Canal+ unveils big plan to stem DStv’s decline
Canal+ is investing €100-million to fix MultiChoice – but a continued subscriber exodus shows righting the ship won’t be easy.
Science/Tech
A 1,300-Pound NASA Spacecraft To Re-Enter Earth’s Atmosphere
Van Allen Probe A, a 1,300-pound (600 kg) NASA satellite launched in 2012 to study Earth’s radiation belts, is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere this week. While most of it is expected to burn up during descent, “some components may survive,” reports the BBC. “The space agency said there is a one in 4,200 chance of being harmed by a piece of the probe, which it characterized as ‘low’...
Can data compliance boost risk-based security?
Aligning data compliance with business strategy can transform security from a burden into a competitive advantage.
SQL Server 2025: Redefining the modern data platform
Successful modernisation depends less on the act of upgrading itself and more on the preparation that precedes it, says Ascent Technology.
Domains.co.za launches all-in-one Domain Protection to enhance security, privacy, performance
Domain Protection offers a practical way for domain owners to strengthen their defences while improving overall domain reliability and speed, the company says.
The legal AI race to the bottom
Many organisations are adopting AI faster than they are building the governance, validation capability and human judgment needed to run it responsibly, says Aalia Manie, partner at Webber Wentzel and director at Webber Wentzel Fusion.
AdNotes sponsors 2025 Tugela Ferry Circuit Excellence Awards: Standing proudly with the class of 2025
The Tugela Ferry Circuit Excellence Awards honoured the achievements of the class of 2025.
Ultrasound repellers could keep hedgehogs off roads, scientists hope
Study shows animals hear very high frequencies, making it possible to design a deterrent to cut deaths
Hedgehogs have been discovered to hear high-frequency ultrasound, raising hopes that they could be deterred from dangerous roads with ultrasound repellers.
Vehicles are estimated to kill up to one in three hedgehogs, a big factor in the much-loved mammal’s drastic decline across Europe over...
Why the smartest companies have stopped chasing cheap outsourcing deals
Cheap outsourcing hides costly risks – BBD’s right-shore model delivers real long-term value.
Healix360 Expands Physician-Led Wound Care in Southern California
Advanced mobile wound care specialists supporting hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies, and patients across Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, and San Diego Counties Southern California. As healthcare providers across the region continue to see increasing demand for specialized wound treatment, Healix360 Advanced Mobile Wound Care Specialists is...
How MSB Micro Systems helps resellers deliver always-on enterprise APN
Resilience engineering and predictable service delivery are business imperatives, not luxuries.
What to Do in Chicago If You’re Here for Business (2026)
Where to lock in, power down, and actually enjoy your business trip.
After Outages, Amazon To Make Senior Engineers Sign Off On AI-Assisted Changes
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Financial Times: Amazon’s ecommerce business has summoned a large group of engineers to a meeting on Tuesday for a “deep dive” into a spate of outages, including incidents tied to the use of AI coding tools. The online retail giant said there had been a “trend of incidents” in recent months, characterized by a “high blast radius” and “Gen-AI assisted...
Trump Administration Won’t Rule Out Further Action Against Anthropic
The White House is preparing an executive order targeting the AI startup, even as its earlier actions against the company face a major test in court.
Tony Hoare, Turing Award-Winning Computer Scientist Behind QuickSort, Dies At 92
Tony Hoare, the Turing Award-winning pioneer who created the Quicksort algorithm, developed Hoare logic, and advanced theories of concurrency and structured programming, has died at age 92. News of his passing was shared today in a blog post. The site I Programmer also commemorated Hoare in a post highlighting his contributions to computer science and the lasting impact of his work. Personal...
Intel Demos Chip To Compute With Encrypted Data
An anonymous reader quotes a report from IEEE Spectrum: Worried that your latest ask to a cloud-based AI reveals a bit too much about you? Want to know your genetic risk of disease without revealing it to the services that compute the answer? There is a way to do computing on encrypted data without ever having it decrypted. It’s called fully homomorphic encryption, or FHE. But there’s a rather...
Amazon Wins Court Order To Block Perplexity’s AI Shopping Bots
Last November, Amazon sued Perplexity demanding that the AI search startup stop allowing its AI browser agent, Comet, to make purchases for users online. Today, a judge ruled in favor of the tech giant, granting it a temporary court injunction blocking the scraping of Amazon’s website. According to court filings, the judge found strong evidence the tool accessed the retailer’s systems “without...
Meta urged to boost oversight of fake AI videos
Meta’s advisers say its methods for policing AI videos are inadequate, especially at times of crisis.
Silicon Valley Is Buzzing About This New Idea: AI Compute As Compensation
sziring shares a report from Business Insider: Silicon Valley has long competed for talent with ever-richer pay packages built around salary, bonus, and equity. Now, a fourth line item is creeping into the mix: AI inference. As generative AI tools become embedded in software development, the cost of running the underlying models — known as inference — is emerging as a productivity driver and a...
Pete Hegseth Is Pushing Defense Employees to Volunteer With DHS
The defense secretary has made clear that Pentagon managers are to encourage workers, including civilians, to volunteer to assist in the administration’s immigration crackdown.
AT&T Outlines $250 Billion US Investment Plan To Boost Infrastructure In AI Age
AT&T plans to invest more than $250 billion over the next five years to expand U.S. telecom infrastructure for the AI age. The company says it will also hire thousands of technicians while partnering with AST SpaceMobile to extend coverage to remote areas. Reuters reports: Rapid adoption of artificial intelligence, cloud computing and connected devices has prompted telecom operators to invest...