcome could decide whether wild animals are recognised in law as sentient beings, or managed as resources.
Councillors in Nelson Mandela Bay have backed a proposal for an independent panel to investigate widespread water outages across the metro, as communities report weeks-long disruptions and growing frustration over failing infrastructure and inconsistent explanations.