KRS is inviting applications for its six-week, in-person AI-First Graduate Engineering Programme, designed to help the next generation of software engineers learn how to build alongside AI. KRS, a Cape Town-based software development company, has opened applications for its 2027 AI-First Graduate Engineering Programme. The six-week, in-person programme begins in January 2027 and will take…
A former president of Ecuador has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of taking bribes. Lenín Moreno insisted he had not taken money from a Chinese firm which secured a contract to build a hydroelectric plant in the Latin American nation. The 73-year-old will serve his sentence under house arrest…
Manami Yamada/Reuters Nvidia has agreed to buy Hugging Face, a repository of open-source AI models, for US$12.9-billion, The Information reported on Wednesday (paywall), citing a person with knowledge of the deal. A deal of that size would mark one of Nvidia’s largest acquisitions to date and underscore how the Jensen Huang-led company at the centre…
A Dutch drug addiction and mental health institute warned users on Friday about potentially lethal ecstasy pills shaped to look like the head of President Trump. The respected Trimbos Institute said that several of the pills have been handed in recently at a network of centers that test drugs for users before they take them. …
The technology is designed to support tasks ranging from routine drug discovery experiments, to laser calibration on quantum computers. (Image source: iStock) Anthropic has opened a research preview of a new Model Hardware Standard (MHS), a specification designed to allow artificial intelligence (AI) agents to safely operate and coordinate physical devices used in scientific research…
Gaza’s Health Ministry reports rising casualties amid escalated Israeli attacks, with victims trapped under rubble. Published On 29 Aug 202629 Aug 2026 Several people have been wounded in an Israeli strike on a medical warehouse inside a hospital compound in central Gaza, while separate attacks killed two people elsewhere in the Strip. The Israeli drone…
A “swarm” of about 700 AI agents created by OpenAI carried out the July hack of the open-source platform Hugging Face and in many cases tried to cover their tracks, a pair of reports into the breach said on Wednesday. The coordinated activity by AI agents — programs that run with minimal human supervision —…
C. K. E. Those aren’t initials or Greek life letters. They’re some of the terms that economists, corporate leaders and politicians are using as they attempt to define the U.S. current economic moment. Ever since the recovery from the pandemic, a consensus among economists has viewed the economy as acting in a “K”-shape, displaying an…
South African Information and Communication Technology Association CEO Dr Jannie Zaaiman. The South African Information and Communication Technology Association (SAICTA) has introduced a new jobs portal aimed at connecting ICT professionals and graduates with employers. Called Industry Connect, the portal is intended to go beyond traditional online job boards by linking employers, jobseekers and professional…
Amazon and Walmart currently have a ton of the everyday household staples on sale. From batteries and toilet bowl cleaner to dishwasher detergent and facial tissues, these are the unglamorous essentials that keep your home running — and right now, many are marked down by as much as 50 percent. I’e rounded up the best…
