What is the Signal messaging app and how secure is it?
Experts saying using even such a privacy-focussed platform for national security matters is very unusual.
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Samsung Electronics Executive Han Jong-Hee Dies at 63
Mr. Han was co-chief executive and oversaw the company’s consumer electronics business since 2021.
Layoffs and Unemployment Grow Among College Graduates
The unemployment rate for college graduates has risen faster than for other workers over the past few years. How worried should they be?
Chinese electric carmaker BYD sales beat Tesla
The Shenzhen-based firm says revenue for last year came in at $107bn, boosted by sales of its hybrid vehicles.
Trump Leads a ‘Machinery’ of Misinformation in Second Term
President Trump’s first four years in the White House were filled with falsehoods. Now he and those around him are using false claims to justify their policy changes.
Emboldened by Trump, A.I. Companies Lobby for Fewer Rules
After the president made A.I. dominance a top priority, tech companies changed course from a meeker approach under the Biden administration.
News24 Business | Does ‘vibe coding’ make everyone a programmer?
Can a complete tech novice create a website using everyday language on ChatGPT?
Meta considers charging for ad-free Facebook and Instagram in the UK
The firm is considering asking people to pay to remove ads if they do not want their data to be tracked.
News24 Business | SA, Chinese researchers create record-breaking ‘unbreakable’ secure data link of 12 900km
Researchers from Stellenbosch University and China teamed up for a pioneering project to test the technology that might be used to protect the world’s data in the coming years.
News24 Business | ‘Scarily’ good scam impersonations of SA CEOs are even tricking their friends
Afrimat’s CEO says online scams have become so sophisticated that a good friend of his was duped into thinking he was chatting with him on social media – in Afrikaans.
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Lara Lewington explores how technology and AI are transforming what it means to be human.
Honest or unrealistic? Roblox boss’ online safety advice sparks debate
Hundreds of people contacted the BBC after Dave Baszucki spoke about safety on the hugely popular gaming platform.
Uber offers 20 hours of free childcare in bid to lure female drivers
A union says it should instead pay drivers more so they can take time off with their families.
News24 Business | Elon Musk’s X sues Indian government over takedown orders
Elon Musk’s social media platform X has filed a lawsuit against the Indian government over its use of takedown orders to request social media content be removed.
Man files complaint after ChatGPT said he killed his children
The Norwegian man says the chatbot’s maker OpenAI should be fined over the completely inaccurate information.
Tech Life: Archiving achievement
How the US government’s crackdown on diversity deleted women’s military contributions.
Subsea fibre cables can ‘listen out’ for sabotage
Ways are being developed for subsea cables to “sense” whether they are being disturbed or attacked.
News24 Business | Botswana uses TikTok to sell real diamonds to young Americans
Botswana, the world’s largest diamond producer, is betting that selling big gems to rich young Americans will ease its economic woes and it is trying to catch their eye via Instagram and TikTok.
Telegram founder allowed to leave France following arrest
The billionaire has been accused of failing to properly moderate his app to reduce criminality.
Shut vile death video site, families say, as Ofcom gets new powers
Families want a website showing deaths of their loved ones to be taken down, as the online regulator gets new powers.
It’s not a competition! The collaborative video game loved by players
Josef Fares has found big success with co-operative two player games. Why aren’t others doing the same?