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SATURDAY, 13 DECEMBER 2025, 23:57

Africa

Six players to watch at Afcon 2025

Yesterday at 14:30 PM, via BBC News

BBC Sport Africa picks out six players to keep an eye on at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco from 21 December to 18 January.

Sport

West Ham set sights on Sargent – Sunday’s gossip

Today at 22:36 PM, via BBC News

Josh Sargent is a target for West Ham, Manchester City are prepared to sell a trio to boost their January spending, Ibrahima Konate is attracting interest from Europe, plus more.

Science/Tech

Firefox Survey Finds Only 16% Feel In Control of Their Privacy Choices Online

Today at 23:17 PM, via Slashdot

Choosing your browser “is one of the most important digital decisions you can make, shaping how you experience the web, protect your data, and express yourself online,” says the Firefox blog. They’ve urged readers to “take a stand for independence and control in your digital life.” But they also recently polled 8,000 adults in France, Germany, the UK and the U.S. on “how they navigate choice...

Science/Tech

The World’s Electric Car Sales Have Spiked 21% So Far in 2025

Today at 20:34 PM, via Slashdot

Electrek reports:EV and battery supply chain research specialists Benchmark Mineral Intelligence reports that 2.0 million electric vehicles were sold globally in November 2025, bringing global EV sales to 18.5 million units year-to-date. That’s a 21% increase compared to the same period in 2024.Europe was the clear growth leader in November, while North America continued to lag following the...

Science/Tech

How a 23-Year-Old in 1975 Built the World’s First Handheld Digital Camera

Today at 19:34 PM, via Slashdot

In 1975, 23-year-old electrical engineer Steve Sasson joined Kodak. And in a new interview with the BBC, he remembers that he’d found the whole photographic process “really annoying…. I wanted to build a camera with no moving parts. Now that was just to annoy the mechanical engineers…””You take your picture, you have to wait a long time, you have to fiddle with these chemicals. Well, you know,...

Science/Tech

More of America’s Coal-Fired Power Plants Cease Operations

Today at 18:34 PM, via Slashdot

New England’s last coal-fired power plant “has ceased operations three years ahead of its planned retirement date,” reports the New Hampshire Bulletin. “The closure of the New Hampshire facility paves the way for its owner to press ahead with an initiative to transform the site into a clean energy complex including solar panels and battery storage systems.””The end of coal is real, and it is...

Motoring

The worst countries to drive in

Today at 09:00 AM, via TopAuto

The worst countries to drive in for 2025 have been revealed, and South Africa is only ranked fourth.