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The Competition Tribunal has issued rulings in a series of interlocutory applications in an alleged abuse of dominance case between South African chat platform GovChat and WhatsApp owner Meta Platforms.
South coast most likely to see snowflakes, though a full festive blanketing has been unlikely for decades now
While ongoing showers might suggest this Christmas will be a washout, experts say a wintry snap is on its way and some areas of the UK might even have a white Christmas.
According to the Met Office, high pressure is building – meaning that, while some areas may experience showers,...
LiDAR technology addresses limitations, such as slow capture times, limited range, and indoor-only constraints, of older methods, thanks to LiDAR’s automation, efficiency, and the ability to capture a space’s or object’s full geometry with precision, with millimeter accuracy. It works well both in indoor and outdoor conditions, including total darkness or bright outdoors. That’s why […]
Baidu’s Apollo Go robotaxis have already accrued millions of driverless rides in cities worldwide.
President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Solly Malatsi Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies in July 2024.
As number of lunar satellites soars, sites will be marked out where defunct hardware can be crash-landed
Patches of the moon are destined to become spacecraft graveyards where dead lunar satellites and other defunct hardware can be crashed into the ground, far away from sites of cultural and scientific importance, researchers say.
The number of satellites circling the moon is set to soar in the...
NTT Data is South Africa’s oldest data centre operator and among its oldest IT firms.
Researchers have realised the records are a ‘goldmine’ to study changes in environmental conditions
Yangang Xing had never heard of organ-tuning books, but his colleague Andrew Knight often played the pipe organ at churches as a teenager.
When the pair, who are researchers at Nottingham Trent University, set out to study how environmental conditions in churches had changed over time, Knight...
From HIV to TB, scientists and doctors made breakthroughs in treatment and prevention of some of the world’s deadliest diseases
With humanitarian funding slashed by the US and other countries, including the UK, this year’s global health headlines have made grim reading. But good things have still been happening in vaccine research and the development of new and improved treatments for some of...
The South African Post Office’s bid to have private couriers fined for delivering small parcels — and keeping the proceeds for itself — has been dealt a death blow.
This is the latest in the relentless purge of climate researchers who refuse to be co-opted by the fossil fuel industry
The Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin would no doubt have understood and even appreciated the latest attack by the Trump administration on climate researchers and their work.
The National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, is to be dismantled after more than 50...
Nicolaas Hanekom discusses the biggest shift in consumer expectations around home air conditioning today.
Be sure you have the right equipment and apps for weather and traffic, and don’t forget to check those tires. Here are more tips for hitting the highway.
The 29-year-old woman who created the “MyBoyfriendIsAI” community on Reddit isn’t dating (or sexting) her A.I. boyfriend anymore. She found something more fulfilling.
The ride-hailing giant’s background check process was intended to speed drivers onto its network while keeping costs down, internal documents show.
Axelspace Corporation (“Axelspace”), a leading microsatellite company committed to making “Space within Your Reach,” has entered into a service agreement with Pale Blue Inc. (“Pale Blue”), a company that develops, manufactures, and sells thrusters (engines) for small satellites, for an in-orbit demonstration, as detailed below.
All but two of South Africa’s biggest banks have shrunk their branch footprints since 2020.
I recently got the chance to put the Xiaomi Robot Vacuum 5 Pro through its paces, and this was my experience.
The year ahead in numbers
As we say goodbye to 2025, let’s delight in its numerical charms one final time. The year was unique this century as being a square number.
442 = 1936
452 = 2025
462 = 2116
Five 9s
Six 8s.
Six 7s.
Six 6s.
Four 5s.
Six 4s.
Four 3s.
Four 2s.
a partridge in a pear tree. (Only joking)
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Patient watchers should wrap up warm to witness one of nature’s subtler events on night of 22 to 23 December
If the Geminids whetted your appetite for meteor showers, then you are in luck. This week it is the turn of the Ursids. Admittedly, they are nowhere near as plentiful as the Geminids, producing a maximum of just 10 meteors an hour, but there is a unique satisfaction to witnessing one of...
Waymo’s driverless ride services were a high-profile victim of a power outage that affected large swaths of San Francisco, with cars freezing mid-ride across the city and disrupting traffic.