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eSIM Technology Is Transforming Mobile Connectivity in South Africa: Cost Savings, Digital Convenience, and Global Coverage

Today at 11:04 AM, via Tech Financials

eSIM technology is reshaping mobile connectivity in South Africa, offering instant activation, reduced travel costs, and superior global coverage compared to traditional SIM cards. The Shift in Mobile Connectivity in South Africa South Africa is undergoing a major transformation in how users connect to mobile networks. The rising demand for instant, versatile, and cost-effective data […]

Say goodbye to DStv as you know it

Today at 10:02 AM, via MyBroadband

MultiChoice’s new owner, Groupe Canal+, is planning several significant changes at DStv to arrest the decline of the African pay-TV giant.

Chinese Whistleblower Living In US Is Being Hunted By Beijing With US Tech

Today at 09:00 AM, via Slashdot

A former Chinese official who fled to the U.S. says Beijing has used advanced surveillance technology from U.S. companies to track, intimidate, and punish him and his family across borders. ABC News reports: Retired Chinese official Li Chuanliang was recuperating from cancer on a Korean resort island when he got an urgent call: Don’t return to China, a friend warned. You’re now a fugitive. Days...

U.S. Banking Regulator Warns Wall Street on ‘Debanking,’ Calls Practices Unlawful – Digitap ($TAP) Crypto Presale Offers Banking To All and Opens 12 Day Christmas Sale

Today at 09:00 AM, via Tech Financials

The debate around financial access reached a new level this week after a major U.S. banking regulator warned large Wall Street banks that “debanking” customers may be unlawful. The message landed in a tense market, where many individuals and small businesses already feel locked out of traditional services.  At the same time, projects offering open […]

Milk Mocha’s Built-In Burn System: How Its Deflation Model Starts on Day One

Today at 07:12 AM, via Tech Financials

Many projects talk about deflation as a future idea. Milk Mocha applies it immediately during the presale itself. Every week, any unsold supply is removed forever, reducing availability long before the platform becomes active. This approach places $HUGS in a rare category where supply control is not promised later but enforced now. With constant participation […]

Is It Too Late to Buy BTC at $90K – or Is a Banking Crypto Presale Like Digitap ($TAP) the Better 2026 Play?

Today at 07:00 AM, via Tech Financials

As Bitcoin trades around $90K, the market is questioning whether major upside still remains, or whether early-stage opportunities such as Digitap’s crypto presale offer stronger 2026 ROI potential.  The Puell Multiple chart shows that BTC is no longer in deep-value territory, and with Digitap ($TAP) rising from a $0.0125 starting price to $0.0371 today, many […]

Ukrainians Sue US Chip Firms For Powering Russian Drones, Missiles

Today at 05:30 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Dozens of Ukrainian civilians filed a series of lawsuits in Texas this week, accusing some of the biggest US chip firms of negligently failing to track chips that evaded export curbs. Those chips were ultimately used to power Russian and Iranian weapon systems, causing wrongful deaths last year. Their complaints alleged that for years,...

Arizona City Rejects Data Center After Lobbying Push

Today at 04:20 AM, via Slashdot

Chandler, Arizona unanimously rejected a proposed AI data center despite heavy lobbying from Big Tech interests and former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema. Politico reports: The Chandler City Council last night voted down a request by a New York developer to rezone land to build a data center and business complex. The local battle escalated in October after Sinema showed up at a planning commission meeting...

Framework Raises DDR5 Memory Prices By 50% For DIY Laptops

Today at 03:40 AM, via Slashdot

Framework Computer raised DDR5 memory prices for its Laptop DIY Editions by 50% due to industry-wide memory shortages. Phoronix reports: Framework Computer is keeping the prior prices for existing pre-orders and also is foregoing any price changes for their pre-built laptops or the Framework Desktop. Framework Computer also lets you order DIY laptops without any memory at all if so desired for...

Doom Studio id Software Forms ‘Wall-To-Wall’ Union

Today at 03:20 AM, via Slashdot

id Software employees voted to form a wall-to-wall union with the CWA, covering all roles at the Doom studio. “The vote wasn’t unanimous, though a majority did vote in favor of the union,” notes Engadget. From the report: The union will work in conjunction with the Communications Workers of America (CWA), which is the same organization involved with parent company ZeniMax’s recent unionization...

US To Mandate AI Vendors Measure Political Bias For Federal Sales

Today at 03:00 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: The U.S. government will require artificial intelligence vendors to measure political “bias” to sell their chatbots to federal agencies, according to a Trump administration statement (PDF) released on Thursday. The requirement will apply to all large language models bought by federal agencies, with the exception of national security systems,...

Russian Hackers Debut Simple Ransomware Service, But Store Keys In Plain Text

Today at 02:20 AM, via Slashdot

The pro-Russian CyberVolk group resurfaced with a Telegram-based ransomware-as-a-service platform, but fatally undermined its own operation by hardcoding master encryption keys in plaintext. The Register reports: First, the bad news: the CyberVolk 2.x (aka VolkLocker) ransomware-as-a-service operation that launched in late summer. It’s run entirely through Telegram, which makes it very easy for...

Bill Gates’ Daughter Secures $30 Million For AI App Built In Stanford Dorm

Today at 01:40 AM, via Slashdot

Phoebe Gates, Bill Gates’ youngest daughter, has raised $30 million for the AI shopping app she built in her Stanford dorm room with classmate Sophia Kianni. The app is called Phia and is pitched as a way to simplify price comparison and secondhand shopping. “Its AI-powered search engine — available as an app and as a browser extension for Chrome and Safari — pulls listings from more than...

Google Translate Expands Live Translation To All Earbuds On Android

Today at 01:00 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Google has increasingly moved toward keeping features locked to its hardware products, but the Translate app is bucking that trend. The live translate feature is breaking out of the Google bubble with support for any earbuds you happen to have connected to your Android phone. The app is also getting improved translation quality across...

The Data Breach That Hit Two-Thirds of a Country

Today at 00:22 AM, via Slashdot

Online retailer Coupang, often called South Korea’s Amazon, is dealing with the fallout from a breach that exposed the personal information of more than 33 million accounts — roughly two-thirds of the country’s population — after a former contractor allegedly used credentials that remained active months after his departure to access customer data through the company’s overseas servers. The...

New Kindle Feature Uses AI To Answer Questions About Books – And Authors Can’t Opt Out

Yesterday at 23:40 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shares a report: Amazon has quietly added a new AI feature to its Kindle iOS app — a feature that “lets you ask questions about the book you’re reading and receive spoiler-free answers,” according to an Amazon announcement. The company says the feature, which is called Ask this Book, serves as “your expert reading assistant, instantly answering questions about plot details,...

Arkansas Becoming 1st State To Sever Ties With PBS, Effective July 1

Yesterday at 23:00 PM, via Slashdot

joshuark writes: Arkansas is becoming the first state to officially end its public television affiliation with PBS. The Arkansas Educational Television Commission, whose members are all appointed by the governor, voted to disaffiliate from PBS effective July 1, 2026, citing the $2.5 million annual membership dues as “not feasible.” The decision was also driven by the loss of a similar amount in...

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