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Is space exploration worth the money and effort? | Letters

Yesterday at 18:11 PM, via The Guardian

Readers respond to an article by Zoe Williams in which she argued the space race was pointless

Zoe Williams speaks for many of us when she notes that the US space mission is pointless (Let’s stop going into space. There’s nothing to see and no one to talk to, 7 April). Unfortunately, it is worse than that. With a $100bn budget, the Artemis programme represents a truly spectacular...

Skilled Older Workers Turn To AI Training To Stay Afloat

Yesterday at 18:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Guardian: [Five skilled workers aged 50 and older spoke] to the Guardian about how, after struggling to find work in their fields, they have turned to an emerging and growing category of work: using their expertise to train artificial intelligence models. Known as data annotation, the work involves labeling and evaluating the information used to...

Little Snitch Comes To Linux To Expose What Your Software Is Really Doing

Yesterday at 17:00 PM, via Slashdot

BrianFagioli writes: Little Snitch, the well known macOS tool that shows which applications are connecting to the internet, is now being developed for Linux. The developer says the project started after experimenting with Linux and realizing how strange it felt not knowing what connections the system was making. Existing tools like OpenSnitch and various command line utilities exist, but none...

Woman with three deadly diseases has ‘remarkable’ recovery after cell therapy

Yesterday at 17:00 PM, via The Guardian

Treatment reset wayward immune system of patient with life-threatening conditions, say scientists, in a world first

A woman who lived with three life-threatening autoimmune diseases for more than a decade has returned to a near-normal life after a cell therapy reset her wayward immune system.

The 47-year-old had had nine different treatments, none of which had a lasting impact, before receiving...

FSCA Fines Ian Roscoe R1.5m, Debars Him 20 Years

Yesterday at 16:50 PM, via Tech Financials

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has imposed an administrative penalty of R1 500 000 on Mr Ian Roscoe (Mr Roscoe) and debarred him for a period of 20 years. The FSCA stated that the regulatory action follows an investigation by the Authority in respect of Mr Roscoe. The FSCA confirmed that the investigation found […]

High Court Interdicts Fusion Over Unregistered Insurance

Yesterday at 16:45 PM, via Tech Financials

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) announced today that it welcome the judgment delivered by the Gauteng Division of the High Court on 23 March 2026, which interdicted Fusion from issuing its construction guarantees and confirmed the FSCA’s longstanding position that registration under the National Credit Act 34 of 2005 (NCA) by a party issuing […]

Huawei Unveils AI-Ready Data Infrastructure To Drive Enterprise Innovation In South Africa

Yesterday at 15:56 PM, via Tech Financials

The rise of AI is putting new pressure on infrastructure as organisations reconsider how they store, manage, protect and use data. Against this backdrop, Huawei’s annual IT Day focused on the growing need for intelligent storage and computing. The event drew more than 400 customers and partners, with Huawei showcasing its latest AI data infrastructure, […]

The open banking divide in South Africa

Yesterday at 15:05 PM, via TechCentral

Standard Bank says the market should lead. Fintechs say fragmentation and proprietary APIs are holding the sector back.

AI both boon and bane for SA’s channel

Yesterday at 15:03 PM, via ITWeb

The technology unlocks new growth but also adds complexity, according to tech professionals and business growth specialists.

Fire risk sparks power bank recall in SA

Yesterday at 14:13 PM, via ITWeb

The recall applies to the ESR HaloLock Kickstand Wireless Power Banks, Model 2G505B, imported from China by SA online stores.

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