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Sale or No Sale, TikTok Will Never Be the Same

Yesterday at 15:00 PM, via Wired

TikTok but without the algorithm? TikTok by Meta? A new law this week puts the platform on a death watch—and none of the potential outcomes look great.

OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Other Tech Leaders To Serve on AI Safety Board

Yesterday at 14:49 PM, via Slashdot

Sam Altman of OpenAI and the chief executives of Nvidia, Microsoft and Alphabet are among technology-industry leaders joining a new federal advisory board focused on the secure use of AI within U.S. critical infrastructure, in the Biden administration’s latest effort to fill a regulatory vacuum over the rapidly proliferating technology. From a report: The Artificial Intelligence Safety and...

Secret to eternal youth? John Cleese extols virtues of stem cell treatment

Yesterday at 14:05 PM, via The Guardian

Therapy has remarkable medical potential but experts say private clinics making far-reaching claims operate in regulatory grey zone

Stem cells have become a favoured miracle treatment among the rich and famous, with Kim Kardashian reportedly a fan of stem cell facials and Cristiano Ronaldo turning to stem cell injections after a hamstring injury.

The latest to extol their benefits is the Monty...

Can South Africa Afford A Basic Income Grant? Or Can We Afford Not To?

Yesterday at 12:56 PM, via Tech Financials

Something must be done to solve South Africa’s social ills but the country cannot afford nor sustain a Basic Income Grant (BIG). This was the position of Business Unity South Africa’s CEO, Cas Coovadia, during GroundUp and Black Sash’s BIG Debate in Cape Town on Thursday. The proposed Basic Income Grant (BIG) would be a […]

Eskom’s big hopes for winter power cuts

Yesterday at 12:52 PM, via MyBroadband

Eskom believes load-shedding will generally be contained to stage 2 when implemented this winter, and will not exceed stage 4.

Navigating The New Era Of Low-Code And No-Code Software Development

Yesterday at 12:41 PM, via Tech Financials

Just 10 or 15 years ago, launching a new ecommerce business built for high transaction volumes and robust security was a complex undertaking. If you wanted a scalable site with customised functionality, integrations with enterprise systems like inventory management, and a bespoke look-and-feel, you would probably have needed to spend millions of rand just to […]

Nedbank online banking outage

Yesterday at 12:31 PM, via MyBroadband

Nedbank customers were struggling to access the bank’s digital channels on Friday morning.

New species of jumping spider found on university campus in Cornwall

Yesterday at 12:14 PM, via The Guardian

Exotic spiders flourish in Britain helped by the effects of global warming and international trade

Some are small and jumpy; others are large and intimidating – if you’re a humble housefly. Exotic spiders are flourishing in Britain as international trade offers ample opportunities for spider travel and global heating provides an increasingly hospitable climate.

A jumping spider new to science...

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