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Absa ramps up IT spend to R16.7bn

Tuesday at 10:13 AM, via ITWeb

The increase reflects investment in new digital infrastructure capabilities, cyber security, data and cloud, says the bank.

Tracker Appoints Silvia Schollenberger As New Chief Commercial Officer

Tuesday at 09:26 AM, via Tech Financials

Tracker has appointed Silvia Schollenberger as its new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) from 3 March 2026. The first CCO for Tracker, the appointment signals Tracker’s commitment to shaping a structure that enables stronger execution and quicker decision making – positioning the company for accelerated, sustainable growth. Schollenberger will lead the new Tracker commercial business area, […]

The computing factory that defeated the cipher

Tuesday at 09:07 AM, via ITWeb

In Alan Turing’s world, at Bletchley Park, there wasn’t time to crack a PIN with brute force, as ciphers changed too often and lives were at risk.

Startup Wants To Launch a Space Mirror

Tuesday at 09:00 AM, via Slashdot

A startup called Reflect Orbital wants to launch thousands of mirror-bearing satellites to reflect sunlight onto Earth at night and “power solar farms after sunset, provide lighting for rescue workers and illuminate city streets, among other things,” reports the New York Times. From the report: It is an idea seemingly out of a sci-fi movie, but the company, Reflect Orbital of Hawthorne, Calif.,...

Testing the waters: can pumping chemicals into the ocean help stop global heating?

Tuesday at 08:00 AM, via The Guardian

To some it was a reckless experiment but scientists hope the dispersal of 65,000 litres of sodium hydroxide into the Gulf of Maine could ease the climate crisis

For four days last August, a thick slick of maroon bruised the waters of the Gulf of Maine. The scene, not unlike a toxic red tide, was the result of 65,000 litres of an alkaline chemical, tagged with a red dye, that had been...

Was Iran really building a nuclear weapon? – podcast

Tuesday at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

Among the many justifications Donald Trump has presented for the US and Israel attacking Iran has been the supposedly imminent threat posed by its nuclear weapons programme. But how close was the country really to developing an atomic weapon? Ian Sample hears from Kelsey Davenport, the director of non-proliferation policy at the Arms Control Association. She sets out why many experts don’t...

Short films made from brain activity of mice aim to show how they see world

Tuesday at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

Scientists hope results analysed after the mice watched video footage will help them understand their perceptions

Scientists have reconstructed short movies from the brain activity of mice that watched videos for a project that aspires to lift the veil on how animals perceive the world.

The brief movie clips are grainy and pixellated, but provide a glimpse of how mice processed footage that...

European Consortium Wants Open-Source Alternative To Google Play Integrity

Tuesday at 05:30 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Heise: Pay securely with an Android smartphone, completely without Google services: This is the plan being developed by the newly founded industry consortium led by the German Volla Systeme GmbH. It is an open-source alternative to Google Play Integrity. This proprietary interface decides on Android smartphones with Google Play services whether banking,...

Samsung Wants To Let You Vibe Code Your Galaxy Phone Experience

Tuesday at 03:00 AM, via Slashdot

Samsung says it’s thinking about bringing “vibe coding” to future Galaxy phones, allowing users to describe apps or interface changes in plain language and have AI generate the code. TechRadar interviewed Won-Joon Choi, Samsung’s head of mobile experience, to learn more about the plans. Here’s an excerpt from their report: As noted by Won-Joon Choi, the usefulness of vibe coding on smartphones...

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