WAO ART #58

South African banks can use AI and data science to make smarter and fairer credit decisions, as they face headwinds from rising default rates and increased regulatory pressure. AI algorithms can use hundreds or thousands of data points to inform lending decisions.

Changi Airport in Singapore has been named the world's best airport by Skytrax. Changi is not just a travel hub, it is also a leisure, retail and dining destination, with a 1.5m sq ft shopping mall, a seven-storey high indoor waterfall, a rainforest, a hedge maze and a 12m-high slide.

Over 1.1M ETH ($2B) in accumulated validator rewards will be available for partial withdrawals after Ethereum's Shapella upgrade, which will allow users and validators to access their staked ETH. Partial withdrawals will be distributed automatically to validators with a "0x01" withdrawal credential.

The Russian parliament has approved legislation to serve call-up papers online, which critics say is further evidence of authorities creating an "electronic Gulag". The Kremlin denies the move is aimed at speeding up further mobilisation of Russian men or putting a stop to widespread draft-dodging.

Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered a 1,200-year-old intricately carved stone that they believe was used as a scoreboard for the Maya ball game, pelota. The circular stone was found at the Chichen Itza archaeological site and features two players in elaborate headgear surrounded by hieroglyphs.

Maryland-based cybersecurity company Huntress has launched in Australia and New Zealand, offering managed endpoint detection and response solutions to small-to-medium businesses through its managed service provider channel. The company aims to empower MSPs to deploy EDR solutions easily.

Elon Musk has described owning Twitter as "quite painful" and "a rollercoaster" in a live interview with the BBC. He also said he would sell the company if the right person came along. Musk bought Twitter for $44bn in October.