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AI Startup Sues Ex-CEO Saying He Took 41GB of Email, Lied On Resume

Yesterday at 18:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Hayden AI, a San Francisco startup that makes spatial analytics tools for cities worldwide, has sued its co-founder and former CEO, alleging that he stole a large quantity of proprietary information in the days leading up to his ouster from the company in September 2024. In a lawsuit filed late last month in San Francisco Superior Court but...

The National Videogame Museum Acquires the Mythical Nintendo Playstation

Yesterday at 17:00 PM, via Slashdot

The National Videogame Museum has acquired an extremely rare MSF-1 development kit, believed to be the oldest surviving prototype of the canceled Nintendo PlayStation. Engadget reports: Nicknamed the Nintendo PlayStation, the idea was that a new CD-ROM format backed by Sony would be added to the cartridge-based Super NES, resulting in a hybrid console that could play both. The partnership...

Weight-loss drugs alone will not solve UK’s obesity crisis, says Chris Whitty

Yesterday at 17:00 PM, via The Guardian

Chief medical adviser warns of side-effects and calls for action on junk food advertising and making food healthier

Weight-loss drugs cannot rescue the UK from its deepening obesity crisis and produce unpleasant side-effects for many users, the government’s chief medical adviser has said.

Prof Chris Whitty delivered a wide-ranging critique of the drugs during a speech in London on Thursday...

Coyotiv and OpenServ Labs Demonstrate Up to 74x AI Reasoning Efficiency Gains in New Research

Yesterday at 16:40 PM, via Tech Financials

Berlin (PinionNewswire) — Coyotiv and OpenServ Labs published a research paper introducing BRAID (Bounded Reasoning for Autonomous Inference and Decisions), a framework that replaces free-form AI reasoning with structured logic graphs. The result: up to 99% reasoning accuracy and up to 74x Performance per Dollar (PPD) improvements all validated across three rigorous benchmarks. The core […]

Telkom hikes prices

Yesterday at 16:32 PM, via ITWeb

The telecommunications firm implements tariff adjustments across its mobile and fixed portfolios, effective 1 April.

AI-Powered Galaxy S26 Ultra Debuts World’s First Privacy Display

Yesterday at 16:05 PM, via Tech Financials

With the recently launched Galaxy S26 series, Samsung unveiled a breakthrough feature that is set to change the way users experience privacy on their phones. Building on decades of display innovation, the AI(artificial intelligence)-powered Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra introduces the mobile industry and world’s first built-in Privacy Display[1] – a revolutionary technology that protects personal […]

Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds

Yesterday at 16:00 PM, via The Guardian

Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El Niño

Humanity is heating the planet faster than ever before, a study has found.

Climate breakdown is occurring more rapidly with the heating rate almost doubling, according to research that excludes the effect of natural factors behind the latest scorching temperatures.

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Florida Woman Gets Prison Time For Illegally Selling Microsoft Product Keys

Yesterday at 16:00 PM, via Slashdot

A Florida woman was sentenced to 22 months in federal prison and fined $50,000 for illegally trafficking thousands of Microsoft certificate-of-authenticity labels used to activate Windows and Office. Prosecutors said she bought genuine labels cheaply from suppliers and resold them without the accompanying licensed software, wiring over $5 million during the scheme. TechRadar reports: The...

Vodacom Invests R2M To Pioneer School Of Excellence Model At Special Needs School In Daveyton

Yesterday at 15:11 PM, via Tech Financials

The Vodacom Foundation, in partnership with the Gauteng Department of Education, has invested R2million in the School of Excellence model at Usizolwethu Special Needs School in Daveyton, empowering learners with intellectual disabilities through technology and digital skills. This landmark initiative strengthens Vodacom’s commitment to inclusive, quality education and demonstrates the...

AI Translations Are Adding ‘Hallucinations’ To Wikipedia Articles

Yesterday at 15:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: Wikipedia editors have implemented new policies and restricted a number of contributors who were paid to use AI to translate existing Wikipedia articles into other languages after they discovered these AI translations added AI “hallucinations,” or errors, to the resulting article. The new restrictions show how Wikipedia editors continue to...

Rethinking Emergency Response: How a Hybrid Model Can Save Lives in South Africa

Yesterday at 13:42 PM, via Tech Financials

When an ambulance takes hours to arrive, or indeed never arrives at all, the consequences can quite literally be deadly. Recent reporting from across South Africa paints a stark picture: ambulance response times stretching from two to 24 hours in urban and peri-urban areas, and from six to 48 hours in townships and rural communities. […]

Why Is Alexa+ So Bad?

Yesterday at 13:00 PM, via Wired

I stuck Amazon’s Echo Show 15 and its Alexa+ AI assistant in my kitchen for a month. Things have not gone well.

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