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Science/Tech

Tired of Hacked Passwords? Help Is on the Way.

Yesterday 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

Yesterday 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

Yesterday 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

Yesterday 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.

AI prompting is the new critical thinking

Yesterday at 09:40 AM, via ITWeb

Rather than outsourcing thinking to AI, students must be taught to interrogate ideas, test assumptions and refine their own reasoning.

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

Yesterday 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?

Yesterday 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...

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