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AI

Agentic Commerce Needs Its Febreze Moment

In the mid-1990s, Procter & Gamble made a stunning claim. They said they’d invented a miracle in a bottle. A chemist working there found a compound that completely got rid of really bad smells instead…

AI

Indonesia Joins UN Forum on AI Risks to Children

Indonesian Minister Meutya Hafid attended a UN summit on protecting children's rights and safety in AI development.

  • Indonesian Minister Meutya Hafid attended UN AI summit for children's safety.
  • Forum led by Macron, Sanchez, Ruto, and Albanese discussed AI risks.
  • Pre-assessment proposed for AI used by children.

Tech

South Africa: How Gauteng's New Panic App Exposed Your Data

[GroundUp] Reports about domestic violence and assault, including images and locations, could be accessed by a tech-savvy computer user

  • Gauteng's e-Panic app exposed users' personal data and crime reports.
  • App's background location feature and connections to Discord raised security concerns.

Science

SKA May Detect Magnetic Fields on Distant Exoplanets

Studying exoplanets has provided astronomers with a plethora of insights regarding what characteristics need to be searched to find life beyond Earth. For the longest time, astronomers merely thought an exoplanet in a star’s habitable zone was a sufficient criterion for an Earth-like world.

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