20% AI software devs hired 2025 ex-employees
Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc., during the Bloomberg Tech conference in San Francisco, California, US, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images With the AI talent wars heating up between companies like OpenAI, Meta and Anthropic, one way Google has been competing is by aggressively rehiring…
AI factories to transform disaster recovery in 2026
In 2026 AI factories will redefine resiliency and disaster recovery. ( Image created using ChatGPT) As artificial intelligence (AI) adoption accelerates across enterprises, 2026 is expected to be a turning point for how organisations design resiliency and disaster recovery. Central to this shift is the emergence of AI factories – purpose-built environments that combine compute,…
Africa: AUC Chairperson Received the Members of the AU Panel of the Wise At AU Headquarters
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, received the Members of the AU Panel of the Wise at AU Headquarters for an exchange on preventive diplomacy, peace and security reforms, and emerging challenges across the continent. He commended the Panel’s sustained engagements in conflict prevention and mediation, and reaffirmed the Commission’s…
Africa: Uganda Ratifies AU Social Protection Protocol, Civil Society Urges Swift Action
Uganda’s ratification of a new African Union protocol recognising social protection and social security as enforceable rights is a “historic milestone”, civil society groups said on Friday, while warning that major funding and coverage gaps threaten to blunt its impact. The government ratified the AU Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights…
Kennedy Center renaming draws criticism
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Trump space order puts the moon back at centre of US, China rivalry
US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump enshrined the American goal to put humans back on the moon by 2028 and defend space from weapon threats in a sweeping executive order issued on Thursday, the first major space policy move of his administration’s second term. The order, issued hours after billionaire private astronaut and…
High-integrity carbon markets could unlock the path to rapid climate action, experts say at UNEA-7
Participants during the, “High-Integrity Carbon Markets: Impact and Path to Accelerated Climate Action,” discussions at UNEA-7. PHOTO/UN BY KARIUKI CHEGE [email protected] Over 200 participants convened at a pivotal event on the margins of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) to explore the rapidly evolving role of carbon markets in addressing climate change. The session, titled…
Africa: South Africa Defends Immigration Enforcement, Engages U.S. Over Data Allegations
South Africa has reaffirmed its commitment to enforcing its immigration laws and upholding national sovereignty, while indicating that allegations involving the private data of United States officials will be addressed through diplomatic channels. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) said the recent deportation of seven Kenyan nationals…
EU leaders to loan €90bn to Ukraine
Paul Kirby,Europe digital editorand Chris Graham Reuters Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (left), European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announce the deal at the summit in Brussels European Union leaders have struck a late-night deal to lend Ukraine €90bn (£79bn; $105bn) over the next two years, after failing…
E-tags now at major toll plazas across SA
The e-tag can be loaded and topped up at selected mainline toll plazas. Road users who will be travelling long distances on national roads this festive season are encouraged to avoid the hassle of waiting in long queues at toll gates by using an e-toll tag. According to the South African National Roads AgencyLimited (SANRAL),…
