Meta’s AI Recruiting Campaign Finds a New Target
Meta approached more than a dozen staffers at Mira Murati’s AI startup to discuss joining its new superintelligence lab. One received an offer for more than $1 billion.
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The World’s Biggest Passenger Planes Keep Breaking Down
The Airbus A380, the world’s largest commercial passenger jet, faces mounting maintenance challenges as regulatory authorities issue an increasing number of safety directives. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has listed 95 airworthiness directives for the A380 since January 2020, approximately double the number issued for large Boeing aircraft during the same period. The directives...
Apple Opens Manufacturing Academy in Detroit
schwit1 writes: The Apple Manufacturing Academy will be located in downtown Detroit and will be administered by Michigan State University. The academy will offer workshops on manufacturing and artificial intelligence to small and medium-sized businesses, Apple said. Trump has called for Apple to move iPhone production to the U.S. and is implementing tariffs that will likely raise the company’s...
Africa’s First Cell & Gene Therapy Startup Altera Biosciences Raises R29M
Altera Biosciences, Africa’s first dedicated cell and gene therapy biotech company, has announced the successful close of a groundbreaking R29 million pre-seed funding round. Led by founders Alexandra Miszewski and Professor Michael Pepper, this milestone positions Altera at the forefront of biotech innovation on the continent, with a mission to revolutionise healthcare through the development […]
Important information about hidden fees for people with solar panels in South Africa
Recent reports suggesting Eskom will introduce a surcharge specifically for solar power users are inaccurate. However, the utility’s tariff changes and policies certainly suggest it wants to milk these customers for as much as it can.
Apple Shift Turns India Into World’s Top Maker of US Smartphones
India has overtaken China to become the top source of smartphones sold in the US, after Apple shifted to assemble more of its iPhones in the South Asian country. From a report: In the quarter through June, India was the largest manufacturer of smartphones shipped to the US for the first time, accounting for 44% of the market, according to Canalys data. Vietnam, home to much of Samsung’s...
A Secretive US Space Plane Will Soon Test Quantum Navigation Technology
The space plane’s test flight will advance development of a new navigation technology based on electromagnetic wave interference.
Nvidia Geforce RTX 5060 Review: Not Quite There
Nvidia’s usual budget winner can’t keep up with the competition this year.
The former Naspers man and the farmer building South Africa’s first Eskom-free electric car charging network
South Africa’s first off-grid EV charging company has had a slow start but remains convinced in the viability of its plan to roll out over 100 stations in the next few years.
AI Boom Sparks Fight Over Soaring Power Costs
Utilities across the U.S. are demanding tech companies pay larger shares of electricity infrastructure costs as AI drives unprecedented data center construction, creating tensions over who bears the financial burden of grid upgrades. Virginia utility Dominion Energy received requests from data center developers requiring 40 gigawatts of electricity by the end of 2024, enough to power at least...
We face daunting global challenges. But here are eight reasons to be hopeful | John D Boswell
Although the trends can be hard to perceive, we are making incredible progress on global poverty, health, longevity and climate change
Don’t fret the future.
A lot of people do, and for powerful reasons – we are facing enormous challenges unprecedented in human history, from climate change and nuclear war to engineered pandemics and malicious artificial intelligence. A 2017 survey showed...
7 Best Reading Lights (2025): Clip-On, Rechargeable, Portable
These WIRED-tested reading lights are perfect for cozying up with a bestseller.
Rigaku Launches XTRAIA XD-3300 Mass Production for Semiconductor Market
Rigaku Corporation, a global solution partner in X-ray metrology systems and a Group company of Rigaku Holdings Corporation (headquarters: Akishima, Tokyo; CEO: Jun Kawakami; hereinafter “Rigaku”), has launched full-fledged commercial production of XTRAIA XD-3300, a high-resolution microspot X-ray diffraction system
From legacy to cloud, BBD delivers software that works
BBD doesn’t chase trends. It build software that works, that fits your reality today and your goals for tomorrow.
Boeing Reports Strongest Revenue in Six Years
Although the aerospace company lost money in the second quarter, it built and sold more planes as it recovered from quality crises and a workers strike.
eMedia banks on Openview as eVOD gears up for data boom
Streaming platform eVOD is growing strongly, parent eMedia said, even as Openview continues to attract new viewers.
Apple MacOS Tahoe 26: Top New Features to Try
MacOS 26 brings a slew of new features, and you can now try them out for yourself.
Vodacom launches contracts with theft cover and big discounts
Vodacom has revamped its Red Core range of contract packages, which now include funeral and device theft cover, as well as various rewards and discounts.
Former tech company director says JSE is lying after R500,000 fine over fake PhD
Former EOH (now iOCO) director Anushka Bogdanov says the JSE did not afford her reasonable opportunity to respond to allegations that she misrepresented her qualifications.
Dog-Walking Startup ‘Wag’ Files For Bankruptcy
An anonymous reader quotes a report from SFGATE: During the 2010s’ boom in on-demand services such as Uber and DoorDash, Wag staked a claim to the market for dog walking. It became a buzzy, high-flying company, at one point gaining a valuation of around $650 million, and grew to offer a whole range of tech products for pet care. But as the years passed, struggles mounted and profits remained...
Meta Is Going to Let Job Candidates Use AI During Coding Tests
Mark Zuckerberg has said vibecoding will be a major part of Meta’s engineering work in the near future.