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Spartans.com Disrupts Market With $7M Monthly Leaderboard, While Stake Exits Tier-One Zones & Rainbet Struggles

16 April at 13:58 PM, via Tech Financials

The crypto casino environment in 2026 bears no resemblance to its state two years prior. Former industry leaders are currently hemorrhaging users, burdened by legal disputes, skyrocketing marketing expenses, and loyalty programs that fail everyone except the largest whales. Gamblers have noticed this decline. Consequently, they are migrating. Filling this void, Spartans.com has executed the […]

Electric Minibus Taxis: The Challenges And Gains Facing Cape Town’s Transition

16 April at 13:28 PM, via Tech Financials

By MJ (Thinus) Booysen, Stellenbosch University and Joshua Sello, Stellenbosch University The minibus taxi is ubiquitous in southern Africa. These vehicles are the backbone of the urban economy, providing affordable mobility for millions. In Cape Town, South Africa’s second most populous city, they are central to the transport landscape. Around two-thirds of the city’s public […]

Bullet Train Upgrade Brings 5G Windows, Noise-Cancelling Cabins To Japan

16 April at 13:00 PM, via Slashdot

Some Japanese bullet trains will soon support premium private suites this October, featuring windows with embedded 5G antennas for steadier onboard Wi-Fi and NTT noise-cancelling cabin tech to reduce train noise. The 5G window antennas are designed to maintain line-of-sight connections as trains race past base stations at up to 285 km/h. The Register reports: Rail operator JR Central announced...

In the footsteps of Linnaeus: scientists share their passion for species from tiny wasps to hairy plants – in pictures

16 April at 13:00 PM, via The Guardian

For his project ‘De Oförtrutna’ (The Relentless), photographer Christer Björkman pictured Swedish scientists working in the spirit of Carl Linnaeus, the botanist who created the modern taxonomic system that classifies organisms based on appearance. Each scientist brought to the shoot a book and an item of importance to their work

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TrendAI plans Africa expansion

16 April at 10:00 AM, via TechCentral

TrendAI has enhanced its South African data centre and is planning further deployments across the African continent.

DMP SA Buys Stake in AI Firm Plastic Duck Armada

16 April at 09:41 AM, via Tech Financials

End-to-end data management solutions and services provider Data Management Professionals South Africa (DMP SA) has acquired a stake in local software development specialist Plastic Duck Armada (PDA) to bolster its ability to deliver automated, insight-led data management at scale. DMP SA Managing Director, Iniel Dreyer explains that his company’s collaboration with PDA stretches back more […]

UK Households To Be Urged To Use More Power This Summer As Renewables Soar

16 April at 09:00 AM, via Slashdot

Longtime Slashdot reader AmiMoJo shares a report from the Guardian: Households will be called on to boost their consumption of Great Britain’s record renewable energy this summer to help balance the power grid and lower energy bills. Under the new plans, people could be encouraged to run dishwashers and washing machines or charge up their electric vehicles when there is more wind and solar...

Troutman Blasts Republican And Democratic Parties For “Protecting” Sexual Predators: “Get These Guys Out Of Here!”

16 April at 07:26 AM, via Tech Financials

Irvine, CA- Powerful California Congressional candidate and complex litigator Eric J. Troutman is not mincing words when it comes to the recent spat of politicians stepping down for apparent sexual misconduct. “Its disgusting and insane.” Troutman says. “Both the Republicans and the Democrats are protecting these people and allowing them to prey on young female […]

The surprising value of boring chats, ‘super El Niño’ and Alzheimer’s evidence reviewed – podcast

16 April at 06:00 AM, via The Guardian

Madeleine Finlay sits down with co-host and science editor Ian Sample to discuss three eye-catching stories from the week, including a review into the effectiveness of a new class of Alzheimer’s drug that was once hailed as a game-changer in slowing the progress of the disease. Also on the agenda is the news that the world could be heading for a ‘super El Niño’ this summer and a study...

Can you stop malaria crossing borders? One nation’s bid to wipe out the disease

16 April at 06:00 AM, via The Guardian

Informal migration, plus climate change and rising numbers of cases globally, are complicating the tireless efforts of the landlocked African country to eradicate the killer disease

The freezer is filled with blue-lidded tubes of cows’ blood, ready to be defrosted and used to feed the colony of mosquitoes. “Also, you can use your arm,” says Nombuso Princess Bhembe, who tends the...

Effect of ‘gamechanger’ Alzheimer’s drugs ‘trivial’, review concludes

16 April at 02:00 AM, via The Guardian

Data assessed from 17 clinical trials of anti-amyloid drugs found no ‘meaningful effect’ on cognitive decline

Drugs that have been hailed as a gamechanger for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease make no noticeable difference to patients, according to an extensive review.

The analysis of clinical trials in people with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia found that the effects of...

Boston Dynamics’ Robot Dog Can Now Read Gauges, Spot Spills, and Reason

16 April at 01:00 AM, via Slashdot

Boston Dynamics has integrated Google DeepMind into its robotic dog Spot, giving it more autonomous reasoning for industrial inspections like spotting spills and reading gauges. Spot can also now recognize when to call on other AI tools. IEEE Spectrum reports: Boston Dynamics is one of the few companies to commercially deploy legged robots at any appreciable scale; there are now several...

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