Cherylann Mollan BBC News, Mumbai Juggernaut Books Sneh Bhargava was AIIMS Delhi’s first and only woman director Not much about Sneh Bhargava’s life seems ordinary. In 1984, she became the first woman to helm the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the capital Delhi – one of the country’s top medical institutions –…
Tiara Pathon, AI skills director at Microsoft. Microsoft’s global artificial intelligence (AI) skilling initiative prioritises 20 countries, with SA and Kenya leading the charge in Africa. This was revealed by Tiara Pathon, AI skills director at Microsoft, during Microsoft South Africa’s first AI Skilling Day, on Tuesday, at the Gallagher Convention Centre, in Midrand. The…
An ancient city was most likely ruled by females living in a “matriarchal society” more than 9,000 years ago, according to a study published in Science this week. Researchers extracted the ancient genomes of more than 130 skeletons from 35 different houses at Çatalhöyük, an ancient city considered one of the most well-preserved Neolithic settlements in…
Microsoft and OpenAI are at odds over a contractual provision related to artificial general intelligence, The Information reported on Wednesday (paywall). Under the current terms, when OpenAI achieves AGI, Microsoft’s access to such a technology would be void. Microsoft wants OpenAI to remove that clause but so far OpenAI has refused, the report said. “We…
Israel still pummeling northern neighbour despite ceasefire; latest attacks follow Friday’s deadly strike on Nabatieh. Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon on multiple vehicles have killed three people as attacks continue despite a November ceasefire with the armed group Hezbollah. Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health said on Saturday that one person was killed in an “Israeli…
Digital print enhancements. The benefits of digitalisation The print industry has been transformed by digitalisation, thanks to technological innovations from companies including HP Indigo, Canon and Epson. Kemtek has been at the forefront of introducing these innovations into the South African market, resulting in a remarkable degree of positive change for print service providers, brands…
Jeffrey Bland, 79, is considered the “father of functional medicine.” He’s devoted most of his lifetime to studying the origins of diseases to focus on prevention in healthcare. The main question Bland’s research looks to answer is this one: “Could we move to a form of healthcare where we’re spending more time worrying about and…
In a world where data sprawls across clouds, data centres and edge locations, managing it all has become a messy, expensive challenge. That’s what brought IT leaders, CIOs and database professionals to The Archer at Melrose Arch, where Altron Digital Business hosted a crisp, early-morning session on one of the most promising solutions to this…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — At the direction of Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida is quickly constructing a $450 million-a-year immigration detention center in the heart of the Everglades as part of the state’s push to coordinate with President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration agenda. The facility, which has been informally dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” has received heavy pushback and a…
Why AML teams need audit-ready due diligence. For anti-money laundering (AML) teams, the stakes have never been higher. Compliance pressures are mounting, onboarding timelines are shrinking and procurement demands faster, more accurate decisions. In this climate, due diligence is a business-critical function. However, when data is scattered across systems and reports take hours (or even…
