MTN warns gambling is hurting its prepaid business in South Africa
Online gambling and MVNO competition are weighing on MTN South Africa, which grew service revenue just 2% last year.
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A.I. Bots Told Scientists How to Make Biological Weapons
Scientists shared transcripts with The Times in which chatbots described how to assemble deadly pathogens and unleash them in public spaces.
Former Nedbank CIO heads to the South Pacific
Ray Naicker left Nedbank in January and is expected to commence his new role in the third quarter of this year.
What defines a top software development company today?
BBD argues the best software partners build connected systems, not just a stack of projects.
ANC piles pressure on Malatsi over AI policy fiasco
The ANC wants minister Solly Malatsi to explain to parliament how AI helped write South Africa’s draft AI policy.
‘It was my idea’: Musk claims paternity of OpenAI
Elon Musk has cast his OpenAI lawsuit as defence of charity, while Sam Altman’s lawyers say he wanted the top job.
SA stretches fuel tax relief as oil prices surge
Treasury extends fuel levy relief as diesel costs squeeze telecommunications operators and broader economy.
Older than the dinosaurs: scientists finally unlock secret of the mayfly’s dance
The bizarre vertical flight pattern has long puzzled experts but new research reveals why it may play a crucial role in the insect’s survival
On a spring evening along the banks of the River Thames, thousands of mayflies can be seen engaging in what may be one of the world’s oldest dances. In the fading light, the males make a steep vertical climb, flip over and float back to Earth – wings...
Goldman Sachs warns of tech bubble
Goldman Sachs has warned that US software valuations look stretched, like they were in the dot-com era.
Sam Neill announces he is cancer-free after taking part in Australian clinical trial: ‘I’m very, very excited’
Jurassic Park actor is advocating for CAR T-cell therapy, which he underwent as part of a clinical trial, to be rolled out for blood cancer patients across Australia
Sam Neill has announced he is now cancer-free after undergoing a new treatment when chemotherapy stopped working on his stage-three blood cancer.
The Jurassic Park actor made the announcement on Australian broadcaster 7News while...
Dogs’ brains began to shrink at least 5,000 years ago, study finds
Research offers insights into domestication of dogs but it remains unclear why they ended up with smaller brains than wolves
It has long been known that dogs have less between their ears than wolves, but now research has suggested their brains started to get smaller at least 5,000 years ago.
Experts say the results offer fresh insights into the domestication of our canine companions. However,...
OpenAI Trial Starts With Two Very Different Tales of a Company’s Early Years
In the trial’s first day of testimony, Elon Musk said greed led co-founder Sam Altman to pull the A.I. lab away from its nonprofit roots. OpenAI says that’s nonsense.
Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Falun Gong Lawsuit Against Cisco
The court’s decision could have broader implications for lawsuits seeking to hold companies liable for international human rights abuses.
The quest for extraterrestrial life shouldn’t be scoffed at | Letters
Readers respond to an article by Daniel Lavelle about his alien chasing expedition in the US
Daniel Lavelle went “alien-chasing” in the US and wrote a book about it. The late Nick Pope called it a “hugely entertaining, gonzo-style examination of UFOs, ufology and ufologists”. In his Guardian article (The Pentagon released its UFO videos – so I went to the US to chase aliens. This is...
Google Signs A.I. Deal With the Pentagon
The Pentagon has also signed deals for using A.I. on classified networks with OpenAI and Elon Musk’s xAI, amid a dispute with Anthropic.
Here Are the Key Players in the OpenAI Trial
Elon Musk, Sam Altman and several other key artificial intelligence industry figures are slated to testify in the trial, which is expected to last several weeks.