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Reimagining Accessible Tech: Ross Tucker On Packard Bell’s AI-Driven Return To South Africa

Today at 17:59 PM, via Tech Financials

We spoke to Ross Tucker, who leads Packard Bell’s regional strategy, about the thinking behind the brand’s re-entry, its pragmatic approach to AI, and why South Africa is the perfect proving ground for accessible innovation. What inspired Packard Bell’s return to South Africa? South Africa represents a tale of two economies. On one side, you […]

Malatsi asks to appear before Parliament

Today at 17:26 PM, via ITWeb

Communications minister Solly Malatsi looks to account before Parliament’s portfolio committee about the now-withdrawn draft National Artificial Intelligence Policy.

Humanoid Robots Start Sorting Luggage In Tokyo Airport Test Amid Labor Shortage

Today at 17:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Humanoid robots are getting a new gig as baggage handlers and cargo loaders at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport — part of a Japan Airlines experiment to address a human labor shortage as airport visitor numbers have surged in recent years. The demonstration, set to launch in May 2026, could eventually test humanoid robots in a wide range of airport...

Making AI chatbots more friendly leads to mistakes and support of conspiracy theories, study finds

Today at 17:00 PM, via The Guardian

Chatbots trained to respond warmly give poorer answers and worse health advice, researchers say

The rush to make AI chatbots more friendly has a troubling downside, researchers say. The warm personas make them prone to mistakes and sympathetic to crackpot beliefs.

Chatbots trained to respond more warmly gave poorer answers, worse health advice and even supported conspiracy theories by casting...

Blobs of fat and the smell of rotting garbage: at an idyllic Sydney beach, a 25-tonne sperm whale slowly disintegrates

Today at 17:00 PM, via The Guardian

Authorities are yet to decide how they will move the body of the massive creature, which is attracting humans, eagles – and plenty of sharks

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Thin strips of flesh hang down like rotten tinsel, swaying in the wind. Glistening fluid trickles on to the stone where insects buzz. On the windward side, the odour is masked by the salty air....

What does the Zoological Society of London do? After 200 years, the answer is still ‘everything’ | Martin Rowson

Today at 15:00 PM, via The Guardian

The ZSL has given us the word ‘zoo’, inspired artists and birthed a quarter of all Sumatran tigers. It has fascinated me since childhood – and the world since 1826

In the spring of 1826, two extraordinary things occurred in central London. The first was the death of Chunee the elephant. On 1 March at Cross’s Menagerie, upstairs in the Exeter ’Change on the Strand, Chunee was killed by a...

AstraZeneca makes surprise U-turn with £300m pharma investment in UK

Today at 14:15 PM, via The Guardian

Drugmaker had stalled large-scale projects in England but has now pledged investment at two sites, announced by Keir Starmer

Britain’s biggest drugmaker AstraZeneca has said it will invest £300m in the UK in a surprise U-turn after pausing large-scale projects last year.

The drugmaker had pulled back projects in Britain after becoming disillusioned with the business environment, including the...

13 Best Coolers for Sunshine and Nighttime (2026)

Today at 13:09 PM, via Wired

We tested coolers on camping trips, road trips, beach days, and at parties to bring you our favorite models for every situation. The Yeti Tundra Haul is our top pick.

DHA eyes tech-driven border operations

Today at 13:03 PM, via ITWeb

The Department of Home Affairs plans to overhaul the ports of entry into modern and secure gateways for trade and travel.

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