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Global trial shows immunotherapy drug significantly lowers chance of cancer spreading or returning

An immunotherapy drug can ward off head and neck cancers for twice as long as the standard treatment, in the biggest breakthrough in two decades.

Pembrolizumab stimulates the immune system to fight cancer, targeting a specific protein that enables the drug to wipe out cancer cells.

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Doctor whose discovery helped create mifepristone was ‘guided by his commitment to progress made possible by science’

French scientist Étienne-Émile Baulieu, the inventor of the abortion pill, has died at the age of 98 at his home in Paris.

The doctor and researcher, who achieved worldwide renown for his work that led to the pill, had an eventful life that included fighting in the French...

For the first time, Starlink has appealed directly to South Africans to help it launch locally.

Federal workers from six agencies tell WIRED that DOGE-style work is escalating in their departments as both new and familiar DOGE faces have appeared in meetings and at new offices.

Currently women are only eligible for breast screening from the age of 50, but thousands are diagnosed younger

Millions of women in their thirties could be offered breast cancer checks on the NHS after a world-first trial identified those with a higher risk of developing the disease.

Currently, women are only eligible for breast screening from the age of 50. But about 10,000 women under 50 are...

Plus: An Iranian man pleads guilty to a Baltimore ransomware attack, Russia’s nuclear blueprints get leaked, a Texas sheriff uses license plate readers to track a woman who got an abortion, and more.

It’s time to tell your kids to become plumbers – because while AI might not be coming for their pipes, it’s certainly coming for almost everything else. We’ve all heard the famous parable of the chessboard: start with one grain of rice, double it on each square, and by the time you reach the halfway […]

Ubiquiti’s Enterprise Fortress Gateway is more than just a firewall — it forms the core of a modern, secure network.

Exclusive: Pentagon officials expect a space-based weapon to be ready only for a demonstration by 2028

Donald Trump’s so-called Golden Dome missile defense program – which will feature space-based weapons to intercept strikes against the US – is not expected to be ready before the end of his term, despite his prediction that it would be completed within the next three years.

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These are some of our favorite stands, cases, keyboards, and styli, no matter which Apple tablet you have.

“People agree with what he’s trying to do. But some people just need a villain,” a source tells WIRED.

Our favorite bike locks for every ride, including new locks designed to thwart angle grinders.

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has warned members of the public about a scam that continues to circulate in various provinces involving fraudulent letters and phone calls that falsely appear to originate from the SAPS. “These fake letters, often distributed via WhatsApp, bear the SAPS logo and contain the names, contact details of senior […]

Through her book, Painting the Cosmos, and her non-profit, Onaketa, Dr Nia Imara hopes to introduce underserved youth to the sciences

When practicing funeral ceremonies during the antebellum period, enslaved west Africans mimicked the sun’s rotation as they danced counterclockwise in hidden clearings. They would sing and shuffle their feet to the beat of the drums in a ring shout, a ritual to...

Renowned South African health and skincare education provider, Isa Carstens Academy (ISA), is set to join the NetEd private higher education group in terms of a recent transaction between the ISA founders and NetEd Group. This acquisition will enable this iconic wellness education brand to move further into higher education with an expanded reach and new […]

South Africa’s benchmark stock index is heading for its best month in almost a year.

The EFF says finance minister Enoch Godongwana can’t effect tax increases without parliament’s permission and won’t have enough time to push it through before 4 June 2025.

Ultra-slim, seriously tough, and packed with an exceptional camera – the Huawei Mate X6 is a foldable smartphone built not just to impress, but to perform.

Tarsus Distribution, one of South Africa’s largest technology distributors, has appointed a new CEO.