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Business

South Africa and Israel give each other the boot

Today at 16:58 PM, via BusinessTech

South Africa declared the top diplomat at Israel’s embassy persona non grata on Friday and ordered him out within 72 hours, prompting retaliation in kind.

Business

Retail price index rose by 2.8% in 2025

Today at 16:53 PM, via BBC News

The increase was fuelled by the prices of food, leisure, motoring and household services, Jersey Statistics says.

Education

In Science We Trust. Or Do We?

Today at 20:57 PM, via New York Times

Readers respond to a guest essay about the methods and reliability of science. Also: Opioid addiction; judges and presidents; cursive writing.

Science/Tech

Apple ‘Runs on Anthropic,’ Says Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman

Today at 22:01 PM, via Slashdot

Apple “runs on Anthropic at this point” and that the AI company is powering much of what Apple does internally for product development and internal tools, according to Mark Gurman, the most influential reporter on the Apple beat. Apple had initially pursued an AI deal with Anthropic before the Google partnership came together, but negotiations fell apart over pricing — Anthropic reportedly...

Science/Tech

One-Third of US Video Game Industry Workers Were Laid Off Over the Last Two Years, GDC Study Reveals

Today at 21:21 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shares a report: One-third of U.S. video game industry workers say they were laid off over the past two years, according to a new survey conducted by the organizers behind the newly revamped Game Developers Conference (GDC). Based on responses from more than 2,300 gaming industry professionals, with surveys “customized for each participant group, ensuring that developers,...

Science/Tech

DuckDuckGo Users Vote Overwhelmingly Against AI Features

Today at 20:45 PM, via Slashdot

DuckDuckGo recently asked its users how they felt about AI in search. The answer has come back loud and clear: more than 90% of the 175,354 people who voted said they don’t want it. The privacy-focused search engine has since set up two versions of its tool: noai.duckduckgo.com for the AI-averse and yesai.duckduckgo.com for the curious. Users can also tweak settings on the main site to disable...