SELLING FEAR: MARKETING FOR CYBERSECURITY PRODUCTS OFTEN LEAVES CONSUMERS LESS SECURE

Thu 08 May 2025: You have likely seen multiple ads for products and services designed to make you more secure online. When you turn on your television, see online ads, or even when you get in-app notifications, you are likely to encounter cybersecurity technology marketed as the ultimate solution and the last line of defense […]

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MALI’S MILITARY GOVERNMENT SUSPENDS POLITICAL PARTIES’ ACTIVITIES

Thu 08 May 2025: Decree signed by General Assimi Goita days after rare protest suspends activities ‘until further notice’, citing ‘reasons of public order’. Mali’s military government has suspended the activities of political parties “until further notice”, days after a rare pro-democracy rally. The decree signed on Wednesday by the transitional president, General Assimi Goita, […]

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APPLE EXECUTIVE SAYS AI WILL REPLACE GOOGLE, TRIGGERING STOCK PLUNGE

Thu 08 May 2025: Stocks of Apple and Google’s parent company, Alphabet, fell sharply on Wednesday after Apple’s senior vice president of services, Eddy Cue, said he believes artificial intelligence (AI) tools will eventually replace traditional search engines like Google. Cue made the comments while testifying in a federal court in Washington as part of […]

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HALF OF UK POPULATION ‘WOULD NOT FIGHT FOR THEIR COUNTRY UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES TODAY’

Wed 07 May 2025: Nearly half of Britons say they would refuse to fight for their country “under any circumstances”, according to a new Ipsos survey that suggests patriotism may be waning ahead of VE Day commemorations. Just 35 percent of respondents said they would be willing to take up arms in a time of […]

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ISRAELI SPYWARE FIRM NSO ORDERED TO PAY META, WHATSAPP NEARLY $170MLN OVER HACKING

Wed 07 May 2025: A federal jury in California ordered Israeli cyberintelligence firm NSO Group on Tuesday to pay Meta and WhatsApp nearly $170 million for hacking about 1,400 users on the instant messaging platform. The spyware vendor, which created the Pegasus surveillance tool, has to pay $167,256,000 in punitive damages and another $440,000 in […]

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WEIGHTWATCHERS FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY AMID RISE OF WEIGHT-LOSS DRUGS

Wed 07 May 2025: CEO Tara Comonte says company remains committed to ‘trusted, science-backed, and holistic solutions’. The diet company formerly known as WeightWatchers has filed for bankruptcy after its 62-year-old business model was put under strain by the rise of weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic. New York-based WW International said on Tuesday that it […]

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AI-DRIVEN 3D HEART SCANS SPEED UP DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT

Wed 07 May 2025: Revolutionary AI-driven 3D heart scans cut the need for invasive tests and have already saved millions of pounds, Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) said Tuesday. “Now rolled out across 56 NHS hospitals in England, the clever tech enables doctors to diagnose and treat patients with suspected heart disease much faster by […]

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DA CHALLENGES ‘TOTALITARIAN’ EMPLOYMENT EQUITY AMENDMENT ACT

DA federal council chair Helen Zille said her party was not in the GNU to please the ANC as it heads to court to challenge the Employment Equity Amendment Act. [Image: X/@DAGauteng] Tue 06 May 2025: JOHANNESBURG – The Democratic Alliance (DA) is challenging the controversial Employment Equity Amendment Act in the Pretoria High Court, a move […]

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