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Soweto man charged in global teen sextortion case

Today at 07:29 AM, via SowetanLIVE

An international investigation into the suicide of a Swiss teenager has led Hawks detectives to a Soweto man accused of helping move money for a sophisticated global sextortion syndicate that investigators say has claimed at least 52 victims worldwide

South Africa

Team SA shines with 25-medal haul at 2026 Commonwealth Games

Yesterday at 19:57 PM, via SAnews

Team SA shines with 25-medal haul at 2026 Commonwealth Games

Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie has congratulated Team South Africa on an outstanding performance at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, where the team started Saturday with 25 medals. 

“This team went to Glasgow and did us proud. They have given it their all, and every single one of them comes home...

South Africa

Team SA shines with medal haul at 2026 Commonwealth Games

Yesterday at 19:57 PM, via SAnews

Team SA shines with medal haul at 2026 Commonwealth Games

Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie has congratulated Team South Africa on an outstanding performance at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, where the team started Saturday with 25 medals. 

“This team went to Glasgow and did us proud. They have given it their all, and every single one of them comes home having...

Education

Playbooks, plagiarism and a pig’s head: new claims surrounding a star Cambridge professor

Yesterday at 13:45 PM, via The Guardian

Jason Arday was regarded as an academic superstar, but then questions about his work prompted scrutiny of his backstory and counterclaims of racism

When the superstar academic Jason Arday took to the stage at the British Sociological Association’s 75th anniversary conference earlier this year, he delivered a talk called Wanted Dead or Alive: the Playbook.

The youngest black professor in...

Education

If you think kids will respect a robot teacher, you have never met a kid | Dave Schilling

Yesterday at 13:00 PM, via The Guardian

A New York school district has paused plans to bring an android into the classroom. Is this our educational future?

What’s more harrowing than sending your child to school? Maybe getting stuck on a city bus that can’t drop below 55 miles per hour or it will explode, but that’s about it. Once your kid hits school age, you have to decide (if you’re lucky) between public and private...

Science/Tech

How ‘Situational Awareness’ Hedge Fund Dropped 67% in AI Stock Rout

Today at 06:45 AM, via Slashdot

CNN tells the unfortunate tale of hedge fund Situational Awareness, “founded in 2024 by German-born Leopold Aschenbrenner when he was in his early 20s.” Aschenbrenner, a former OpenAI employee, founded the hedge fund on the premise that “AI will be the dominant driver of global market returns over the next decade,” according to the firm’s site… Aschenbrenner managed to turn hundreds of millions...

Science/Tech

Recovery Seeds Reportedly Breached for Coldcard Hardware Bitcoin Wallets, $75M Taken

Today at 03:48 AM, via Slashdot

“A hardware wallet is supposed to be the safest place to keep Bitcoin,” writes The Street, since it never connects to the internet, its keys never leave the device, and “the whole point is that an attacker would need to physically hold it to steal anything.” The problem is that anyone who can reproduce the recovery seed doesn’t need to possess the COLDCAR, Nerds.xyz points out. More from The...

Science/Tech

Is Big Tech’s AI Gamble Starting to Look Riskier?

Today at 02:12 AM, via Slashdot

The Washington Post looks at giant tech companies “feeding every available dollar into the cash-incinerating maw of AI machines.” They warn “Tech superstars that once had oodles of cash left over at the end of each year are now flipping into the red…”[While optimists expect] huge corporate profits and a society-wide boost to wealth and well-being…questions about that AI vision are now growing...

Science/Tech

150-Game Discount Bundle Raises $57,000 for Videogame Workers ‘Hardship Fund’

Today at 00:42 AM, via Slashdot

“An itch.io game bundle put together by Necrosoft Games and The United Videogame Workers-CWA union is a new way gamers can show their support for developers who have been let go amidst the ongoing video game industry labor crisis,” writes Kotaku. Launched Thursday, it’s already raised $57,859 from 3,984 contributors. (Average contribution size: $14.52)The bundle is pay-what-you-want with a...

Health

How to advocate for your health

Friday at 14:34 PM, via BBC News

Dr Xand van Tulleken and Professor Sunita Sar explore why we follow advice we suspect is bad for us.