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SIU Freezes Luxury Property In Lottery Funds Misuse Case

Yesterday at 13:31 PM, via Tech Financials

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has obtained a preservation order from the Special Tribunal to freeze a luxury property in Midstream Estate, Gauteng, as part of ongoing civil proceedings into the alleged misuse of funds allocated by the National Lotteries Commission (NLC). The court order prohibits Israel Mathibe, Smart Safety PPE, and any other related […]

How One Keto Trial Set Off a New War in the Nutrition World

Yesterday at 13:18 PM, via Wired

A study claimed that people who eat high-fat, low-carb diets weren’t seeing their arteries fill up with plaque, despite having high levels of blood cholesterol. Critics disagreed—and all hell broke loose.

Gauteng To Launch Tamper-Proof Number Plates

Yesterday at 13:07 PM, via Tech Financials

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi and MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela of the Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport (GPDRT) will officially unveil a new, high-tech tamper-proof number plate system on Thursday, 5 June 2025. The Gauteng Provincial Government disclosed in a post on Twitter/X,. Premier Panyaza @Lesufi together with @GPDRT_ MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela will on Thursday, 05 June...

Rapid AI adoption outpaces cyber insurance cover

Yesterday at 12:11 PM, via ITWeb

As more organisations adopt artificial intelligence, the insurance market has been slow to respond with dedicated coverage solutions, says Aon SA’s Zamani Ngidi.

Will Monero (XMR) Remain A Completely Private Coin?

Yesterday at 12:11 PM, via Tech Financials

In an age of increasing mania for data, privacy is a precious resource and a desperate issue. No place is it more evident than in the sphere of cryptocurrency, where the early promise of money freedom and anonymity is too often discredited by regulation, tracing, and transparent books. In the midst of all this stress, […]

New Study Reveals That Nearly 1 in 5 Alcoholic Drinks Sold In SA Is Illegal

Yesterday at 12:04 PM, via Tech Financials

The Drinks Federation of South Africa (DF-SA) has released new research revealing a sharp increase in the illicit alcohol market, which has grown by 55% in volume since 2017. The study, conducted by independent research firm Euromonitor International, highlights the escalating impact of illegal alcohol on public health, consumer safety, and national tax revenue. “This […]

23andMe Founder Aims To Restart Auction With Major Corporate Backing

Yesterday at 12:00 PM, via Slashdot

Anne Wojcicki has asked a U.S. judge to reopen the auction for 23andMe, claiming she has backing from a $400+ billion Fortune 500 company. Reuters reports: South San Francisco, California-based 23andMe filed for bankruptcy in March, seeking to sell its business at auction after a decline in consumer demand and a 2023 data breach that exposed sensitive genetic and personal information of...

You’re Not Ready for Quantum Cracks

Yesterday at 12:00 PM, via Wired

A quantum computer will likely one day be able to break the encryption protecting the world’s secrets. See how much faster such a machine could decrypt a password compared to a present-day supercomputer.

A GPS Blackout Would Shut Down the World

Yesterday at 12:00 PM, via Wired

GPS jamming and spoofing attacks are on the rise. If the global navigation system the US relies on were to go down entirely, it would send the world into unprecedented chaos.

You’re Not Ready

Yesterday at 12:00 PM, via Wired

Seems bad out there. Unfortunately, it can always get worse. From evil hacker AI to world-changing cyberattacks, WIRED envisions the future you haven’t prepared for.

The US Grid Attack Looming on the Horizon

Yesterday at 12:00 PM, via Wired

A major cyberattack on the US electrical grid has long worried security experts. Such an attack wouldn’t be easy. But if an adversary pulled it off, it’d be lights out in more ways than one.

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