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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

Positivity key to West Ham’s upturn in form – Shearer

Today at 02:05 AM, via BBC News

Match of the Day pundit Alan Shearer explains how West Ham were able to “play on the front foot” and pressurise Burnley’s defence, thanks to the 4-4-2 formation implemented by manager Nuno Espirito Santo in his side’s 2-0 win away at Turf Moor in the Premier League.

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

A New Era for Security? Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.6 Found 500 High-Severity Vulnerabilities

Today at 04:34 AM, via Slashdot

Axios reports:Anthropic’s latest AI model has found more than 500 previously unknown high-severity security flaws in open-source libraries with little to no prompting, the company shared first with Axios. Why it matters: The advancement signals an inflection point for how AI tools can help cyber defenders, even as AI is also making attacks more dangerous… Anthropic debuted Claude Opus 4.6, the...

Science/Tech

The World’s First Sodium-Ion Battery in Commercial EVs – Great at Low Temperatures

Today at 03:17 AM, via Slashdot

Long-time Slashdot reader Geoffrey.landis shared this report from InsideEVs:Chinese battery giant CATL and automaker Changan Automobile are preparing to put the world’s first passenger car powered by sodium-ion batteries on public roads by mid-2026. And if the launch is successful, it could usher in an era where electric vehicles present less of a fire risk and can better handle extreme...

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...

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.