
A 12-year-old competition case lands on Canal+’s desk
The Competition Commission has opened the door to settlement talks over an alleged 2014 market-division pact.
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The Competition Commission has opened the door to settlement talks over an alleged 2014 market-division pact.

Global markets are entering a renewed risk-on phase as easing inflation pressures, declining oil prices, and sustained demand for artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure drive stronger investor appetite for equities and digital assets. According to research by Bitget Research, global equities continued to advance this week, led by technology and semiconductor stocks as investors reposition...

While the dollar SaaS stack squeezes IT budgets, Zoho’s rand-priced bundle is gaining ground in South Africa.

A proliferation of fintech firms have built affordable payment infrastructures that reach merchants not on the traditional roadmap.

My prank demonstrated how our minds can adversely affect our health, and scientists are increasingly showing that negative thoughts can produce very real symptoms
For his last birthday, I gave my husband a monthly beer box subscription. While he saw it as a generous and delicious present, it spawned a mischievous idea on my part. One evening, as I watched him drain the last bottle, I opened my...

Research by cyber security firm Surfshark ranks South Africa as the 42nd most breached country globally, in the first quarter of the year.

Peresoft Cashbook ensures every payment approval is on record, every change to vendor banking details is traceable and nothing moves without the right authorisation in place, says Bobby Perel, MD of Peresoft.

The company can directly resell Workday licences and bundles alongside its consulting, implementation and support services.

CompTIA AI Agent Essentials provides a vendor-neutral, scenario-based foundation for understanding how agentic systems operate in real environments.

“A declined home loan application can feel like a closed door, but it’s actually a starting point to rehabilitate your credit score, for a better outcome in the next few months,” says Bradd Bendall, National Head of Sales for BetterBond. “A rejection of a bond approval is often a signal to fix the part of your […]

The market is watching Hyperliquid price movements as derivatives activity continues to shape short-term volatility across perpetual trading platforms, where liquidity shifts often dictate direction. Meanwhile, Pi coin price today reflects a slower stage of progress, with valuation still tied to ecosystem rollout and limited exchange exposure. BlockDAG is approaching a defining moment with its […]

ChatGPT maker OpenAI is pushing voice AI beyond transcription, towards agents that can act in real time.

Thousands of schools around the US were paralyzed on Thursday after education tech firm Instructure shut down access to its Canvas platform following a breach by hackers going by the name ShinyHunters.

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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Business Insider: As the trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI ended its second week, the Tesla CEO started scoring points against Sam Altman. His witnesses landed three solid punches in testimony about how Altman runs OpenAI as CEO, raising concerns about his dedication to AI safety, the nonprofit’s mission, and his honesty as a leader of the organization....

Water minister Rose Jackson calls drying in Gwydir region ‘devastating’ as bill passes upper house
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Water flows to parched New South Wales wetlands where an urgent rescue mission to save dying wildlife unfolded are a step closer to resuming after legislation passed the state parliament’s upper house.
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Leaders at the tech giant were skeptical of OpenAI—but wary of pushing it into the arms of Amazon, according to emails dating back to 2018.

The platform said it would remove end-to-end encrypted messages, a major U‑turn by parent company Meta.
The IMF is warning that advanced AI-powered cyberattacks pose a serious threat to global financial stability. “IMF analysis suggests that extreme cyber-incident losses could trigger funding strains, raise solvency concerns, and disrupt broader markets,” the lender warned in a new report. The report urged greater international cooperation and emphasized resilience, since breaches are...
In honor of World Password Day, Kaspersky researchers revisited their study on the crackability of real-world passwords and found that 60% of MD5-hashed passwords could be cracked in under an hour with a single Nvidia RTX 5090, and 48% could be cracked in under a minute. “The bottom line is that passwords protected only by fast hashing algorithms such as MD5 are no longer safe if attackers...

Today on Uncanny Valley, we’re diving into recent reports that the Trump administration is considering an executive order that would establish some sort of federal oversight over new AI models.