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Banknotes should depict flora and fungi, not just animals | Letters

Yesterday at 17:40 PM, via The Guardian

The Bank of England has got an opportunity to bring these vital species into the spotlight, says Nicola Hutchinson

Your article on the Bank of England’s plans to feature nature on future banknotes (‘A toad is a perfect tenner’: experts recommend wild candidates for new banknotes, 21 March) underlines how deeply the natural world shapes our national identity. Yet it was striking that in...

South Africa Needs R142bn To Connect All Homes To 100Mbit/s Broadband By 2035

Yesterday at 17:17 PM, via Tech Financials

A study by the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) and the National Planning Commission (NPC) has laid bare the scale of investment required to connect every South African household to high-speed broadband by 2035. The newly completed South Africa’s Digital Connectivity Investment Roadmap to 2035 provides a comprehensive assessment of the country’s progress toward universal broadband […]

Tech CEOs Suddenly Love Blaming AI For Mass Job Cuts

Yesterday at 17:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: Sweeping job cuts at Big Tech companies have become an annual tradition. How executives explain those decisions, however, has changed. Out are buzzwords like efficiency, over-hiring, and too many management layers. Today, all explanations stem from artificial intelligence (AI). In recent weeks, giants including Google, Amazon, Meta, as well as...

Florida space coast cities abuzz before Nasa’s Artemis launch: ‘At the doorstep of the future’

Yesterday at 14:00 PM, via The Guardian

Cape Canaveral and Titusville, long ghost towns after 1969 moon landing, have witnessed space industry ‘renaissance’

Almost six decades have passed since the space coast of Florida experienced an atmosphere quite like this. On its beaches and in cities, there is an air of anticipation, excitement and anxiety to match the final days of Nasa’s storied Apollo moon program.

At 6.24pm ET on...

SA-Built AI Medical Scribe Acquired After Rapid Clinical Adoption

Yesterday at 13:56 PM, via Tech Financials

Healthbridge, South Africa’s leading health technology company, has acquired Nora, an ambient AI medical scribe that converts doctor–patient conversations into structured clinical notes, reducing administrative burden and saving doctors up to three hours a day, allowing more time for patient care. The deal marks a significant AI acquisition in South African healthtech. Developed by Nora […]

New Company Hopes to Build Age-Verification Tech into Vape Cartridges

Yesterday at 13:34 PM, via Slashdot

Their goal is to use biometric data and blockchain to build age-verification measures directly into disposable vape cartridges. Wired reports on a partnership between vape/cartridge manufacturer Ispire Technology and regulatory consulting company Chemular (which specializes in the nicotine market) — which they’ve named “Ike Tech”:[Using blockchain-based security, the e-cig cartridge] would...

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