FRIDAY, 10 APRIL 2026, 06:09
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 […]
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 […]
“The online right wasn’t supportive and there wasn’t anything that was going to change that,” says one person familiar with the Republican influencer pipeline.
The unique nature of artificial intelligence is how quietly it enters an organisation, says Centrax Digital.
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, […]
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Messages sent to the FBI by an investigator with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension went ignored for at least two days, per records obtained by WIRED.
Since the beginning of the Iran war, the group Explosive Media has released over a dozen viral videos mocking Trump and the US.
The retailer introduces Pixie, an AI shopping assistant on the Sixty60 app that predicts shopping needs.
This bare-bones, no-nonsense wallet has continuously impressed me since I started using it.
Identity is a primary attack surface and is considered one of the biggest blind spots in cyber security, says BeyondTrust.
Standard Bank says the market should lead. Fintechs say fragmentation and proprietary APIs are holding the sector back.
The technology unlocks new growth but also adds complexity, according to tech professionals and business growth specialists.
South African parents are asking harder questions about accreditation and outcomes when it comes to online schools.
The recall applies to the ESR HaloLock Kickstand Wireless Power Banks, Model 2G505B, imported from China by SA online stores.
From tech’s rising stars to C-suite execs, winners across 13 award categories will be announced.
The internal platform will automate procurement, introduce real-time performance monitoring and support a shift to cloud-based infrastructure.