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The News The Democratic Alliance promised an end to political appointments in public administration as the second-largest party in South Africa’s ruling coalition aims to capture the country’s economic heartland in upcoming local government elections. The polls represent the firs

The News Africa’s dealmakers are betting that the continent’s capital markets are entering a new phase, with a burst of IPO and M&A activity kicking off with Aliko Dangote’s anticipated $5 billion listing of his refinery on the Nigerian Exchange. “The Dangote IPO has got everyone

Adding to its AI initiatives, used car marketplace Cars24 announced the launch of an independent enterprise AI company, Deployment Inc, to help organisations design, implement and operate AI systems across critical business workflows. Helmed by Cars24's executive Jayesh Gupta and

OpenAI has halted some "internal activities" involving a new model amid fears over the cyber threat it potentially poses, amid a wave of security incidents involving major AI labs. Recent disclosures that AI systems from Anthropic, OpenAI and Meta were involved in security incide

OpenAI has halted some "internal activities" involving a new model amid fears over the cyber threat it potentially poses, amid a wave of security incidents involving major AI labs. Recent disclosures that AI systems from Anthropic, OpenAI and Meta were involved in security incide

Jason Semprini was excited about his research on policies mandating that elementary school students receive the human papillomavirus vaccine. HPV causes most cases of cervical cancer, but counterintuitively, Semprini found that mandates don’t do that much to reduce the overall ra

Discount retailer Shein had long argued trade law loopholes weren't the reason for its success. But now that those exemptions are gone, its once meteoric growth has stalled in the U.S. and Europe, posing a threat ahead of its Hong Kong initial public offering. In documents releas

Ford is rolling out a new AI-powered assistant that can answer questions about your Ford or Lincoln vehicle, such as how much fuel you’ll need for your next road trip or whether your truck can tow that new motor boat. Ford’s new AI assistant can check your fuel levels and tire pr

The only current-generation graphics card on sale below MSRP — AMD's Radeon RX 9070 GRE GPU with 12GB of VRAM returns to its lowest-ever price of $499 Below MSRP deal A very rare sight indeed; that's how I'd describe the price of the deal on AMD's Gigabyte Gaming Radeon RX 9070 G

Emily Forlini here, filling in for Allie. Sometimes, I wonder what would happen if the AI industry pointed its billions and top-tier talent into solving problems that matter most. I’m talking about disease, hunger, and poverty. The industry often seems to obsess over white-collar

UK's Royal Navy sea drones contain component that secretly sent data to China, report claims — government cuts camera connectivity and insists data wasn’t sensitive, only ‘heartbeat communications’ Affected K3 Scout drones used a Chinese camera component that subsequently failed

Windows 11's built-in weather app hogs more than 1.2 gigabytes of RAM just to tell the forecast — memory-sucking web wrapper filled with ads masquerades as an actual application 5x more memory consumption than macOS. Windows is in a tough spot right now, with years of neglect and

Ather Energy's latest earnings call showed a sharp mismatch between demand and supply, with the electric scooter maker's monthly pre-orders crossing 50,000 while its existing capacity remains well below that level. The company is now accelerating capacity expansion, preparing for

Save nearly $350 on this 4TB Samsung 9910 Pro SSD with Gen 5 speeds right now — limited-time Woot sale delivers ultra-fast storage with speeds up to 14,800 MB/s A super-fast storage upgrade for a discount in the current market If you need to buy new storage for your PC, you're go

Update | August 10, 17:31 IST Shares of Paytm ended today's trading session 9.9% higher at ₹1584.95 apiece on the BSE. Original| August 10, 15:44 IST Shares of fintech major Paytm rallied as much as 10.67% during intraday trade on BSE today to hit a fresh 52-week high of ₹1,594.8

For a week in July, 21-year-old college student Bagel Su cried every day as she counted down to the loss of her boyfriend. The breakup was not caused by betrayal or distance, but was a consequence of government regulation. On July 15, the artificial intelligence companion Su had

Chinese farmer kills 25 acres of crops after following AI-generated weed and pest control advice — farmer trusted pesticide recipe after months of successful advice AI is useful, but you should never blindly trust it. An elderly farmer in Chuzhou, China, has been following AI adv

Apple’s earnings (and stock) are limited not by memory but rather chip shortages; then, more on Amazon’s earnings and Andy Jassy’s market analysis. Subscribe to Stratechery Plus for full access. Already subscribed? $15 / month or $150 / year With Stratechery Plus you get access t

Info Edge, the parent company of Naukri and 99acres, reported an over 11% year-on-year increase in consolidated revenue in Q1 FY27. Its profit rose 43% year-on-year to Rs 490 crore during the quarter. According to its filing with the National Stock Exchange (NSE), Info Edge’s con

Netlist and Samsung have signed a five-year set of agreements covering patent cross-licensing, DRAM and NAND supply, technology cooperation, and the settlement of all pending litigation between the companies. “We’re excited to renew this partnership and look forward to working cl

Europe expands its Starlink rival to 348 satellites as IRIS² moves into implementation — €15.6 billion network will boost EU government capacity by 60%, with launches starting in 2029 66 new satellites are earmarked for defense, security, and emergency services, The European Comm

Naukri parent Info Edge net profit for the first quarter of FY27 (Q1 FY27) jumped 43% to ₹490.1 Cr from ₹342.9 Cr in the same quarter last year. However, on a sequential basis, the company’s profit plunged 35% from ₹755.7 Cr. Operating revenue increased 11% YoY and a marginal 1%

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Deeptech focused early-stage VC firm AUM Ventures has marked the first close of its India Innovation Fund II at ₹225 Cr (about $23.6 Mn). The fund has a target corpus of ₹750 Cr ($80 Mn) and will primarily invest at the pre-seed and seed stages across deeptech and frontier techno

Imagine it’s a sunny summer day. Your friends are planning a party. Instead of just grilling burgers by the pool, it’s a spooky pool party with ghostly decorations, orange and black baked goods, watermelon jack-o’-lanterns, and trick-or-treat candy bowls: welcome to Summerween. W

For the past few years, retail's AI conversation has largely centered on customer-facing applications like chatbots, search and product recommendations. Those innovations captured attention because they were highly visible, but they represented only a fraction of AI's potential.

The Supreme Court left the door open in June for President Donald Trump to relitigate his case against Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. Now, his administration is choosing to walk through it. In a letter reported first by ABC News, White House deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino

Senate Republicans put off the most challenging part of President Donald Trump’s agenda until mid-September — just ahead of the midterms, when legislating becomes increasingly difficult. Nevertheless, that’s when Senate Majority Leader John Thune will try to consider bipartisan b

President Donald Trump is struggling to find a way out of the conflict with Iran, as voters lose patience with the war and weapons stockpiles dwindle. The path forward remains unclear, even as Trump has privately weighed dropping his long-held requirement for a nuclear deal. Wash

Spacetech startup GalaxEye has acquired Bengaluru-based spacecraft engineering company StarOps to deepen its in-house satellite engineering capabilities. The integration also adds a portfolio of indigenous spacecraft technologies, including a qualified satellite bus platform acro

Space technology startup GalaxEye has acquired Bengaluru-based spacecraft engineering company StarOps. The acquisition brings StarOps’ proprietary technologies, qualified satellite platforms and systems engineering expertise to GalaxEye, along with an experienced engineering team