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Musk hits brakes on Mars mission

Today at 08:43 AM, via TechCentral

SpaceX has shifted its focus to building a “self‑growing city” on the moon, CEO Elon Musk said at the weekend.

Vodacom Capitalises On Egypt’s Digital Push With R5.5 Billion Spectrum Investment

Today at 08:36 AM, via Tech Financials

In a strategic move aligned with Egypt’s national digital transformation agenda, Vodacom Group has announced a significant intangible asset valuation stemming from its majority-owned subsidiary, Vodafone Egypt. Following an announcement by Egypt’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) on February 7, 2026,...

New normal for tech prices in South Africa

Today at 08:00 AM, via MyBroadband

At least one major ICT distributor in South Africa believes tech price increases driven by global demand for AI data centres will result in permanent hikes in tech prices.

Starwatch: Crescent moon rises next to Antares before dawn

Today at 08:00 AM, via The Guardian

Find an unobstructed view of the south-east horizon and the moon will guide you to the brightest star in Scorpius

Early on the morning of 11 February, the waning moon passes close to Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius.

Antares is a red supergiant star about 550 light years away. From the UK, it never climbs far above the horizon, so it always feels like an achievement to...

National Football League Launches Challenge to Improve Facemasks and Reduce Concussions

Today at 07:34 AM, via Slashdot

As Super Bowl Sunday comes to a close, America’s National Football League “is challenging innovators to improve the facemask on football helmets to reduce concussions in the game,” reports the Associated Press:The league announced on Friday at an innovation summit for the Super Bowl the next round in the HealthTECH Challenge series, a crowdsourced competition designed to accelerate the...

Bloisi’s big cleanup

Today at 07:25 AM, via TechCentral

Prosus plans to sell more than $2-billion in non-strategic and underperforming assets this financial year.

Synthetic opioids may have caused hundreds more UK deaths than thought

Today at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

Study find nitazenes, which are up to 500 times stronger than heroin, can degrade significantly in portmortem blood samples

Deaths caused by a synthetic opioid that is hundreds of times stronger than heroin may have been underestimated by up to a third across the UK, according to research.

Nitazenes are a class of synthetic opioids that are extremely potent, and up to 500 times stronger than...

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