THURSDAY, 04 JUNE 2026, 20:20
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: The Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration Thursday in upholding the power of federal regulators to enforce data privacy laws on telecommunications companies. The 8-1 decision (PDF) preserved one of the Federal Communications Commission’s key tools, though the companies also won a concession from the Republican...
Insects join list of species capable of solving simple ‘box-and-banana’ problem that demonstrates basic intelligence
Bumblebees can use tools to solve a problem, according to experiments that demonstrate their remarkably advanced cognitive abilities.
The bees were given an adapted version of an experiment that, 100 years ago, first demonstrated chimpanzees could work out how to retrieve an...
Code reviewed by WIRED uncovered an unreleased face-recognition system embedded in Meta’s smart glasses platform. It’s designed to identify people via biometric data stored on users’ phones.
A new documentary chronicles how the app became a stand-in for American anxieties about social media, China, and political power.
Global financial markets are currently experiencing notable fluctuations, prompting digital asset participants to seek highly secure investment vehicles. Retail traders and large institutions are actively prioritizing platforms that offer protection against sudden price corrections. The necessity for stable, predictable returns has overshadowed the desire for extreme, high-risk speculation. ...
schwit1 shares a report from NJ.com: Samsung is pulling up stakes in New Jersey and heading to Texas, a move that could leave roughly 1,000 Garden State workers facing a stark choice: relocate or risk losing their jobs. The South Korean tech giant confirmed this week that it will move its US headquarters from Englewood Cliffs, NJ, to its existing campus in Plano, Texas, marking a stunning...
One of South Africa’s leading bond originators, BetterBond, has introduced a faster, paperless and more secure digital home loan journey designed to simplify the property finance process for South African buyers. Designed to eliminate repeated data capture, reduce administrative delays and offer 24/7 digital access while keeping consultants at the centre of the experience, BetterBond Online […]
NEW YORK, NY — June 4, 2026 — Independent financial research and market commentary platform Ofek Kesef today released its latest macroeconomic intelligence briefing, titled the 2026 Global Asset Management Industry Dynamics Observation Report. Through an in-depth structural analysis of official corporate announcements from international asset management titans during the spring of 2026, the...
When Lightstone took South Africa’s first Automated Valuation Model (AVM) live with Absa in 2006, most banks assumed that automated valuations would be useful for low-value, low-risk decisions, but never as a serious substitute for a human valuer walking the property. Twenty years later, AVMs sit at the centre of mortgage origination, portfolio monitoring and capital management at...
joshuark shares a report from The Verge: Apple will introduce age verification in the App Store for users in Texas starting on Thursday, June 4th. The move, as spotted by MacRumors, comes just days after a federal appeals court allowed Texas’ App Store Accountability Act to go into effect while a lawsuit against it proceeds. People in Texas who are creating a new Apple account will need to...
A San Francisco start-up called Arena found that people are most likely to use A.I. agents on the job, particularly if they are in the tech industry.
You can tap the star-shaped, NFC-enabled wand at terminals to make contactless payments. It’s the first of several tap-to-pay hardware doodads coming from Cash App.
BMW Group South Africa is celebrating 20 years of the BMW IT Hub, a milestone that recognises two decades of investing in South African people, skills and digital capability. Established in 2006 as a specialised support unit, the hub is one of four business entities in South Africa and has transformed into a cornerstone of […]
LOS ANGELES, CA — Blind Logic Productions proudly celebrates the 39th Annual EyesOn Design at Ford House, benefiting the Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology, Sunday, June 21, 2026. Blind Logic Productions is honored to be a sponsor of one of the world’s most unique automotive events, held annually in the Motor City. Each Father’s Day, automotive […]
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: UK regulators today ordered (PDF) Google to put clearer attributions and links to publishers’ content in its AI-generated search features. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) also said Google must give publishers a way to opt out of AI features in search. “In a world first, publishers will now have effective tools to prevent...
Celebrities and paid influencers have transformed the career-focused platform, which for some users, has become a job unto itself.
IPO could raise up to $75bn, giving SpaceX market value of $1.77tn as it sets up Musk for extraordinary wealth
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is looking to raise $75bn (£55bn) from its blockbuster stock market listing next week as the rocket company aims for the largest initial public offering ever.
If the stock market launch – primed for 12 June – goes as planned, founder Musk, the world’s...
Few are as delighted by the pending market debut as the vibrant community of space enthusiasts who want to push discovery of the final frontier.
Gwynne Shotwell, the president and chief operating officer, is the adult-in-the-room foil to Mr. Musk as SpaceX prepares for a blockbuster initial public offering.
As real-time payments gain traction across Africa, experts say businesses must focus less on processing payments and more on understanding, reconciling and tracking.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX wants a $1.75-trillion valuation despite posting a near-$5-billion loss last year.