Atlantis school shooting: South African girl and businessman killed in Cape TownGirl, 14, shot dead as South Africa's 'taxi wars' hit schoolGeach/Gallo Images via Getty Images)South Africa's competitive and lucrative taxi industry has been plagued by violence for years Police in South Africa are investigating a fatal shooting at a secondary school in the coastal city of Cape Town that killed a...

After data breach, $10B valued startup Mercor is having a month Six months ago, Mercor was flying high after raising a massive $350 million Series C that valued the AI data training startup at $10 billion. But after admitting on March 31 that it was the target of a data breach, the company has been facing a world of trouble. Since then, a hacker group has claimed to have obtained 4TB of stolen...

Work Smarter With Acer's New AI-Powered Swift Laptops Why You Can Trust CNET This is ad content, written and produced by CNET BrandX in collaboration with the sponsor. If you buy a product featured here, we may earn a commission. Reviews ethics statement The Swift 16 AI and Swift Go 16 AI are fast, intelligent Windows PCs that pair Copilot+ features with sharp OLED displays built...

Your iPhone's Green Bubble Messages Get Safer With iOS 26.5: Look for the LockMessaging between blue and green bubbles is getting more secure. With the release of iOS 26.5, end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging will start rolling out in beta for iPhone owners and Android phone users with the latest version of Google Messages, according to a post from Apple on Monday.End-to-end...

Waymo Opens Driverless Rides to the Public in NashvilleWaymo's robotaxi service is now live in Nashville. On Tuesday, the autonomous ride-hailing company opened up to the first public riders in Music City, and will expand to more people "on a rolling basis," Waymo said in a blog post.Interested riders can hail a self-driving vehicle by downloading the Waymo app and waiting for an invite. Waymo...