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Meta is scaling back parts of its employee tracking initiative after staff objected to software that collected mouse movements, clicks, keystrokes, and other actions for AI training data. According to Reuters, the company will now let workers pause collection for up to 30 minutes and request exemptions. Reuters reports: [Stephane Kasriel, a vice president in Meta’s AI model-building...
The global cryptocurrency market capitalization recently dropped 6% during an intense network liquidation event. Institutional capital is rapidly fleeing the Ethereum ETF market, pulling Ether down 14.6% this month to a two month low of $1,933. Meanwhile, official Aptos news reports strict token compression below $1.08 despite major funding. Can these restricted mainstream digital assets […]
LAS VEGAS, NV, June 3, 2026 — Diagnostic Orders Direct, a Las Vegas-based telehealth diagnostic order consultation service, today announced a new partner initiative designed to help independent radiology facilities, physician-owned imaging centers, independent ultrasound centers, mobile ultrasound companies, mobile imaging providers, and preventive imaging businesses convert more patient...
Johannesburg, South Africa – June 3, 2026 – Salesforce today marked a significant moment for South Africa’s technology sector at its annual World Tour event at the Kyalami International Convention Centre in Johannesburg, unveiling a series of announcements designed to accelerate the country’s transition to what the company terms the “Agentic Enterprise,” a new model […]
Microsoft says its new Majorana 2 quantum chip is 1,000 times more reliable than its predecessor, with qubits lasting about 20 seconds instead of milliseconds, and claims it could have a commercially useful quantum machine by 2029. The BBC reports: “We will have a quantum machine in 2029 that can solve commercially viable, reasonable problems,” said Zulfi Alam, corporate vice president of...
After shelving the original executive order last month, Donald Trump finally got on board Monday night.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from 9to5Google: Phone by Google wants to combat the “growing threat of impersonation scams” and protect Android users against “sophisticated, AI-powered deepfake attacks” with fake call detection. […] Fake call detection requires that both parties are on Android and use the Phone by Google app, while Google Messages and Google Contacts also have to be...
The man who headed Trump’s invasions of US cities joined the US and European far-right in Portugal to preach “remigration”—a plan to expel all minorities and immigrants.
Ofcom found the major phone networks were not providing good signal on trains, and train companies were slowing down wi-fi.
‘Comedyhacker’ Tobias Schroedel used AI to clone MC Clement Manyathela.
Absa has announced a significant renewal of its long-standing strategic collaboration with Salesforce, through a new three-year agreement that will support the bank’s growing focus on artificial intelligence, automation, and real-time data insights to create more personalised and efficient banking experiences for customers. This agreement extends across various business divisions with...
The 27-nation European Union outlined how it hopes to expand the region’s data centers, semiconductors and cloud computing capabilities.
NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, and Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), today announced an expansion of their collaboration to help customers strengthen defense-in-depth strategies for customers.
NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, and Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced that they have collaborated to offer new validated solutions for secure, scalable, and simplified AI.
Fight the scourge of unsolicited rings and pings from spammers, scammers, and telemarketers.
Fresh from its JSE listing, Canal+ has locked in rugby, football and other premium sports rights for DStv.
SA’s digital fraud landscape becomes more complex as GenAI accelerates the scale of criminal activity, says TransUnion.
Companies cannot secure what they cannot see, says Cryptomathic’s Glen Leonhard.
Media giant Canal+ is the first French company to list on the JSE, following its purchase of MultiChoice last year for $3 billion (R52.2 billion at the time).
NielsenIQ data shows smartphone sales falling as buyers hold onto handsets and trade down as prices tick higher.
fjo3 shares a report from Defense One: A small but growing number of European officials and analysts are saying what four years ago was unthinkable: Ukraine isn’t just surviving its grueling war with Russia, it is in some ways thriving and may even be on a path to victory. This isn’t yet captured in headlines — for example, about last weekend’s barrage of Russian drones and missiles around...