
Suicide forum fined £950,000 for not blocking UK users
The regulator said the forum had not done enough to protect UK users – but critics accuse Ofcom of acting too slowly.
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The regulator said the forum had not done enough to protect UK users – but critics accuse Ofcom of acting too slowly.

A University of Nebraska lab has developed a test that can detect the virus before symptoms become severe. Now, it’s ready to start testing those returning to the US after a cruise outbreak.

Low-Earth orbit satellites are key to delivering meaningful connectivity, says minister Solly Malatsi, amid the Starlink impasse in SA.

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Ancient Slashdot reader ewhac writes: CERN, a longtime Open Source pioneer, has made several contributions over the years to KiCad (“KEE-kad”), an Open Source EDA (Electronic Design Automation) package widely used in the hobbyist and professional electronics communities. It’s gotten so widely used that users can now submit their KiCad design files directly to several electronics fabricators...

Pose your questions ahead of our May 27 livestream AMA, where a panel of WIRED experts will discuss how AI is transforming work.

As more sex workers quit the industry, some are having to navigate tough questions around consent and the “afterlife” of work they no longer want to be associated with.

Much of today’s enterprise AI spend is Fomo dressed up as strategy, The Up&Up Group’s Jason Harrison argues.

There are several “sticky issues” with the draft code of conduct, ranging from the definition of CCTV, to automated decision-making, say industry stakeholders.

South Africa has approximately 23,000 public schools, yet around 17,000 remain completely offline¹. That means only about 6,000 have some form of internet connectivity, while roughly 74% of public schools have no access at all – not for teaching and learning, not for research, not for school administration, and not for the digital tools that […]

The latest Bravia Theater soundbar strips away the nice-to-have extras, but its crisp and booming sound is on point.

The state of Georgia banned the use of QR codes for elections, based in part on the assertions of a man who’s boosted false claims about Israel and 9/11. Now no one knows how ballots will be counted.

Vodacom, South Africa’s largest mobile phone operator by subscribers, continues to make significant inroads into the insurance sector as it steadily gains customer trust. The Vodafone-owned company has been expanding its presence in the insurance market by offering funeral, life, and device cover, alongside various short-term insurance services, to both existing and new customers. Insurance […]

Canal+ has formally confirmed it will conduct a secondary listing on the main board of the JSE on Wednesday, 3 June.

Uptime Institute today announced the release of its 8th Annual Outage trends report, an ongoing series from Uptime Institute Intelligence analyzing IT service resiliency.

From a twisty lamp to a bendy clock, the Swedish company’s full 2026 PS Collection has dropped. It’s a boon for those looking to refine their homes and workstations.

Are you married to a man who’s obsessed with AI? I’m so, so sorry.

New York Stock Exchange-listed Energy Vault Holdings, a global leader in sustainable, grid-scale energy storage and AI compute infrastructure solutions, today announced a Strategic Development Agreement with Eskom, South Africa’s state-owned electricity utility, to deploy a long-duration gravity energy storage system (GESS). The first GESS plant will be built at Eskom’s Hendrina Power...

Icasa has told minister Solly Malatsi that full alignment with the ICT sector code requires changes to legislation.

The Swedish shoemaker’s LightSpray Cloudmonster 3 Hyper is a laceless, lightweight, super shoe.

Dr Stanley Mpofu becomes a member of the ICT Committee of Council at the Council on Higher Education for three years.