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Longtime Slashdot reader AmiMoJo shares a report from the Guardian: Households will be called on to boost their consumption of Great Britain’s record renewable energy this summer to help balance the power grid and lower energy bills. Under the new plans, people could be encouraged to run dishwashers and washing machines or charge up their electric vehicles when there is more wind and solar...
Tech investor Stafford Masie has urged the communications minister to rebalance the draft National AI Policy fundamentally.
The centuries-old African tradition is evolving into a sophisticated financial force, says Reinard Janse Van Rensburg, regional sales manager at Altron FinTech.
In this open letter to communications minister Solly Malatsi, investor Stafford Masie tears into South Africa’s draft AI policy.
EmpowaYouth Week aims to connect 10 000 young people with industry-led economic opportunities in the Vaal region.
Funding from the awards helps iSchoolAfrica bring digital education tech to learners in under-resourced areas.
Adobe’s new Firefly AI assistant can autonomously carry out tasks across Photoshop, Illustrator and Premiere Pro.
Irvine, CA- Powerful California Congressional candidate and complex litigator Eric J. Troutman is not mincing words when it comes to the recent spat of politicians stepping down for apparent sexual misconduct. “Its disgusting and insane.” Troutman says. “Both the Republicans and the Democrats are protecting these people and allowing them to prey on young female […]
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Madeleine Finlay sits down with co-host and science editor Ian Sample to discuss three eye-catching stories from the week, including a review into the effectiveness of a new class of Alzheimer’s drug that was once hailed as a game-changer in slowing the progress of the disease. Also on the agenda is the news that the world could be heading for a ‘super El Niño’ this summer and a study...
Informal migration, plus climate change and rising numbers of cases globally, are complicating the tireless efforts of the landlocked African country to eradicate the killer disease
The freezer is filled with blue-lidded tubes of cows’ blood, ready to be defrosted and used to feed the colony of mosquitoes. “Also, you can use your arm,” says Nombuso Princess Bhembe, who tends the...
After selling its business for $39 million last month, the company said it planned to buy powerful computer chips and rebrand itself NewBird AI.
Data assessed from 17 clinical trials of anti-amyloid drugs found no ‘meaningful effect’ on cognitive decline
Drugs that have been hailed as a gamechanger for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease make no noticeable difference to patients, according to an extensive review.
The analysis of clinical trials in people with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia found that the effects of...
Boston Dynamics has integrated Google DeepMind into its robotic dog Spot, giving it more autonomous reasoning for industrial inspections like spotting spills and reading gauges. Spot can also now recognize when to call on other AI tools. IEEE Spectrum reports: Boston Dynamics is one of the few companies to commercially deploy legged robots at any appreciable scale; there are now several...
After the full movie leaked, animators mourned the chance to release their work as intended. Others feel the leak is justified in light of Paramount’s marketing blunders and association with Trump.