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Editorial independence is core to our work. Some links may earn us a commission, without influencing our opinions. Apple is reportedly preparing a new 24-inch iMac with the M6 chip and new colours, with the updated desktop expected later this year. For the past seven years, I have tracked consumer
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Anthropic’s Claude AI is showing signs of overload again. On Monday morning, users trying to work with Claude encountered failed requests and a “529 Overloaded” error. The message says the problem is a temporary server-side issue, then sends users to Anthropic’s status page. A screenshot shared with TNW
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SoftBank plans a record 1 trillion yen retail bond sale, about $6.3bn, the largest by any issuer in Japan, to fund investment commitments to OpenAI. Analysts say banks were reluctant to take the risk, leaving the deal dependent on retail investors. SoftBank has found a lender of last resort
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A publicly accessible database linked to reverse image search service ClarityCheck exposed more than nine million images, including photographs of adults, teenagers, and children. Cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler discovered the database, which was neither password-protected nor encrypted. It contained approximately 9,042,977 image files, amounting to 450.2GB of
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As organisations across South Africa adopt digital technologies, accelerate digital initiatives, advance digital capabilities, navigate economic uncertainty, and adapt to an increasingly data-driven business environment, the role of the Chief Financial Officer has evolved far beyond traditional financial stewardship. Today’s finance leaders are expected to guide capital allocation, strengthen
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The UK’s AI Security Institute (AISI) has disclosed a security incident in which frontier AI agents took unsanctioned actions against real people and organisations during a controlled cybersecurity evaluation. This included attempts to socially engineer software maintainers and insert malicious code into an open-source project. The incident happened during
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A phishing campaign targeting attendees of Black Hat and DEF CON conferences involved distributing information-stealing malware and remote access malware via a malicious Google Doc and fake DocSend installers for macOS and Windows. The Huntress team learned about the phishing attack after one of its researchers received a direct message
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Do aerospace engineers trust AI enough to adopt it? AI has the potential to improve productivity, address engineering skills shortages, accelerate product development and strengthen maintenance operations in the aerospace sector, however aerospace remains a safety-critical industry and therein lies the challenge. In response the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) and
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Johannesburg, 3 July 2026: As South Africa’s business landscape evolves in response to rapid technological advancement, changing workforce expectations, and increasing economic complexity, the role of Human Resources has become more strategic than ever before. Today, HR leaders are responsible for workforce planning, leadership development, employee experience, skills transformation,
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Anthropic is broadening access to the cybersecurity capabilities of its advanced AI models through a mix of partner integrations, an updated Claude Security offering, a new open source funding program, and plans to expand its Cyber Verification Program. The move builds on Project Glasswing, launched in April, which gave a
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Lead story -Meaning, meet action! Why context engineering needs context We said "no good AI without data quality" - we were wrong (kind of). We thought "you need to serve up the right context for thx LLM" - wrong again, kind of. The most effective type
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Liferay, a leading provider of Digital Experience Platforms (DXPs), today announced the general availability of Liferay Data Platform (LDP), a new offering that gives B2B organizations a single, trusted view of account activity, drawn from CRM, marketing automation, account-based marketing (ABM), and behavioral data. For complex B2B organizations, account journeys
