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The 48-month phone contract trap

06 May at 14:46 PM, via TechCentral

Longer contracts have become South Africa’s answer to unaffordable smartphones – but at a big long-term cost to consumers.

UCT And HyperionDev In Partnership To Expand Access To Future-Focused Skills

06 May at 14:27 PM, via Tech Financials

The University of Cape Town (UCT) has collaborated with HyperionDev, a global leader in online tech education, in a strategic partnership to deliver a portfolio of high-impact, career-focused online programmes designed to equip students with in-demand digital and leadership skills. The collaboration marks a significant step forward in bridging the gap between higher education and […]

White House App Is a Terrifying Security Mess

06 May at 13:00 PM, via Slashdot

New submitter spazmonkey writes: From a hidden GPS tracker polling your location every 4.5 minutes to JavaScript loaded from a random GitHub account, no SSL certificate pinning, and an in-app browser that silently strips cookie consent dialogs and paywalls from every page you visit, the new White House app seems to have a little bit of everything. A security researcher pulled the APK apart to...

AI is rewriting the threat playbook

06 May at 11:31 AM, via TechCentral

South Africa’s AI policy will be rewritten. The threat won’t wait, writes Palo Alto Networks’ Justin Lee.

White House Wants To Vet Powerful AI Models For Risks − A Computer Scientist Explains Why AI Safety Is So Difficult

06 May at 09:05 AM, via Tech Financials

The Trump administration is looking to develop a process that would have the federal government review the safety of powerful artificial intelligence models before approving their release, according to a report in The New York Times on May 4, 2026. The move would stand in contrast to the administration’s generally anti-regulatory approach to industry and […]

CO2 Levels In the Atmosphere Hit ‘Depressing’ New Record

06 May at 09:00 AM, via Slashdot

Atmospheric carbon dioxide hit a new record in April, averaging about 431 parts per million at NOAA’s Mauna Loa Observatory. That’s up from under 320 ppm when the site began measurements in 1958. Scientific American reports: Greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, are measured as a proportion of the total atmosphere. The numbers are presented as the number of molecules of a particular gas out...

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