The rise of AI tools is reshaping employment, with companies like Block laying off thousands to embrace leaner, more efficient teams, signalling a profound shift in the job market.
South Africa’s retail pain is back in focus. Truworths leans on Office UK while its local arm limps, and Spar’s supply-chain scars, franchisee loyalty slump and leadership shock deepen the turnaround risk. In the grocery market, price wars leave no hiding place.
When the new commissioner took over in 2019, the institution was hollowed out and mistrusted. Six years on, rising compliance and restored public trust point to a sustained institutional recovery.
Fighting intensified in the Middle East during the Olympic truce, in effect through March 15. Flights are being disrupted as athletes and families converge on Italy for the Winter Paralympics.
An Oman port and an oil tanker off its coast were attacked on Sunday, official media said, marking the first strikes on the sultanate – which mediated US-Iran talks – since Tehran launched a retaliation campaign.
Israel said on Sunday it had launched more attacks on Iran, while the Iranian government continued strikes on Israel and on U.S. targets in Gulf states, Iraq and Jordan.
The National Zoological Garden of South Africa, commonly known as the Pretoria Zoo, is in a dilapidated state despite millions spent on its rehabilitation.
Arsenal get an important win in the title race against Chelsea, who had Pedro Neto sent off for a second yellow in a game with three goals scored from corners.
Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior says his side’s “very good team performance” was let down by “not managing moments” as they received a ninth red card in all competitions this season in a 2-1 defeat at Arsenal.
Dylan Lopez Contreras, a senior at Ellis Prep academy, was taken by ICE in May. The Guardian invited him and five of his classmates to share their lives and dreams
The students at Ellis Prep academy – like most high schoolers – have a lot on their mind right now.
Essay deadlines, college applications, younger siblings and dance rehearsals. But also, the immigration operations across the US and...
Experts say trusted adults must be brave and discuss issue or risk children looking for answers from unsafe sources
Teachers and parents in the UK need to be brave and discuss Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes with children and young people or risk them looking for answers from dubious or dangerous sources, according to experts who will host the first public seminar for schools on the issue.
Engadget reports:In a lengthy post on Truth Social on February 27, President Trump ordered all federal agencies to “immediately cease all use of Anthropic’s technology” following strong disagreements between the Department of Defense and the AI company. A few hours later, the U.S. conducted a major air attack on Iran with the help of Anthropic’s AI tools, according to a report from The Wall...
The Pentagon and Anthropic were close to agreeing on the use of artificial intelligence. But strong personalities, mutual dislike and a rival company unraveled a deal.
“Podcasts have officially overtaken AM/FM talk radio as the more popular medium for spoken-word audio in the United States,” reports TechCrunch, citing Edison Research’s Share of Ear survey:The researchers have tracked these statistics over the last decade, and almost always, the percentage of time people spent listening to podcasts increased, while their time with spoken radio broadcasts...
Veterans and others who have suffered trauma and injuries are flocking to clinics around the world to take ibogaine. My own reason was deeply personal.
A small stable of doctors gave V.I.P. medical services to the sex offender and the women around him. Some doctors bent or broke the ethical rules of their profession.
Older Americans are losing billions of dollars annually to financial exploitation. Banks and investment firms are training employees to spot red flags and stop the transactions.