PORTLAND, Ore. — Twenty-seven states and the District of Columbia on Monday filed a lawsuit in bankruptcy court seeking to block the sale of personal genetic data by 23andMe without customer consent. The lawsuit comes as a biotechnology company seeks the court’s approval to buy the struggling firm. Biological samples, DNA data, health-related traits and…
WeThinkCode, the organisation launched to develop a programming talent pipeline for companies, has secured R35-million in grant funding to develop and run an AI training programme. The US$2-million grant, from Google.org, will “dramatically expand” WeThinkCode’s artificial intelligence programmes, with a plan to train 12 000 people in South Africa and Kenya in what it calls “critical…
Ten people have been killed in a school shooting in the Austrian city of Graz, police have said. The incident took place at Dreierschützengasse secondary school in the north-west of the city. Police said the gunman was among the dead and Austria’s APA news agency has reported that seven of those killed were pupils. A…
On the evening of 3 June 2025 we celebrated excellence in tech at the 7th annual Africa Tech Week Awards 2025. The Awards were opened with a Keynote Address delivered by Solly Malatsi, Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, who reminded us of the importance of celebrating achievements, especially when it comes to people and…
የተባበሩት መንግሥታት ድርጅት የሶሪያ ልዩ መልዕክተኛ፣ ከፕሬዝደንት ባሽር አል አሳድ ሥልጣን መወገድ ተከትሎ ባለፉት ሦስት ወራት ዐዲስ በተቀሰቀሰው ግጭት እየታመሰች ባለችው ሀገር ሁከቱ እንዲቆም ተማጸኑ፡፡ የሰላማዊ ዜጎች ደኅንነት እንዲጠበቅም ጥሪ አቀረቡ፡፡ የመንግሥታቱ ድርጅት ልዩ መልዕክተኛ ጌር ፔደርሰን ጥሪያቸውን ያቀረቡት፣ የዲሞክራሲ ደጋፊዎች ሀገሪቱን ለዐስርት ዓመታት ወደ ዘለቀው የርስ በርስ ጦርነት ያመራው ጸረ አሳድ ተቃውሞ የተጀመረበት 14ኛው…
Vienna, Austria — At least eight people were killed Tuesday in a school shooting in the Austrian city of Graz, the country’s national press agency said, citing its mayor, who said the perpetrator was also dead. Police in Graz deployed in force to the school late Tuesday morning after receiving a call about a situation…
The developer behind Hitman: World of Assassination, IO Interactive, has finally offered a first look at its take on James Bond. A new trailer for the game, now officially titled 007 First Light, debuted during Sony’s Summer State of Play on June 4. IO Interactive initially announced its “Project 007” back in November 2020, revealing…
An open-air market in Kinshasa, DRC The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), one of Africa’s largest and most populous nations, offers untapped export opportunities to firms in neighbouring countries, despite its long-standing challenges. There remains substantial potential to export goods to the DRC, according to Zambia-based entrepreneur Marion Peterson, co-founder of clean cooking solutions company…
Tokyo says it has conveyed an ‘appropriate message’ to Beijing over vessels’ movements. Two Chinese aircraft carriers have been seen operating in the Pacific at once for the first time, Japan’s Ministry of Defence has said. China’s Shandong and four other vessels on Monday sailed within Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), the Defence Ministry said…
Double-digit growth in mobile and fixed data traffic underscored Telkom’s core offerings. JSE-listed telecommunications firm Telkom has posted strong full-year results, bolstered by significant growth in its mobile business, as well as gains from the Swiftnet disposal. The company today published its annual financial results and ordinary and special dividend declaration for the year ended…
