Skip to Content

MONDAY, 09 FEBRUARY 2026, 22:13

Education

Reform-led Worcestershire set to issue England’s largest council tax rise

Today at 21:49 PM, via The Guardian

Cap-busting tax hike will be embarrassing for the party, which has made low council tax a priority

Reform-led Worcestershire county council is likely to issue England’s largest council tax rise this April after it was given special permission by the government to increase it by up to 9%.

Worcestershire is one of a handful of authorities whose requests to be allowed to increase local rates above...

Education

Nigeria: NCDMB, Yougrich Train 30 Delta Youths in Welding, Fabrication

Today at 18:29 PM, via AllAfrica

[Leadership] The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), in partnership with YougRich Heritage Nigeria Limited, has completed a one-month intensive training programme in welding and fabrication for 30 youths in Delta State.

Entertainment

24 hours in pictures, 9 February 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

Romance Publishing Has an AI Problem and Most Readers Don’t Know It Yet

Today at 21:01 PM, via Slashdot

The romance genre — long the publishing industry’s earliest adopter of technological shifts, from e-books to self-publishing to serial releases — has become the front line for AI-generated fiction, and the results as you can imagine are messy. Coral Hart, a Cape Town-based novelist previously published by Harlequin and Mills & Boon, produced more than 200 AI-assisted romance novels last year...

Science/Tech

Top 5 Slots Sites Accepting Crypto in 2026 According to Users

Today at 20:49 PM, via Tech Financials

Slot games have a huge online following. Many people are turning to casino websites that accept cryptocurrency for its low costs and smooth facilitation. Few online games offer the unique experience that slots bring. With bright and bold themes, crisp soundtracks pulsing in your ears and unique mechanics that let you win huge jackpots, many […]

Science/Tech

Autodesk Takes Google To Court Over AI Movie Software Named ‘Flow’

Today at 20:01 PM, via Slashdot

Autodesk has sued Google in San Francisco federal court, alleging the search giant infringed its “Flow” trademark by launching competing AI-powered software for movie, TV and video game production in May 2025. Autodesk says it has used the Flow name since September 2022 and that Google assured it would not commercialize a product under the same name — then filed a trademark application in...