Sbusiso Jaca’s Tuneroyalty and the fight for independent artistry – The Mail & Guardian

Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit filed in California accusing the tech brand of using its virtual assistant Siri to eavesdrop on owners of its iPhones and other devices. The lawsuit alleges that recorded conversations were shared with advertisers to better target consumers despite the company’s claims… Read Details ⇢

A U.S. Army soldier has been charged with selling confidential phone records.  Cameron John Wagenius, 20, was charged by federal authorities in Texas with two counts of unlawful transfer of confidential phone records information on Dec. 20 and the indictment was unsealed this week.  Wagenius was a soldier at Fort Cavazos… Read Details ⇢

Spain received 63,970 migrants and refugess who arrived through irregular routes last year, including 46,843 people in the Canary Islands. At least 46,843 people reached Spain’s Canary Islands in 2024 through the increasingly deadly Atlantic migration route, the country’s interior ministry has said. The European country received 63,970 migrants who… Read Details ⇢

In a tweet on X.com, OpenAI CEO and founder Sam Altman listed what people most want most from the company in 2025. It makes for very interesting reading, and it’s not all about ChatGPT. In answer to the question “What would you like OpenAI to build/fix in 2025?” Altman has… Read Details ⇢

Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill briefs the media about the Tesla Cybertruck which exploded in front of the entrance to Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. CHASE STEVENS / AP The United States Army soldier inside the Tesla Cybertruck that burst into flames outside President-elect… Read Details ⇢

​​In Senegal, the case of a 9-year-old girl, pregnant after being raped by her Koran teacher, has sparked debate and outrage — particularly from rights organisations. In Senegal, victims of rape and incest are required to carry their pregnancies to term, under threat of two years in prison and a… Read Details ⇢

A pair of suspected terrorist attacks on New Year’s Day were both allegedly carried out by former U.S. service members, raising questions about how those with access to sensitive intelligence and the nation’s most advanced weapons get swept up in radical beliefs.  Early Wednesday morning, Texas resident Shamsud-Din Jabbar allegedly plowed into… Read Details ⇢

Egyptian activist Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi was held due to an Egyptian arrest warrant, a Lebanese official said. A group of lawyers and activists have called for the immediate release of Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi, an Egyptian opposition activist wanted by Cairo who was detained by Lebanese authorities as he arrived from… Read Details ⇢

Apple’s Dynamic Island, that pill-shaped and wholly fungible black space that sits atop your iPhone 16 (along with iPhone 15 and iPhone 14 Pro models), is relatively small in the scheme of things. As measured by me, it usually sits between 22mm and 32 mm wide and 6mm deep –… Read Details ⇢