California law prohibits “operating” a mobile phone while driving. And that makes it illegal for a driver to hold a cellphone in order to look at a map, a state appeals court ruled this week. From a report: In a 2016 law intended to strengthen previous restrictions, “the Legislature intended to prohibit all handheld functions of wireless telephones while driving” and “to encourage drivers to...
Victims of credit and debit card fraud at South African banks should take care with how they report an incident, as they could find themself in a confusing back-and-forth with the wrong support department.
A prominent venture capitalist has warned that the technology industry’s massive buildout of AI data centers risks becoming “irrational” and could end in disaster, particularly as companies pursue small nuclear reactors to power the facilities. Josh Wolfe, co-founder and partner at Lux Capital, compared the current infrastructure expansion to previous market bubbles in fiber-optic networking...
Unless the Gautrain’s fares are radically reduced and the service is integrated with the broader public transport network, its upcoming expansion will continue to neglect those who need it the most.
Google’s self-driving taxi service Waymo has surpassed 10 million total paid rides, marking a significant milestone in the transition of autonomous vehicles from novelty to mainstream transportation option. The company’s growth trajectory, WSJ argues, shows clear signs of exponential scaling, with weekly rides jumping from 10,000 in August 2023 to over 250,000 currently. Waymo is on track to...
Pineapple, the digital insurance provider known for its low-cost online car insurance and bold, unconventional campaigns, has welcomed the decision by the Advertising Appeals Committee (AAC) to overturn the Advertising Regulatory Board’s (ARB) initial ruling that one of its billboards was offensive and discriminatory. The ad at the centre of the ruling, which read “Battery […]
A bitter fight over alleged corporate espionage involving two of Silicon Valley’s hottest startups took a new twist on Tuesday, after $12 billion HR software company Deel claimed arch-rival Rippling had directed one of its employees to “pilfer” the company’s assets by posing as a customer. From a report: The latest claim comes after Rippling alleged earlier this year that a staff member had...
Research finds more than 15m in US, UK, Germany and France with MASH have not been diagnosed
More than 15 million people in the US, UK, Germany and France do not know they have the most aggressive form of fatty liver disease, according to research.
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) – the formal name for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease – occurs in people who...
A growing segment of millennials and Gen Z are forming “anti-hierarchal” relationships with multiple partners and friends, according to a new study by the dating app Feeld.
Space satellites are becoming prone to internet-driven malicious threats, says ITWeb Security Summit 2025 international keynote speaker Dr Bianca Lins.