Chief medical adviser warns of side-effects and calls for action on junk food advertising and making food healthier

Weight-loss drugs cannot rescue the UK from its deepening obesity crisis and produce unpleasant side-effects for many users, the government’s chief medical adviser has said.

Prof Chris Whitty delivered a wide-ranging critique of the drugs during a speech in London on Thursday...

Berlin (PinionNewswire) — Coyotiv and OpenServ Labs published a research paper introducing BRAID (Bounded Reasoning for Autonomous Inference and Decisions), a framework that replaces free-form AI reasoning with structured logic graphs. The result: up to 99% reasoning accuracy and up to 74x Performance per Dollar (PPD) improvements all validated across three rigorous benchmarks. The core […]

The telecommunications firm implements tariff adjustments across its mobile and fixed portfolios, effective 1 April.

With the recently launched Galaxy S26 series, Samsung unveiled a breakthrough feature that is set to change the way users experience privacy on their phones. Building on decades of display innovation, the AI(artificial intelligence)-powered Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra introduces the mobile industry and world’s first built-in Privacy Display[1] – a revolutionary technology that protects personal […]

Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El Niño

Humanity is heating the planet faster than ever before, a study has found.

Climate breakdown is occurring more rapidly with the heating rate almost doubling, according to research that excludes the effect of natural factors behind the latest scorching temperatures.

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These WIRED-tested memory sticks are a virtual filing cabinet in your pocket.

The Vodacom Foundation, in partnership with the Gauteng Department of Education, has invested R2million in the School of Excellence model at Usizolwethu Special Needs School in Daveyton, empowering learners with intellectual disabilities through technology and digital skills. This landmark initiative strengthens Vodacom’s commitment to inclusive, quality education and demonstrates the...

It is worth using motorsports materials in a gaming mouse? As long as it’s the same price as plastic.

In! Out! In! Out! Jones’ latest fast-entry snowboard bindings mean you’ll never get left behind by a bunch of skiers again.

The shameful pile of screenshots on my phone was as useless as it was disorganized. Rodeo and Swipewipe are helping to change that.

When an ambulance takes hours to arrive, or indeed never arrives at all, the consequences can quite literally be deadly. Recent reporting from across South Africa paints a stark picture: ambulance response times stretching from two to 24 hours in urban and peri-urban areas, and from six to 48 hours in townships and rural communities. […]

Laptop docking stations expand what your laptop can do, and I’ve been testing the best of the best to see which you should buy.

New research shows hundreds of attempts by apparent Iranian state hackers to hijack consumer-grade cameras, timed to missile and drone strikes. Israel, Russia, and Ukraine have also adopted this trick.

Support for 13 African languages aims to make AI-powered search more accessible to millions of African users.

I stuck Amazon’s Echo Show 15 and its Alexa+ AI assistant in my kitchen for a month. Things have not gone well.

Apple retailer iStore has opened pre-orders for Apple’s new MacBook Neo at R11 999 for the 256GB model.

The Department of Transport can impound vehicles or deny licences if the platforms ignore registration requirements.

These bird feeders come with cameras and connected apps to let you see and learn about the birds in your neighborhood.