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Canal+ firms up 3 June JSE listing

13 May at 12:06 PM, via TechCentral

Canal+ has formally confirmed it will conduct a secondary listing on the main board of the JSE on Wednesday, 3 June.

Energy Vault & Eskom Sign Deal For Gravity Energy Storage In South Africa

13 May at 11:34 AM, via Tech Financials

New York Stock Exchange-listed Energy Vault Holdings, a global leader in sustainable, grid-scale energy storage and AI compute infrastructure solutions, today announced a Strategic Development Agreement with Eskom, South Africa’s state-owned electricity utility, to deploy a long-duration gravity energy storage system (GESS). The first GESS plant will be built at Eskom’s Hendrina Power...

Tired of Hacked Passwords? Help Is on the Way.

13 May at 11:02 AM, via New York Times

Apps from Apple, Google and others can assist in making your online accounts more secure, even as new ways of logging in continue to take off.

Andreessen Horowitz Is Playing Politics Like No Other

13 May at 11:01 AM, via New York Times

“If you think there’s a lot of money in politics now,” Marc Andreessen said in 2000, “you haven’t seen anything yet.” His firm is now the biggest known spender on this campaign cycle.

Moody’s Derecognition: What SA Financial Institutions Are Experiencing In Practice

13 May at 10:30 AM, via Tech Financials

The South African Reserve Bank’s Prudential Authority (PA) has confirmed its intention to derecognise Moody’s Investors Service South Africa as an eligible external credit assessment institution (ECAI), with a 24‑month transition period running to April 2028. While the regulatory mechanics are now well understood, the more important question is how this development is playing out […]

Sam Altman denies betraying Elon Musk

13 May at 10:02 AM, via TechCentral

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has rejected Elon Musk’s claim that he betrayed the ChatGPT maker’s founding mission.

Naked Becomes World’s First To Give Final Car Insurance Quote in ChatGPT

13 May at 09:17 AM, via Tech Financials

South African insurance platform, Naked, has become the first company in the world to successfully develop and deploy a native app in ChatGPT that can provide a final, binding car insurance quote. The launch also appears to make Naked the first South African company to release a native app in ChatGPT, representing an early step […]

Why Are Some People Mosquito Magnets?

13 May at 09:00 AM, via Slashdot

fjo3 shares a report from Phys.org: Ever felt like mosquitoes bite you while ignoring everyone else? Scientists are now making progress in deciphering the complex chemical cocktail that makes particular people more enticing to these disease-spreading bloodsuckers. “It’s not a misconception — mosquitoes are attracted to some people more than others,” Frederic Simard of France’s Institute of...

Fooddable: Because Access To Food Should Not Depend On Chance

13 May at 08:03 AM, via Tech Financials

In many communities, food is not just nourishment. It is structure, survival, and dignity. Each day, across towns and cities, a quiet system of food production already exists. Local restaurants prepare meals before sunrise. Street vendors set up at key movement points. Informal kitchens serve workers, students, and families throughout the day. The system is […]

AI in Motion: How Free2move Is Building the Next Generation of Mobility

13 May at 07:53 AM, via Tech Financials

A Q&A with Ahmed Mhiri, CEO of Free2move Artificial intelligence has become one of the most talked-about forces in business, and in mobility, its real value is not in the buzz, it is in the execution. At Free2move, AI has been embedded into the company’s platform for years, helping power the real-time decisions required to […]

A moment that changed me: I saw my first total solar eclipse – and its beauty shook me to my core

13 May at 07:45 AM, via The Guardian

As an astronomer, I had witnessed many celestial phenomena. But nothing prepared me for those few minutes in 2017 when the world fell silent

I have never driven with more determination than when rushing away from Shelby Park in Nashville. We had reached Davidson Street when my husband shouted: “There! There’s sunlight!” I skidded into a car park of a printing company with barely any time...

National Police Week Provides an Opportunity to Reflect on the Growing Role Non-Lethal Tools Have in Saving Lives

13 May at 07:43 AM, via Tech Financials

LAKE FOREST, IL  – National Police Week (May 10-16, 2026) honors the service and sacrifice of law enforcement officers across the country. PepperBall, whose mission is to save lives by de-escalating conflict and resolving situations with the least amount of force, says the week is also an opportunity to advance modern policing practices that help […]

“ENOUGH IS ENOUGH”: Troutman For America Takes Over Cover of Orange County Business Journal as Eric Troutman Aims to Establish Himself as the Candidate of Small Business

13 May at 07:21 AM, via Tech Financials

Irvine, CA  – Continuing his high-profile name recognition campaign, California Congressional Eric Troutman’s campaign took over the cover of the Orange County Business Journal today.  The popular Journal is read by thousands of businesses throughout Orange County and is regarded as one of the largest business journals in the United States, serving as a primary […]

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