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Luni Capital has confirmed the continued expansion of its stock and cryptocurrency trading operations, reflecting sustained development of a platform designed to support multi-asset participation within a unified operational environment. The announcement highlights an ongoing focus on infrastructure scalability, execution consistency, and account transparency as trading activity increases...
22 Ventures Group has expanded market connectivity across its trading platform to support more seamless access to global stock markets and digital asset venues within a unified operational environment. The update reflects continued development of infrastructure designed to improve execution consistency, system resilience, and account-level clarity as trading activity increasingly spans...
In the hyper-accelerated South African FinTech ecosystem, data integrity is the primary currency of investor trust. As financial institutions and tech platforms increasingly leverage Generative AI to scale reporting and communication, a silent risk has emerged: the proliferation of unvetted synthetic narratives. This “Authenticity Gap” represents a Level 1 risk vector that can lead to […]
Mid-month data from the CEF suggests South Africa’s petrol and diesel prices will see further reductions in February 2026, but one development could throw a spanner in the works.
XRP, once considered the best crypto to buy, is now struggling to hold above $2 support. After rebounding to $2.4, the altcoin has slipped back below $2.16. Now, the focus is shifting toward emerging crypto-fiat banking platforms, with Digitap ($TAP) emerging as a leader in the instant offshore banking sector. Digitap has become the centre […]
Software developer jobs are booming in South Africa, but too few qualified candidates are applying, Pnet data shows.
Soaking fabrics in a commonly used insect repellent is a simple and effective tool as mosquito bites become more common during daytime, study shows
From Africa to Latin America to Asia, babies have been carried in cloth wraps on their mothers’ backs for centuries. Now, the practice of generations of women could become a lifesaving tool in the fight against malaria.
Researchers in Uganda have...
The shutdown of online discourse within Iran has allowed both the government and its critics to flood social media outside the country with disinformation campaigns and fake images.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Guardian: Screen time spent gaming or on social media does not cause mental health problems in teenagers, according to a large-scale study. […] Researchers at the University of Manchester followed 25,000 11- to 14-year-olds over three school years, tracking their self-reported social media habits, gaming frequency and emotional difficulties to find...
Amazon is expanding the Fallout universe with Fallout Shelter, a ten-episode reality competition show where contestants face survival-style challenges and moral dilemmas for a cash prize. Engadget reports: Prime Video has greenlit a unscripted reality show titled Fallout Shelter. It will be a ten-episode run with Studio Lambert, the team behind reality projects including Squid Game: The...
New York Governor Kathy Hochul is proposing first-of-its-kind legislation that would require 3D printers sold in the state to include built-in software designed to block the printing of gun parts used to make “ghost guns.” The plan would also add criminal penalties for making 3D-printed firearms and hold printer owners or manufacturers liable if safety controls aren’t in place. 3D Printing...
Iran has imposed one of the longest nationwide internet shutdowns in its history, cutting more than 92 million people off from connectivity for over a week as mass anti-government protests continue. TechCrunch reports: As of this writing, Iranians have not been able to access the internet for more than 170 hours. The previous longest shutdowns in the country lasted around 163 hours in 2019, and...
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: Four astronauts evacuated from the International Space Station (ISS) have landed back on Earth after their stay in space was cut short by a month due to a “serious” medical issue. The crew’s captain, Nasa astronaut Mike Fincke, exited the spacecraft first, smiling and wobbling slightly on his feet before lying down on a gurney, following normal...
Reports suggest ASUS has effectively ended production of NVIDIA’s RTX 5070 Ti and 5060 Ti 16GB GPUs due to a severe memory crunch driven by AI infrastructure demand, even as NVIDIA insists it’s still shipping all GeForce SKUs. YouTube channel Hardware Unboxed broke the news in its most recent video where it states ASUS “explicitly” told them the RTX 5070 Ti is “currently facing a supply...
Users of the VR fitness service are distraught that Supernatural has had its staff cut and won’t receive any more content updates. They’re also pissed at Meta.
The powerful data privacy watchdog in Italy long known for aggressively policing U.S. and Chinese AI giants is under investigation for possible corruption and embezzlement. Reuters reports: Rome prosecutors are investigating the agency’s president, Pasquale Stanzione, and three other board members over alleged excessive spending and possible corruption behind its decisions, Italian news...
Activists spent years preparing for a communications blackout in Iran, smuggling in Starlink satellite internet systems and making digital shutdowns harder for the authorities to enforce.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Oracle is trying — and sometimes struggling — to attract workers to Nashville, where it is developing a massive riverfront headquarters.The company is hiring for more roles in Nashville than any other US city, with a special focus on jobs in its crucial cloud infrastructure unit. Oracle cloud workers based elsewhere say they’ve been offered...
Nolah’s Evolution is the mattress I personally sleep on as a certified sleep coach, and it’s on sale pre-Presidents’ Day.
The National Transportation Safety Board said in a report this week that a UPS cargo plane that crashed in Louisville, Ky., last year, killing 15, had a structural flaw that the manufacturer Boeing had previously concluded would not affect flight safety. The New York Times: The N.T.S.B. has said that cracks in the assembly holding the left-side engine in place may have contributed to the...
OpenAI is planning to bring over more researchers from Thinking Machines Lab after nabbing two cofounders, a source familiar with the situation says. Plus, the latest efforts to automate jobs with AI.