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eBay Rejects GameStop’s $56 Billion Takeover As ‘Neither Credible Nor Attractive’

Yesterday at 19:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: EBay on Tuesday rejected a $56 billion takeover bid from the much smaller GameStop over financing doubts, calling the proposal “neither credible nor attractive.” EBay, which has roughly four times GameStop’s market value, also underscored that its turnaround efforts under CEO Jamie Iannone have boosted growth, with its stock returning 201% since...

FCC Says Foreign-Made Routers Can Get Updates Until 2029

Yesterday at 18:00 PM, via Slashdot

The FCC has softened its ban on foreign-made consumer routers, allowing vendors to keep issuing broader software and firmware updates for devices already in use in the U.S. through at least January 2029. Dark Reading reports: Under the original FCC ruling, foreign manufacturers were permitted to provide only limited maintenance and security patches to US customers through March 2027. In a...

The 31st Annual LDC Gas Forum Northeast takes place in Boston, MA, June 8 – 10, 2026

Yesterday at 17:14 PM, via Tech Financials

Houston, Texas  – Over five hundred energy industry professionals gather in June to gain insight and examine up-to-the-minute issues facing the U.S. Northeast natural gas and LNG market region. The 31st Annual LDC Gas Forum Energy Northeasttakes place June 8 – 10, 2026 in Boston, MA. This is the industry’s premier gathering for natural gas […]

The hantavirus outbreak has been well-handled – but there are still dangerous days ahead | Devi Sridhar

Yesterday at 17:02 PM, via The Guardian

All the protocols that health experts like me look for have been followed. But outbreaks on cruise ships are notoriously hard to control

Prof Devi Sridhar is chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

Hantavirus: the disease you wish you’d never heard of, as visions of the Covid pandemic flash through your head. I’ve seen lots of breathless coverage and some bizarre takes...

First Real-Time Brain-Controlled Hearing Device

Yesterday at 17:00 PM, via Slashdot

Researchers at Columbia demonstrated the first real-time brain-controlled hearing system that can identify which speaker a listener is focusing on in a noisy environment and automatically amplify that voice while suppressing others. “This breakthrough addresses the ‘cocktail party effect,’ a major limitation of conventional hearing aids, which often struggle to distinguish between overlapping...

Sound baths are supposed to help relax and ‘soothe’ your nervous system. But do any of these claims ring true? | Antiviral

Yesterday at 17:00 PM, via The Guardian

Social media is awash with clips of people paying to be ‘bathed’ in sound. But what’s the science behind the practice?

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I, for one, am partial to a bath: what’s not to love about a dim room, candles and nary an electronic device in sight?

But a wellness trend that has emerged in recent years makes soaking in tepid water seem quaint: increasingly, people are...

Africa Has The World’s Greatest Genetic Diversity, Yet It’s Missing From Research: We’re Filling The Gap

Yesterday at 16:24 PM, via Tech Financials

Throughout history, most of the world’s genomic research has relied on DNA data from people of European ancestry. A genome is the full DNA code of about three billion (a thousand million) bases, including all the chromosomes. Each person has two genomes: one from their mother and the other from their father. Well resourced environments […]

SA Government Allocates Nearly R31 Billion To SANRAL

Yesterday at 16:10 PM, via Tech Financials

The South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) is expected to receive almost R31 billion this year to maintain, rehabilitate, upgrade and expand the road network. “These funds will be used for capital expenditure on the non-toll network, the Gauteng Freeway Improvement project operations; the N2 Wild Coast route for ongoing construction on major bridges, and […]

Malatsi appoints AI advisory panel

Yesterday at 15:35 PM, via ITWeb

The communications ministry appoints an independent expert review panel in preparation of South Africa’s artificial intelligence policy.

HackAtom Final: University Of Zululand Team To Represent SA In Russia

Yesterday at 15:18 PM, via Tech Financials

Durban – South Africa has hosted its first national round of the international engineering competition HackAtom, bringing together university students from across the country to compete in solving technology and energy-related challenges. The winning team from the University of Zululand will now advance to the international final in Moscow alongside participants from 15 countries. From […]

5FM’s Code Youth Bootcamp Offers Free Coding Training For Mzansi Youth Ages 18-25 – Build Future Skills Today

Yesterday at 14:49 PM, via Tech Financials

5FM, South Africa’s favourite youth radio station, is turning Youth Month into a launchpad for the future with Code Youth, a high-energy, hands-on digital skills bootcamp created to give young South Africans the most valuable skill sets of the 21st century. In partnership with WeThinkCode_, this nationwide CSI initiative brings coding, creativity and real digital […]

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