Judge Stays Pentagon’s Labeling of Anthropic as ‘Supply Chain Risk’
The decision is an early victory for the artificial intelligence company in a rancorous legal battle with the Department of Justice.
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Safety Experts Considered LaGuardia Challenging but Not an Outlier
Regulators, pilots and others in aviation have worried about the kind of runway accident that happened at LaGuardia Airport on Sunday.
MTN invests in AI network start-up alongside Nvidia
MTN’s digital infrastructure arm has invested in a US start-up building AI-powered radio access network technology.
Elon Musk’s X advertising boycott lawsuit dismissed by US judge
US District Judge Jane Boyle said the company had failed to show it had suffered any harm under federal competition laws.
Sperm get lost in space, Australian research into microgravity impacts suggests
Study into how fertilisation could work in space finds sperm may get disorientated when trying to find an egg
Sperm in space are likely to get disoriented and lost while struggling to find their way to an egg, a new study has found.
When exposed to microgravity in experiments, sperm tumble around like an untethered astronaut, according to Adelaide University researchers.
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Binance Under Fire After Reports That $1.7 Billion in Crypto Flowed to Iran
The world’s largest crypto exchange is under fire after investigators found accounts moving $1.7 billion to Iranian entities. Clues about those accounts were in plain sight for over a year.
U.S. Accuses NewYork-Presbyterian of Reaching Deals That Kept Costs High
The Justice Department sued the large New York health system, saying it restricted insurance companies from offering patients cheaper options.
War kills rate cut hopes as Reserve Bank warns of inflation spike
The Reserve Bank held its repo rate at 6.75% as the Iran war threatens to push inflation sharply higher.
Snapchat Investigated in Europe Over Child Safety Policies
Regulators in Brussels accused the social media platform of maintaining a weak age-verification system, and steering younger users toward inappropriate experiences.
Westcon-Comstor signs Infoblox distribution deal for southern Africa
The deal gives regional partners access to Infoblox’s platform, with added enablement, support and go-to-market capabilities.
Ancestor Honor: When Memory Becomes Medicine
In many African homes, history does not live in books, but it lives in people. In stories told at family gatherings, in names passed down through generations, in quiet knowledge carried by elders about who we are, where we come from, and even the illnesses that seem to follow certain bloodlines. But what happens when […]
New AI tools for Facebook, Instagram to ‘reduce friction’
Meta introduces AI tools to address account issues, as it responds to criticism over user privacy and social media addiction.
Church leaders criticise Christian owner of GB News over channel’s climate attacks
Exclusive: Paul Marshall also challenged over his own ‘misleading’ statements and £1.8bn of fossil fuel investments in his hedge fund
The co-owner of GB News and “committed” Christian Sir Paul Marshall has been criticised by a group of church leaders over the TV channel’s attacks on climate science and action.
The hedge fund manager was also challenged over his own statements, which were called...
AI Ambitions at Risk as Only 14% of Enterprises Fully Realize Cloud Value, NTT DATA Study Finds
NTT DATA, a global leader in AI, digital business and technology services, today released its new report, Cloud-led innovation in the era of AI: The new rules for driving value with cloud, revealing that just 14% of organizations have reached the highest level of cloud maturity despite nearly two decades of cloud adoption.
Shield AI, a Start-Up Making Military Drones, Raises $2 Billion
The company, which develops autonomous military technology, also plans to buy a maker of simulation software as interest in next-generation defense soars.
Vodacom’s VodaBucks Loyalty Platform Earns Yet Another Excellence Award
Vodacom’s VodaBucks loyalty platform has once again been recognised for excellence, taking home multiple prestigious accolades at the inaugural African Loyalty Awards. These included Best Programme: Telco, Best Use of Gamification, Best Long-Term Loyalty Programme in Southern Africa, and Best Overall Long-Term Loyalty Programme of the Year in Africa. The awards celebrate Africa’s most...
Setback for South Africa’s electricity market reform
South Africa’s wholesale power market was set to launch on 1 April – that date has now slipped.
Solly Malatsi’s Post Office gamble
The Post Office rescue is stuck between a minister who wants to wait and BRPs who say time has run out.
‘The era of impunity is over’: What next for big tech after landmark social media verdict?
The ruling could be the beginning of the end of the social media era as we know it, writes the BBC Technology Editor Zoe Kleinman.
Juries Take the Lead in the Push for Child Online Safety
A pair of verdicts held social media companies accountable for harming young users, highlighting a growing backlash as Congress struggles to pass legislation.
In ‘The AI Doc,’ Sam Altman and Dario Amodei Go on the Record
“The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist” tries to cover so much that it ends up being more confusing than clarifying, but parts are fascinating.