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Business

D-Day for the rand

Today at 15:49 PM, via BusinessTech

The rand is under pressure as markets pause ahead of a critical deadline for the US-Iran war.

Education

Charity cleared after claims it forced pupils to send Valentine’s Day cards to asylum seekers

Today at 19:51 PM, via The Guardian

Watchdog finds complaints against City of Sanctuary UK were ‘misleading and false’ after online attacks over its migrant welcome project

A refugee charity subjected to vicious social media attacks over a migrant welcome project in schools has been cleared after watchdogs found allegations it encouraged pupils to send Valentine’s Day cards to asylum seekers were misleading and false.

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Science/Tech

Chrome Is Finally Getting Vertical Tabs

Today at 23:00 PM, via Slashdot

Chrome is finally adding built-in vertical tabs, “which will move the tabs to the side of the browser window, making it easier to read full page titles and manage tab groups,” reports TechCrunch. The company is also introducing an immersive reading mode for a distraction-free, text-focused experience. From the report: The company notes that the new vertical tabs can be enabled at any time by...

Science/Tech

The iPhone Gets a D- for Repairability

Today at 22:59 PM, via Wired

It’s a better rating than the company has gotten from repairability experts before, at least. Samsung is second worst with a D.

Science/Tech

Supreme Court Wipes Piracy Liability Verdict Against Grande Communications

Today at 22:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from TorrentFreak: Following on the heels of the landmark Cox v. Sony ruling, the Supreme Court has vacated the contributory copyright infringement verdict against ISP Grande Communications, ordering the Fifth Circuit to reconsider its decision in light of the new precedent. […] The order (PDF) effectively removes the case from the Supreme Court docket,...

Motoring

Warning to petrol stations in South Africa

Today at 16:36 PM, via TopAuto

The Competition Commission has issued a new warning to petrol stations that are withholding fuel and price-gouging customers in South Africa.

Health

How Psychedelics Affect the Brain

Today at 22:45 PM, via New York Times

An analysis of hundreds of images from several studies shows how hallucinogenic drugs drive activity in various regions of the brain.