Finfluencers under scrutiny amid accuracy concerns

Finfluencers under scrutiny amid accuracy concerns

Despite growing enforcement actions, most Gen Z consumers still trust finfluencers more than official financial guidance. (Image created via Gemini) While a growing number of young people are turning to social media for financial guidance, new research suggests much of the advice they consume may be inaccurate, misleading or potentially harmful. A global report by…

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Africa: Human Rights Watch Renews Scrutiny of US-Africa Health Deals

Africa: Human Rights Watch Renews Scrutiny of US-Africa Health Deals

Concerns growing over the privacy, security, and sovereignty of Ugandans’ health data A new report by Human Rights Watch has renewed scrutiny of a new generation of health cooperation agreements between the United States and African governments, raising concerns about data-sharing provisions, pathogen access arrangements and the broader implications for health sovereignty across the continent….

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Africa: Human Rights Watch Renews Scrutiny of US-Africa Health Deals

Africa: With SAPS Under Scrutiny, What Should SA Interim Police Chief Prioritise?

Puleng Dimpane may only have a short time available, but she can still do things that strengthen the South African Police Service. On 23 April, President Cyril Ramaphosa suspended South African Police Service (SAPS) National Commissioner General Fannie Masemola, replacing him with Lieutenant-General Puleng Dimpane, SAPS Chief Financial Officer (CFO), in an acting capacity. Masemola’s…

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Oracle’s AI ambitions face scrutiny on earnings miss

Oracle’s AI ambitions face scrutiny on earnings miss

An Oracle office in Silicon Valley, California. Image: ykanazawa1999 Oracle forecast sales and profit that missed analyst estimates on Wednesday, while saying that spending would rise by US$15-billion compared with earlier estimates – a sign that big capital outlays to chase AI cloud-computing customers is not turning into profit as fast as Wall Street had…

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Titan submersible owner OceanGate used “intimidation tactics” to avoid scrutiny before implosion, U.S. Coast Guard says

Titan submersible owner OceanGate used “intimidation tactics” to avoid scrutiny before implosion, U.S. Coast Guard says

The U.S. exploration company OceanGate used “intimidation tactics” to “evade regulatory scrutiny” in the years leading up to the June 2023 Titan submersible tragedy, according to findings released by the U.S. Coast Guard Tuesday.  Those conclusions are part of an over 300-page report released by officials into the incident, which killed five people onboard when…

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