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‘Flight originated from the imagination’: how artists have captured space travel

06 July at 12:00 PM, via The Guardian

As the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum turns 50, an expansive exhibition celebrates how art has coincided with space

Wearing a shiny silver spacesuit, Alan Shepard clutches his helmet and looks like an archetypal blue-eyed American hero. The 1961 portrait by Bruce Stevenson paid tribute to the first US astronaut in space. It also planted a seed.

James Webb, the then administrator of...

SABA Demands Urgent Legislative Action Against Illegal Offshore Gambling in South Africa

06 July at 11:54 AM, via Tech Financials

 The South African Bookmakers Association (SABA) is calling for urgent action, not further debate about blocking illegal offshore gambling websites. This follows the recent position adopted by the Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) regarding proposals by the National Gambling Board to block illegal offshore gambling websites. While SABA agrees that technical interventions must be...

SITA reports R1bn revenue shortfall

06 July at 11:28 AM, via ITWeb

For the year ended March, the agency’s total revenue amounted to R7.36 billion, compared to a budget of R8.41 billion.

South African AI Coding Startup HyperDev Secures R16 Million Pre-Seed Funding Amid Explosive User Growth

06 July at 11:05 AM, via Tech Financials

HyperDev, a burgeoning generative AI software development platform operating across Europe and South Africa, has successfully raised more than $1 million (R16 million) in a pre-seed funding round. The investment comes from a network of venture capital investors based in Europe and the UK, signaling strong confidence in the startup’s unique approach to AI-assisted coding […]

South Africa Dominates African AI Readiness As Global Outsourcing Shifts To Automation

06 July at 10:26 AM, via Tech Financials

South Africa’s AI Leadership in Africa: A Data-Driven Analysis South African enterprises are deploying artificial intelligence at a scale unmatched by any other African nation, according to new data from the 2026 Global Outsourcing AI Readiness Index published by Ataraxis. The comprehensive index, which ranks the world’s top 25 outsourcing destinations on AI adoption, workforce […]

Is Big Tech Now Backpedaling on the AI Jobs Wipeout Scenario?

06 July at 09:34 AM, via Slashdot

“A year ago, the message from many business leaders was that AI was going to wipe out jobs,” remembers the Wall Street Journal.But “For the past month or so, tech CEOs have been striking a more optimistic tone.”In late May, OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman — who has long predicted that AI will lead to seismic shifts in the workforce — said during a conference, “We’ve been roughly right on...

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