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Musk accused of ‘selective amnesia,’ Altman of lying as OpenAI trial nears end

Friday at 04:59 AM, via Daily Maverick

OAKLAND, California, May 14 (Reuters) – A lawyer for Elon Musk hammered at the credibility of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Thursday, near the end of a trial over whether to hold the ChatGPT maker and its leaders responsible for allegedly transforming the nonprofit into a vehicle to enrich themselves.

Trump and Xi set for second day of talks after Taiwan warning

Friday at 04:55 AM, via Daily Maverick

BEIJING, May 15 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping are set to meet on Friday to wrap up a two-day state visit that has featured pomp and business deals but also a warning from Xi that mishandling the Taiwan issue could send relations spiralling.

Cryptic Crossword JDE 530

Friday at 02:52 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Welcome to the only South Africanised weekly cryptic crossword.Clue of the week:28 Hadedas throw party in hell (5)

15 May 2026

Friday at 01:33 AM, via Mail & Guardian

The Mail & Guardian Digital Edition – 15 May 2026

Axe falls on Sisisi Tolashe

Friday at 00:35 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Ramaphosa appointed Sindisiwe Chikunga, the minister of women, youth and persons with disabilities, as interim minister of social development

It is time for the Second Republic

Friday at 00:35 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Our private and political lives are always punctuated by upheavals and storms. These moments signal the direction we should take.  The unfolding political and economic crisis in South Africa presents a rich opportunity to chart a revolutionary path that could alter the future. We dare not miss this opening for a moral resetting of our […]

‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ and the slow death of the newsroom

Friday at 00:30 AM, via Mail & Guardian

A stylish and emotionally resonant return to ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ universe, the film trades glamour for something far more urgent: a meditation on the collapse of media and the uncertainty facing journalists across the world

Ramaphosa’s Constitutional Court dilemma

Friday at 00:30 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Ramaphosa’s decision to pursue a judicial review and the Constitutional Court’s call for Parliament to start an impeachment inquiry, will create tensions in the GNU

SA recovery remains mainly jobless

Friday at 00:20 AM, via Mail & Guardian

The country lost 345 000 jobs in the first quarter of 2026 as unemployment climbed to 32.7%, exposing the gap between economic stabilisation and meaningful employment growth

Arundhati Roy’s most personal story yet

Friday at 00:20 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Arundhati Roy’s ‘Mother Mary Comes to Me’ is a deeply personal memoir that lays bare the contradictions that shaped both her writing and her life

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