OpenAI previews GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna models
OpenAI begins a limited preview of GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna, its new model family, with fresh reasoning modes and a three-tier pricing split.
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OpenAI Jalapeño chip is its first custom AI processor
The OpenAI Jalapeño chip is the company’s first custom AI processor, built with Broadcom in nine months to make model inference faster and cheaper.
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OpenAI’s Patch the Planet hunts open-source bugs
OpenAI’s Patch the Planet uses GPT-5.5-Cyber and Trail of Bits engineers to find and fix bugs across 19 critical open-source projects.
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Gemini 3.5 Pro still missing its June launch window
Gemini 3.5 Pro is still not out, slipping past its June 2026 window despite a 2-million-token context and Deep Think reasoning mode.
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OpenAI model helps diagnose 18 rare disease cases
OpenAI’s rare disease model helped doctors confirm 18 previously unsolved childhood diagnoses in a study published on 18 June 2026.
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AI CEOs Altman, Amodei and Hassabis head to G7 summit
AI CEOs Sam Altman, Dario Amodei and Demis Hassabis join the G7 summit in France, the first time all three rivals appear before world leaders together.
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Fable 5 pulled offline after US government order
Anthropic switched off Fable 5 after a US export control order barred foreign nationals from its most powerful public AI model. Here is what happened.
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SpaceX IPO retail orders smash records before Nasdaq debut
The SpaceX IPO drew over $70 billion in retail orders before its Nasdaq debut. What record demand means for the biggest listing ever.
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Judge voids Trump’s $100K H-1B visa fee as unconstitutional
A Boston federal judge voided Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee on Tuesday, 9 June 2026, ruling it an unconstitutional tax imposed without congressional approval.
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Martin Scorsese embraces AI with Black Forest Labs deal
Martin Scorsese joins Black Forest Labs as an adviser, using the FLUX AI image generator to storyboard his next film starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
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SpaceX confirms May 19 launch date for Starship V3, the most powerful version of the rocket yet
SpaceX has confirmed a May 19 launch date for Starship V3, Flight 12, featuring new Raptor 3 engines targeting over 100 tonnes to low Earth orbit.
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Google and SpaceX are in talks to build AI data centres in orbit
Google and SpaceX are in talks to build orbital AI data centres under Project Suncatcher, with 81 satellites and prototype launches by 2027.
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iOS 27 is reportedly getting a full Siri overhaul and a customisable camera app
Bloomberg reports iOS 27 will overhaul Siri with an LLM-powered interface, a customisable Camera app, and new AI photo editing tools ahead of WWDC 8 June 2026.
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ShinyHunters give Instructure until tomorrow to pay up as Canvas ransom deadline hits
ShinyHunters deadline for Canvas ransom hits 12 May 2026. Instructure has not confirmed payment as 3.5 terabytes of student data hangs in the balance.
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EU accuses Meta of failing to keep children off Facebook and Instagram
The EU has accused Meta of failing to stop children under 13 from accessing Facebook and Instagram, in violation of the Digital Services Act. A fine of up to 6% of global revenue is at stake.
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DeepSeek V4 preview launch signals new front in US China AI race
DeepSeek V4 preview launch on 24 April 2026 pits Huawei chips against Nvidia and reopens the US China AI race, with local SA developers watching closely.
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Meta layoffs to hit 8 000 staff as AI spending bill balloons
Meta will lay off 8 000 staff and close 6 000 open roles from 20 May 2026 as it pours up to US$135 billion into AI, with knock-on effects for SA marketers.
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Amazon accused of price-fixing scheme that raised costs for consumers globally
California’s AG released unredacted evidence that Amazon pressured brands to raise prices on rival platforms, and South African Amazon.co.za shoppers are not insulated.
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Apple names hardware chief John Ternus as new CEO to succeed Tim Cook
Apple has named hardware chief John Ternus, 51, as new CEO to succeed Tim Cook, in a change that will shape iPhones for millions of South Africans.
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Apple and Google remove nudify apps after investigation finds 483 million downloads
Apple removed 15 apps and Google seven after an investigation found nudify deepfake apps had 483 million downloads and some were rated suitable for children.
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Lyrid meteor shower 2026 peaks this week and here is how South Africans can watch it
The Lyrid meteor shower peaks on 22 April 2026. South Africans in dark-sky areas can look north before dawn to catch the world’s oldest meteor shower.
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Artemis II crew breaks 56-year distance record in landmark lunar flyby
NASA’s Artemis II crew broke the 56-year-old Apollo distance record on 6 April 2026, reaching 252,756 miles from Earth on a landmark lunar flyby mission.
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Banking app scam epidemic grips South Africa as criminals deploy sophisticated tactics
Banking app scam epidemic hits South Africa with express kidnappings and remote trojans draining accounts. Criminals use sophisticated tactics to exploit mobile banking security vulnerabilities.
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WhatsApp group chat upgrade solves major headache
WhatsApp group chat update introduces threaded replies to reduce clutter in large conversations. Here’s what it means for users.
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Artemis II launch: What is happening now, who is flying and how to watch NASA’s Moon mission
NASA is moving closer to the Artemis II launch as engineers test the rocket and spacecraft that will carry astronauts on a historic journey around the Moon.
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Instagram password reset emails flood users as Meta says ‘no breach’
illions of Instagram users received unexpected password reset emails in a short period, after Meta said it fixed an issue that let an external party trigger reset requests for some accounts.
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Jonny Kim set to leave ISS and return to Earth aboard Soyuz MS-27
NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and two Russian crewmates will undock from the ISS on 8 December and land in Kazakhstan early on 9 December.
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Apple Replay vs Spotify Wrapped 2025: Your music stats and the new data war
We break down Apple Replay 2025 and Spotify Wrapped, what each shows you, and what this year’s data race reveals about streaming power and privacy.
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ByteDance’s Doubao AI voice assistant debuts on ZTE phones as TikTok owner targets Siri’s turf
ByteDance AI voice assistant Doubao lands first on a ZTE handset in China, pushing TikTok’s parent beyond social video into deeper control of the smartphone.
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FNB under fire over Black Friday outage and Parliament money-laundering allegations
FNB faces scrutiny after a nationwide Black Friday outage and claims in Parliament that it enabled money laundering linked to an alleged bribe to Bheki Cele.