
The Latest Push to Extend Key US Spy Powers Is Still a Mess
A US surveillance program that lets the FBI view Americans’ communications without a warrant is up for renewal. A new bill aims to address mounting lawmaker concerns—with smoke and mirrors.
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A US surveillance program that lets the FBI view Americans’ communications without a warrant is up for renewal. A new bill aims to address mounting lawmaker concerns—with smoke and mirrors.

Tim Cook was a great CEO, but he didn’t crack AI. It’s job number 1 for John Ternus.

A sound policy reform has become politically radioactive – because Elon Musk is the one who most obviously benefits.
John Ternus will face many of the same issues that Tim Cook has grappled with for years.

Passwords have long been the default way we secure accounts online but the NCSC has said passkeys are a better option.

As sales soar, some say trackers can help animal anxiety or weightloss while others advise leaving diagnoses to the vet
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Meta has signed an agreement to deploy AWS Graviton processors at scale.

Dyson’s newest stick vacuum has a fresh, streamlined look and some limitations. But I still keep reaching for it.

Clean your house without the constraint of a power cord with these cordless stick vacuums.

iqbusiness on why speed, trust and AI now define cyber resilience for modern organisations.

The platform launches locally to automate clinical documentation and bridge the healthcare worker gap.

Media entrepreneur Thabile Ngwato believes linear TV and over-the-top streaming are coexisting, not competing, as audiences fragment across multiple viewing platforms.

VMax’s new electric scooter has a secret menu that lets you unlock the top speed and engage cruise control.

Getting into Raya, the exclusive members-only dating app, has become nearly impossible for some. We met people who have waited as long as two, five, and even seven years to join.
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Anthropic is expanding Claude’s app integrations beyond work tools, adding personal-service connectors like Spotify, Uber, AllTrails, TripAdvisor, Instacart, and TurboTax. The Verge reports: Some of these apps, such as Spotify, already have similar connectors in OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Once an app is connected, Claude will suggest relevant connected apps directly in your conversations, like using...

Efforts to slow AI roll-outs in the name of governance may be creating bigger risks, warns Standard Bank’s Sibusiso Ngubeni.

These merino wool tees are the last shirts you’ll ever wear. I’m wearing one right now.
Cohere is acquiring Aleph Alpha in a deal aimed at customers uneasy about the dominance of American companies in artificial intelligence.

The regulator is still considering the role of equity equivalent investment programmes in the issuing of telecoms licences, reveals minister Solly Malatsi.

Professor Sir Rory Collins said he was “angry” and “upset” about the incident, as both the bank’s boss and a participant.