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Business

The most fattening fast food meals in South Africa

Yesterday at 13:00 PM, via BusinessTech

Despite being packed with fat, carbs and high levels of salt, South Africans can’t get enough of fast food, with the segment growing significantly since the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns.

Sport

Real Madrid step up Rodri interest – Sunday’s gossip

Yesterday at 23:56 PM, via BBC News

Real Madrid are stepping up interest in Manchester City midfielder Rodri, Arsenal are among clubs keen on Leon Goretzka and Manchester United and Newcastle target Michael Kayode, plus more.

Education

Lessons for America From Asia

Yesterday at 14:00 PM, via New York Times

What if the valedictorians in our schools were the cool kids?

Science/Tech

Is the ‘Death of Reading’ Narrative Wrong?

Today at 01:12 AM, via Slashdot

Has the rise of hyper-addictive digital technologies really shattered our attention spans and driven books out of our culture? Maybe not, argues social psychologist Adam Mastroianni (author of the Substack Experimental History):As a psychologist, I used to study claims like these for a living, so I know that the mind is primed to believe narratives of decline. We have a much lower standard of...

Science/Tech

Waymo Reveals Remote Workers In Philippines Sometimes Advise Its Driverless Cars

Yesterday at 23:41 PM, via Slashdot

Waymo surprised U.S. lawmakers Wednesday during a hearing on autonomous vehicles and their safety and oversight. Newsweek reports:During questioning, Sen. Ed Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, asked what happens when a Waymo vehicle encounters a driving situation it cannot independently resolve. “The Waymo phones a human friend for help,” Markey explained, adding that the vehicle communicates...

Science/Tech

Good News: We Saved the Bees. Bad News: We Saved the Wrong Ones.

Yesterday at 22:34 PM, via Slashdot

Despite urgent pleas to Americans to save the honeybees, “it was all based on a fallacy,” writes Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank. “Honeybees were never in existential trouble. And well-meaning efforts to boost their numbers have accelerated the decline of native bees that actually are.” “Suppose I were to say to you, ‘I’m really worried about bird decline, so I’ve decided to take up...

Motoring

Luxury carmaker loses R6.2 billion

Yesterday at 09:01 AM, via TopAuto

Jaguar Land Rover is reeling from massive losses following a cyberattack that shut down its factories.