
Google’s New Chrome ‘Auto Browse’ Agent Attempts to Roam the Web Without You
Google’s latest addition to its Chrome browser puts generative AI behind the wheel and you in the passenger seat.
THURSDAY, 29 JANUARY 2026, 01:06

Google’s latest addition to its Chrome browser puts generative AI behind the wheel and you in the passenger seat.

Catch up on the biggest stories of Wednesday, 28 January 2026 that you may have missed, in our simple daily news update.

Prop Sam Wainwright eyes an emotional Wales return in the Six Nations after the death of his influential father.

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For years, the dominant mindset among Bitcoin and XRP investors was simple: buy, hold, and wait for the next major market cycle. That approach worked well during periods of rapid expansion. But as markets have matured, and consolidation phases have grown longer, a different behavior is beginning to surface. Rather than waiting indefinitely for price […]

The country cut off internet access on 8 January following a government crackdown on protesters.

An Afrikaner male was arrested by US ICE agents for being an ‘illegal alien’ and having a string of criminal convictions…

Durban Regional Court has postponed the trial of Bonginkosi Khanyile to the 26th of February 2026

For a long time, investing in cryptocurrency meant one thing: patience. You buy Bitcoin or XRP, hold it in your wallet, and hope that at some point the market will do the rest. The problem is that the market has no reason to rush. In reality, most of the capital in crypto is not lost […]
Following the arrest of Johannesburg Development Agency CEO Themba Mathibe, renewed scrutiny has turned to an earlier fraud uncovered at a Johannesburg old-age home, when Mathibe was suspected of interfering in efforts to recover unauthorised funds.
Why do South Africa’s most powerful leaders refuse to act, even in the face of crisis? In this episode of The Readiness Report, Redi Tlhabi speaks to Corruption Watch Executive Director Lebogang Ramafoko about the Madlanga Commission, political accountability, and the failure of leadership at the highest levels of the state. They unpack why commissions of inquiry rarely lead to consequences,...
Members of the SANDF appear to believe they are above the law, which raises questions about whether President Cyril Ramaphosa has proper control of our armed forces.

Matlala allegedly sent a confidential document related to President Cyril Ramaphosa to Senona.

King Charles explains his philosophy of harmony in a film for Amazon Prime Video.

Impendle Municipality Councillors admit serious failures in the running of the council
Repeated electricity outages in Nelson Mandela Bay, caused by long-neglected infrastructure, are crippling businesses, disrupting water supply and threatening jobs, civil society leaders say.

Wounded demonstrators tell the BBC they are relying on medics willing to risk their own safety by treating them at their homes.

An explosion at South Africa’s biggest water-treatment plant is curbing supplies in a system that serves more than 11 million people.
mspohr shares a report: When Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the world wide web in 1989, his vision was clear: it would used by everyone, filled with everything and, crucially, it would be free. Today, the British computer scientist’s creation is regularly used by 5.5 billion people — and bears little resemblance to the democratic force for humanity he intended. Since Berners-Lee’s disappointment...