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Child psychiatrist who brought obsessive-compulsive disorder to public awareness and focused on the brain’s biology and its role in mental illness
The child psychiatrist Judith Rapoport, who has died aged 92, is credited with bringing obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) to public awareness. Her book The Boy Who Couldn’t Stop Washing (1989), which was translated into more than 20 languages and...
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: President Javier Milei of Argentina promoted a cryptocurrency last year that quickly skyrocketed in value then cratered just as fast, costing investors millions of dollars and setting off a scandal and an investigation. Mr. Milei said he was simply highlighting a private venture and had no connection to the digital coin called $Libra....
The former employee was fired from Meta after being suspected of downloading 30,000 photos, the company said.
Sentiv (Pty) Ltd, a leader in mission critical communications and intelligent technology solutions, today announced the acquisition of a majority equity stake in Visiosoft, a South African technology company specialising in advanced IoT Hardware and data-driven solutions. The transaction marks a significant milestone in Sentiv’s growth strategy, reinforcing its commitment to building an...
theodp writes: “Gates Computer Science Building renamed Peter Thiel Center for Panoptic Computing” reads the headline of an April Fools’ Day story that ran in the Humor section of The Stanford Daily (with the further disclaimer that “This article is purely satirical and fictitious”). The story begins: “Following revelations that the billionaire founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, had a...
Nasa astronauts begin journey home having collected eagerly awaited photographs of impact craters and ridges
Nasa’s Artemis II astronauts have described the powerful emotion felt when soaring over the moon as they photographed impact craters, cracks and ridges and began their long journey home.
Among the eagerly awaited images captured by the crew, who worked in pairs at the Orion capsule...
The breach exposed select client records, including account numbers, some account information, business names, and ID or registration numbers.
Las Vegas, NV — KeyState today announced that Chief Executive Officer Josh Miller has been appointed to represent Nevada on the Friends of Traditional Banking (FOTB) Nationwide Banker Board, a coalition of financial institutions and industry leaders focused on preserving and strengthening community banking. Josh is a well respected champion of community banking,” said Friends […]
Astronauts had a call with the US president from space after setting record for the farthest-traveled humans from Earth
The crew of Artemis II phoned home from the moon on Monday night after their record-breaking day, to find Donald Trump musing about how he had saved the US space agency Nasa from closing down and telling the astronauts how much they deserved the honor of the president seeking...
Elon Musk’s aerospace to AI company will host summer event to try to convince buyers it is worth $2tn
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SpaceX will kick off the marketing for its highly anticipated stock exchange debut by hosting an event in June for 1,500 retail investors, as executives set out to convince buyers that the aerospace-to-artificial-intelligence group should be valued at $2...
Bread and biscuits made from Crispr-edited wheat showed substantially reduced acrylamide levels, even after toasting
Gene-edited wheat which can make bread less carcinogenic when toasted has been successfully developed by scientists.
Researchers at Rothamsted Research in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, used Crispr genome editing which allows researchers to selectively edit the DNA of living...
Cost of stolen equipment jumped 189% to R201.5-million in 2025, according to Icasa’s latest sector report.
I tested the best electric bikes in every category, from commuters and mountain bikes to foldables and cruisers.
The ChatGPT-maker said its early policy ideas aim to prompt discussions about action needed as AI systems become more capable.
The Harvest Fund III aims to create exits that recycle capital, talent and confidence in SA’s growing venture ecosystem.
Pizza is universal. And it is perfect. But you’re going to need a better oven. These are the best outdoor pizza ovens on the market.
Astronauts onboard the Orion spacecraft break the record for the farthest distance humans have travelled from Earth – 5,000 miles (8,000km) beyond the moon – exceeding the distance achieved by the Apollo 13 mission in 1970
Artemis II swings back around after completing record-setting moon flyby
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A Cape Town start-up has powered an entire Netflix television production base camp on the sun for six months.
Industrial connectivity and digital transformation specialist Sedna Africa has strengthened its executive leadership team with the appointment of Shawn Nortje as Operations Director and Raymond Mhlongo as Technical Director, reinforcing the company’s ability to support the growing demand for advanced connectivity solutions across Africa’s mining, logistics, energy and heavy industry...
LinkedIn is facing allegations that it quietly scans users’ browsers for installed Chrome extensions. The German group Fairlinked e.V. goes so far as to claim that the site is “running one of the largest corporate espionage operations in modern history.” “The program runs silently, without any visible indicator to the user,” the group says. “It does not ask for consent. It does not disclose...
I turned off my phone notifications for an entire week. It made me a less disturbed person, but the people closest to me got annoyed.