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Microsoft Excel UK Championships Crowned Its First Winner

03 October at 20:40 PM, via Slashdot

Ha Dang, a self-taught accountant from Scunthorpe who trained via YouTube, won the inaugural Microsoft Excel UK Championships on September 30. The victory earned him a spot at the Microsoft Excel World Championships in Las Vegas, a three-day tournament inside a 30,000-square-foot esports arena where players compete for $5,000 and are broadcast on ESPN. Thirty competitors sat shoulder to...

Trump casts shadow over Nobels as prize-awarding body warns academic freedom at risk

03 October at 19:20 PM, via The Guardian

US president has proposed measures that Royal Swedish Academy of Science VP says will ‘have devastating effects’

One of the Nobel prize awarding bodies has warned that academic freedom is under threat in the US and elsewhere, with political interference risking long-lasting negative effects – as scientists get ready for next week’s award announcements.

Donald Trump has introduced or proposed a...

‘Surprisingly creamy’: as a fermentista, how could I resist making ant yoghurt?

03 October at 16:00 PM, via The Guardian

Findings of study into fermentation process behind dairy product could serve as toolkit for creating new foods

Whether it is kombucha, kefir, sauerkraut, kimchi, or sourdough, today’s foodies are not short of fermented treats to tantalise their tastebuds. But for the adventurous, the menu may be about to get wilder. How about a spoonful of ant yoghurt?

Making it does not involve milking any...

Winning strategy behind FNB Connect

03 October at 13:59 PM, via MyBroadband

FNB Connect CEO Sashin Sookroo explains how the MVNO’s strategy differs from its competitors and hints at big Black Friday deals in 2025.

Ster-Kinekor shows movies for R50 per ticket

03 October at 13:02 PM, via MyBroadband

South African cinema giant Stek-Kinekor has announced its October slate of Throwback Cinema titles, including the Disney animated classic Aladdin and the psychological horror sleeper hit The Silence of the Lambs.

Fungi finds: UK citizen scientists make rare pink and purple discoveries

03 October at 11:14 AM, via The Guardian

Plantlife charity enlisted help of 850 volunteers to look for waxcaps in places such as private gardens

Graveyards, sheep farms and garden lawns are among the hundreds of new sites for rare pink and purple fungi discovered by citizen scientists.

The charity Plantlife has enlisted 850 volunteers to look for waxcaps in their local areas, so scientists can get data from places such as private...

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