Graeme Millar, Managing Director, SevenC. When entrepreneurs start a business, they usually think about customers, sales, cashflow and growth, not about governance. Governance and compliance can easily feel like something you only need to prioritise down the line, once the business grows. But retrofitting governance is a bit like trying to strengthen a house’s foundations…
Several people in Ulladulla, New South Wales, filmed the moment a rare tornado came through the town on 3 October. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology said the phenomenon was caused by “severe” thunderstorms and that it was “very uncommon to see one in such a populated place”. The weather incident caused damage to properties and…
Buying a laptop can feel complicated. Intel Core Ultra. AMD Ryzen AI. Snapdragon X. NPUs. U-series. H-series. The names keep coming, and it can be difficult to know what any of them actually mean. The good news? You don’t need to be a tech expert to choose the right laptop. For most people and small…
In its response included in the investigation report, DHS officials said Florida – not the federal government – had authority over day-to-day operations at the facility. The facility was established by the state of Florida through an executive order signed by DeSantis, but the federal government paid for operational costs. In January, the OIG conducted…
AI-native developers are in demand. (Image created via ChatGPT) Fintech firms are competing for the same small pool of specialised skills, from AI-native developers, to staff who understand high-speed payment systems. Lesaka says it has little trouble attracting scarce fintech skills, while Altron FinTech has long timelines to fill a specialised vacancy. “We’ve been able…
Miami — A small plane carrying four family members flying back home to Florida went missing off the Bahamas on Monday, the U.S. Coast Guard and authorities in the Bahamas said. The plane took off from Great Harbour Cay and was heading to Miami Executive Airport in Miami-Dade County, Bahamas police said in a statement….
The UN General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to encourage governments, schools and tech companies worldwide to stop using maps that make Africa look far smaller than it really is. By 164 votes to one, Member States on Friday endorsed a resolution promoting map projections that more accurately reflect the true size of continents – the…
Fiber optic cables feed into switches inside a communications room at an office in London, UK, on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images A small power plant in the U.K. was shut down for four days in July following a cyberattack carried out by hackers…
Shawn van der Meulen, Clare-Alice Vertue and Mavin Jonkers at Webber Wentzel. (Image: AI-enhanced) On 14 August 2026, the Competition Commission (Commission) gazetted draft amendments to its Guidelines on Small Merger Notification (Small Merger Guidelines) and invited interested parties and stakeholders to submit written comments within 30 days of publication. The only proposed change to…
A state police helicopter and a small plane collided over Carlisle Airport in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Wednesday night, resulting in the death of the plane’s pilot, officials said. The crash involved a Cessna 150 airplane and a Pennsylvania State Police Bell 407 helicopter. Acting Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner George L. Bivens said at a news conference…
