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SA Digital Insurance Provider Pineapple Named An Endeavor Outlier Among Top 10% Global Scale-Ups

Yesterday at 15:45 PM, via Tech Financials

Pineapple, the South African digital insurance provider, has been named an Endeavor Outlier. This exclusive, invite-only designation is reserved for the top 10% of high-performing companies in the global Endeavor network. The Outliers programme recognises a select group of Endeavor Entrepreneurs whose companies meet strict, annually updated benchmarks across revenue, growth, and capital raised....

‘People should be talking about it’: moves to curtail vaccine information obscures important science, doctors say

Yesterday at 15:00 PM, via The Guardian

Quashed studies, halted publications and canceled research threaten damage to public health, critics say

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A series of high-profile and under-the-radar decisions by US health agencies have scientists and doctors questioning the extent of the agencies’ control over public communications – and they say the debate is obscuring the most important...

So Your New ‘Co‑Worker’ Is An AI Agent – Here’s How To Make The Best Of Your Human‑Machine Relationship

Yesterday at 14:51 PM, via Tech Financials

Judging by a slew of recent corporate announcements, your next “co-worker” might be an artificial intelligence agent – doing the work of an assistant, job scheduler, morning debriefer, learning coach and more. JPMorgan Chase, the largest U.S. bank, describes a clear vision for a new world of omnipresent AI agents: “Every employee will have their […]

SA’s Cabinet Condemns Fake Videos Of Attacks On Foreign Nationals Amid Protests

Yesterday at 13:48 PM, via Tech Financials

Cabinet has condemned the viral circulation of fake videos and images claiming to be of attacks on foreign nationals in South Africa. “The fake videos and images… are intended to undermine the good reputation of South Africa internationally and undermine South Africa’s pursuit of a better Africa agenda. “South Africans are within their right to […]

SA’s Computerised Testing Reduces Corruption At Licensing Centres

Yesterday at 13:40 PM, via Tech Financials

The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) says there has been a significant decline in fraudulent learner licence passes, following the introduction of computerised testing systems at licensing centres across South Africa. The computerised learner licence testing system, introduced in 2021, was implemented to combat widespread fraud and corruption in the issuing of learner driver licences,...

Tiny parasitic wasp named after David Attenborough for his 100th birthday

Yesterday at 13:01 PM, via The Guardian

Specimen from 1983 lay forgotten at Natural History Museum until recently, when spotted by a volunteer and identified as new genus

He has lizards, bats, frogs, weevils, flatworms, snails and spiders named after him. But now Sir David Attenborough can celebrate his 100th birthday with an entirely new genus named in his honour.

Scientists from the Natural History Museum in London have paid...

Major Homebuilder To Test Placing Mini Data Centers in Suburban Backyards

Yesterday at 13:00 PM, via Slashdot

NewtonsLaw writes: According to Realtor.com, a California startup called Span plans to partner with Nvidia, PulteGroup, and other homebuilders to equip new homes with mini-data centers, so as to relieve the need to build and power much larger traditional centers. The article states the company “can install 8,000 XFRA units about six times faster and at five times lower cost than the...

11 Best Sunscreens, WIRED Tested and Reviewed

Yesterday at 12:30 PM, via Wired

We put 36 sunscreens to the test during summer hikes, spring ski days, and beachside hangs. Out of all the mineral, chemical, and spray varieties we tried, these are our top picks.

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