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EBay Is Laying Off About 800 Workers, 6% of Global Workforce

Today at 16:00 PM, via Slashdot

EBay is cutting about 800 jobs, or 6% of its full-time employees, saying the layoffs are needed to align its workforce with strategic priorities. From a report: “We are taking steps to reinvest across our business and align our structure with our strategic priorities, which will affect certain roles across our workforce,” the San Jose, California-based company said early Thursday in a...

‘A gift that falls from the sky’: why farmers are using Etna’s ash as fertiliser

Today at 16:00 PM, via The Guardian

Falling volcanic ash has for years been viewed as a nuisance. But a Sicilian project has discovered its agricultural potential and wants to spread the word

In the Sicilian town of Giarre overlooking Mount Etna, Andrea Passanisi, a tropical and citrus fruits producer, uses an unusual fertiliser on his 100-hectare (247-acre) stretch of land: volcano ash.

Like hundreds of farmers and citizens of...

Olympus Sandton Sells 85% In Months, Exceeding R1.4 Billion

Today at 15:37 PM, via Tech Financials

Growthpoint Properties and Tricolt officially marked the groundbreaking of Olympus Sandton on Thursday, 26 February 2026, as the development prepares to redefine the skyline at the highest point of the Sandton Summit precinct. The ceremony confirms that momentum behind the project has not slowed since its explosive sales launch. Having released apartments in February 2025, […]

Waitrose suspends sale of mackerel because of overfishing

Today at 15:06 PM, via The Guardian

Supermarket chain says it will point customers to herring and other species to protect threatened Atlantic stocks

Waitrose has become the first UK supermarket to suspend the sale of mackerel because of overfishing and will start pointing customers toward herring and other species.

The Marine Conservation Society warned last year that stocks were at breaking point owing to overfishing, and it...

How LG OLED Screens Are Becoming Interactive Cultural Technology Platforms

Today at 14:46 PM, via Tech Financials

The intersection of ancestral tradition, community and technology took centre stage at the recent Investec Cape Town Art Fair, where LG Electronics South Africa partnered with multidisciplinary artist Chidiri Nwaubani to present the immersive installation, Mbari Memorial: What Cannot Be Returned Must Be Reconceived. Held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), the fair […]

Americans Are Leaving the US in Record Numbers

Today at 14:07 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shares a report: In its 250th year, is America, land of immigration, becoming a country of emigration? Last year the U.S. experienced something that hasn’t definitively occurred since the Great Depression: More people moved out than moved in. The Trump administration has hailed the exodus — negative net migration — as the fulfillment of its promise to ramp up deportations...

Who’s Your Daddy? A Chatbot

Today at 14:00 PM, via Wired

More people are turning to AI to explore their BDSM fantasies, but some in the community feel it’s a cop-out.

New GLP1 pill helps patients lose up to 8% of body weight, trial shows

Today at 13:39 PM, via The Guardian

Daily orforglipron tablets led to greater weight loss than semaglutide tablets, offering potential oral alternative to Wegovy and Mounjaro

A new daily pill could be a more effective GLP-1 tablet for weight loss, according to a clinical trial that may pave the way for a non-injection alternative to Wegovy and Mounjaro.

The drug, called orforglipron and manufactured by Eli Lilly, is prescribed...

Why Sierra the Supercomputer Had to Die

Today at 13:00 PM, via Wired

For seven years, she ran high-security nuclear simulations for the US government. Now, this famous supercomputer is being put to death.

AI is rewriting the rules of SaaS

Today at 12:09 PM, via ITWeb

The leadership behind enterprise software start-up Ageiro argues that AI is now firmly entrenched within the software development and application space.

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