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Netflix debuts new ‘Playground’ gaming app for kids

Today at 21:21 PM, via Daily Maverick

April 6 (Reuters) – Netflix NFLX.O doubled down on its gaming efforts on Monday, launching a new app called “Netflix Playground” that would feature games built around popular children’s characters such as Peppa Pig and Sesame Street.

World

Iran pushes back against Trump’s deadline

Today at 12:19 PM, via NPR

Iran’s top officials pushed back against President Trump’s deadline to open the Strait of Hormuz, striking a defiant tone as the warring sides traded missile attacks.

Business

Situation critical for South Africa

Today at 16:00 PM, via BusinessTech

The Green Drop Report for 2025, assessing wastewater management across South Africa, shows a concerning increase in the number of wastewater systems in critical condition.

Education

The Guardian view on Cambridge’s £190m gift: billionaires won’t fix universities’ problems | Editorial

Today at 20:07 PM, via The Guardian

Philanthropy increases the gap dividing highly selective, elite higher education from the rest. Ministers need a plan for the sector overall

About 2% of UK universities’ income came from donations and endowments in 2024-25 – slightly less than the previous year. At a time when charitable giving overall is down, the announcement last week of a record £190m donation to the University of...

Education

Iranians Condemn Strike on a Top University

Today at 18:35 PM, via New York Times

Government officials and anti-government activists alike denounced the attacks on the Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, the latest Iranian center for higher education to be targeted.

Entertainment

24 hours in pictures, 6 April 2026

Today at 18:30 PM, via The Citizen

Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.

Science/Tech

Samsung’s Messages App Is Shutting Down

Today at 21:00 PM, via Slashdot

Samsung says it will discontinue its Samsung Messages app in July 2026 and is directing Galaxy users to switch to Google Messages instead. Android Central reports: […] Samsung says users can switch to Google Messages as their default app to maintain a consistent Android messaging experience. The fine print also states that once the app is discontinued, “sending messages via Samsung Messages on...

Science/Tech

Germany Doxes ‘UNKN,’ Head of RU Ransomware Gangs REvil, GandCrab

Today at 20:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from KrebsOnSecurity: An elusive hacker who went by the handle “UNKN” and ran the early Russian ransomware groups GandCrab and REvil now has a name and a face. Authorities in Germany say 31-year-old Russian Daniil Maksimovich Shchukin headed both cybercrime gangs and helped carry out at least 130 acts of computer sabotage and extortion against victims across...