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Science/Tech

BCX CEO Jonas Bogoshi To Retire As Enterprise Unit Struggles With Revenue Decline

Monday at 08:50 AM, via Tech Financials

BCX is entering a critical leadership transition as long-serving industry veteran Jonas Bogoshi prepares to retire, handing over the reins at a time when the enterprise business unit continues to bleed revenue amid cautious client spending. The telecommunications and IT services provider, owned by JSE-listed Telkom Group, confirmed that Bogoshi—who joined as chief revenue officer […]

Will Tech Giants Just Use AI Interactions to Create More Effective Ads?

Monday at 07:34 AM, via Slashdot

Google never asked its users before adding AI Overviews to its search results and AI-generated email summaries to Gmail, notes the New York Times. And Meta didn’t ask before making “Meta AI” an unremovable part of its tool in Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger. “The insistence on AI everywhere — with little or no option to turn it off — raises an important question about what’s in it for the...

Digital Monitoring Is Growing In South Africa’s Public Service – Regulation Needs To Catch Up

Monday at 06:49 AM, via Tech Financials

Government departments across South Africa are increasingly relying on digital tools to evaluate public programmes and monitor performance. This is part of broader public-sector reforms. Their aims are to improve accountability, respond to audit pressure and manage large-scale programmes with limited staff and budgets. Here’s an example. National departments tracking housing delivery, social...

Ars Technica’s AI Reporter Apologizes For Mistakenly Publishing Fake AI-Generated Quotes

Monday at 03:41 AM, via Slashdot

Sunday Ars Technica apologized for making Scott Shambaugh’s week a little weirder. Last week Shambaugh learned an AI agent published a “hit piece” about him after he’d rejected the AI agent’s pull request. (And that incident was covered by Ars Technica.) But then Shambaugh realized their article attributed quotes to him he hadn’t said — that were presumably AI-generated. Sunday Ars Technica’s...

Intermittent fasting no better than typical weight loss diets, study finds

Monday at 03:00 AM, via The Guardian

Researchers say limited eating approaches such as 5:2 diet not a ‘miracle solution’ amid surge in their popularity

Intermittent fasting is no better for shedding the pounds than conventional diets and is barely more effective than doing nothing, according to a major review of the scientific evidence.

Researchers analysed data from 22 global studies and found people who are overweight or living...

Rivian’s Stock Spikes 27% After Reporting $144 Million Profit in 2025

Monday at 01:35 AM, via Slashdot

Rivian’s stock skyrocketed 27% Friday after the electric car maker “shocked the market with strong earnings results,” reports the Los Angeles Times, “proving itself an outlier in the EV market, which has been struggling with the end of government subsidies and cooling consumer excitement.” They add that Rivian’s strong earnings results suggest that “after years of struggling with losses, it may...

India’s New Social Media Rules: Remove Unlawful Content in Three Hours, Detect Illegal AI Content Automatically

Monday at 00:35 AM, via Slashdot

Bloomberg reports:India tightened rules governing social media content and platforms, particularly targeting artificially generated and manipulated material, in a bid to crack down on the rapid spread of misinformation and deepfakes. The government on Tuesday (Feb 10) notified new rules under an existing law requiring social media firms to comply with takedown requests from Indian authorities...

Sam Bankman-Fried Requests New Trial in FTX Crypto Fraud Case

Sunday at 23:35 PM, via Slashdot

While serving his 25-year prison sentence, “convicted former cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried on Tuesday requested a new federal trial,” reports Courthouse News, “based on what he says is newly discovered evidence concerning his company’s solvency and its ability to repay all FTX customers for what prosecutors portrayed as the looting of $8 billion of his customers’ money…”Bankman-Fried...

‘Babylon 5’ Episodes Start Appearing (Free) on YouTube

Sunday at 21:34 PM, via Slashdot

Cord Cutters News reports:In a move that has delighted fans of classic science fiction, Warner Bros. Discovery has begun uploading full episodes of the iconic series Babylon 5 to YouTube, providing free access to the show just as it departs from the ad-supported streaming platform Tubi… Viewers noticed notifications on Tubi indicating that all five seasons would no longer be available after...

DNA Mutations Discovered In the Children of Chernobyl Workers

Sunday at 20:34 PM, via Slashdot

Researchers performed genome sequencing scans on 130 people whose fathers were Chernobyl cleanup workers. Comparing the scans to control groups, they found evidence for the first time for “a transgenerational effect” from the father’s prolonged exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation. ScienceAlert reports:Rather than picking out new DNA mutations in the next generation, they looked for what...

Oldest Active Linux Distro Slackware Finally Releases Version 15.0

Sunday at 19:34 PM, via Slashdot

Created in 1993, Slackware is considered the oldest Linux distro that’s still actively maintained. And more than three decades later… there’s a new release! (And there’s also a Slackware Live Edition that can run from a DVD or USB stick…). Slackware’s latest version was released way back in 2016, notes the blog It’s FOSS:The major highlight of Slackware 15 is the addition of the latest Linux...

While BNB Eyes $650, This New Crypto Builds 500% Growth Case

Sunday at 19:00 PM, via Tech Financials

As Binance Coin (BNB) pushes toward the $650 level, investors are once again debating whether the upside in top altcoins is becoming limited. While BNB remains one of the strongest exchange-backed cryptocurrencies, its multi-billion-dollar market cap makes explosive percentage gains increasingly difficult. Many traders are now asking a different question: where is the next crypto […]

Fake Job Recruiters Hid Malware In Developer Coding Challenges

Sunday at 18:34 PM, via Slashdot

“A new variation of the fake recruiter campaign from North Korean threat actors is targeting JavaScript and Python developers with cryptocurrency-related tasks,” reports the Register.Researchers at software supply-chain security company ReversingLabs say that the threat actor creates fake companies in the blockchain and crypto-trading sectors and publishes job offerings on various platforms,...

Best Crypto to Buy With $750: Experts Track These 3 Altcoins

Sunday at 18:00 PM, via Tech Financials

Finding the right place to put $750 in the 2026 crypto market requires a mix of safety and growth. Many investors get stuck looking at the past while the biggest opportunities are moving toward the future. While established leaders provide a floor for a portfolio, emerging protocols are where the real expansion happens.  As the […]

Best Crypto to Buy Now: 3 Altcoin Picks for Your $750

Sunday at 18:00 PM, via Tech Financials

Finding the right place to put $750 in the 2026 crypto market requires a mix of safety and growth. Many investors get stuck looking at the past while the biggest opportunities are moving toward the future. While established leaders provide a floor for a portfolio, emerging protocols are where the real expansion happens.  As the […]

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