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Month: July 2025

Africa: How Far Is Your Closest Hospital or Clinic? Public Health Researchers Explain Why Africa Needs Up-to-Date Health Facility Databases

Africa: How Far Is Your Closest Hospital or Clinic? Public Health Researchers Explain Why Africa Needs Up-to-Date Health Facility Databases

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The lack of reliable information about health facilities across sub-Saharan Africa became very clear during the COVID-19 pandemic. Amid a surge in emergency care needs, information was lacking about the location of facilities, bed capacity and oxygen availability, and even where to find medical specialists. This data could have enabled precise assessments of hospital surge…

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#ITWebCX2025 – CX Summit 2025 to focus on navigating human-AI balance in business

#ITWebCX2025 – CX Summit 2025 to focus on navigating human-AI balance in business

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Businesses need to focus on growth strategies that include AI and the role of people in the organisation. As businesses continue to navigate a rapidly evolving digital landscape shaped by technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing and edge computing, the importance of balancing technological innovation with human-centric strategies is coming into sharper focus….

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Tan eyes 14A pivot as Intel rethinks foundry future

Tan eyes 14A pivot as Intel rethinks foundry future

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Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan. Laure Andrillon/Reuters Intel’s new CEO is exploring a big change to its contract manufacturing business to win major customers, two people familiar with the matter have said, in what is a potentially expensive shift from his predecessor’s plans. If implemented, the new strategy for what Intel calls its “foundry” business would…

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House GOP stalls ahead of key vote

House GOP stalls ahead of key vote

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Negotiations among House Republicans over President Donald Trump’s megabill reached a stalemate on Wednesday, as more than a dozen rank-and-file members dug in on their opposition to the tax-and-spending package. The fate of the massive bill was uncertain Wednesday evening, as both moderates and conservative hardliners demanded changes to a Senate passed bill. Republican leaders…

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Cyber attack derails SA Weather Service’s performance

Cyber attack derails SA Weather Service’s performance

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South Africa is the most targeted country in Africa when it comes to cyber breaches. The cyber security breach that rendered the ICT systems of the South African Weather Service (SAWS) unusable led to “uncharacteristically poor” performance in the fourth quarter of the 2024/25 financial year. The Parliamentary portfolio committee on environment, forestry and fisheries…

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