Kayde’s Weekly Tech Take: EU probation, Apple’s shiny rectangles, TikTok’s purgatory

Microsoft promised unbundling, OpenAI discovered capitalism with a halo, Apple added adjectives to rectangles, Google lawyered up, and TikTok scheduled another cliffhanger.
Weather warnings: Wet Wednesday brings fog, showers, flooding risk

Here’s where it’s wet and what to watch out for.
WATCH: China just built a robot that doesn’t need humans anymore….

The Walker S2 robot can walk, work, and change its own batteries. No humans needed.
South Africa weather warnings: Cold front, snow, storms on Tuesday

Snow in the Eastern Cape, storms, and cold front conditions across multiple provinces.
South Africa weather warnings: Cold, rain, coastal wind on Monday

Monday gets icy. And yes, even in winter, the sun will cook you if you’re not careful.
‘Reckless’: AI experts say xAI’s Grok 4 safety practices are a hot mess

xAI’s ‘reckless rollout’ of Grok 4 could do more harm than good.
Lotto results: Jackpot rolls over while fraud warnings fly

Scammers target Lotto players as jackpot climbs.
The end begins: Stranger Things 5 teaser is freaking everyone out

The trailer is out and the internet is already spiraling.
Weather alert: Cold front and coastal chaos incoming

Inland, it’s going to be all about that biting wind.
Grok update: xAI blames code tweak for Grok’s offensive outbursts

Grok went rogue after a 16-hour update made it mirror hate speech on X.