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DStv Premium for R400 a month

Today at 07:06 AM, via MyBroadband

DStv recently launched a feature that enables customers to split their bill with another person.

More Profitable Than SHIB or SOL? Digitap’s Big-Time Deposit Upgrade Gains Worldwide Attention

Today at 07:00 AM, via Tech Financials

While the Shiba Inu price and the price of Solana have been dropping lately, more traders are interested in Digitap ($TAP). This global banking app or “omnibank” has gained international attention with the release of its Solana deposit upgrade, which improves its multi-chain capabilities.  Not only that, but the $TAP crypto presale is also making […]

Valve’s Steam Machine Has Been Delayed, and the RAM Crisis Will Impact Pricing

Today at 07:00 AM, via Slashdot

Valve has pushed back the launch of its Steam Machine, Steam Frame and Steam Controller hardware from its original Q1 2026 window to a vaguer “first half of the year” target, blaming the ongoing memory and storage shortage that has been squeezing the tech industry. The company said in a post today that rising component prices and limited availability forced it to revisit both its shipping...

‘Everything is quagga mussel now’: can invasive species be stopped? – podcast

Today at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

On a recent trip to Lake Geneva in Switzerland, biodiversity reporter Phoebe Weston witnessed the impact of one of the planet’s most potent invasive species, the quagga mussel. In just a decade the mollusc, originally from the Ponto-Caspian region of the Black Sea, has caused irreversible change beneath the surface of the picturesque lake. While ecologists believe invasive species play a...

BMW Commits To Subscriptions Even After Heated Seat Debacle

Today at 04:00 AM, via Slashdot

BMW may have retreated from its controversial plan to charge monthly fees for heated seats, but the German automaker is pressing ahead with subscription-based vehicle features through its ConnectedDrive platform. A company spokesperson told The Drive that BMW “remains fully committed” to ConnectedDrive as part of its global aftersales strategy. Features requiring data connectivity will likely...

Microsoft Adds Sysmon To Windows

Today at 02:25 AM, via Slashdot

Microsoft has finally delivered on its promise to integrate Sysmon — the long-standing system monitoring tool from its Sysinternals suite — directly into Windows, a move that should make life considerably easier for enterprise administrators who have struggled with deploying and managing the utility across thousands of endpoints. The functionality landed this week in Windows Insider builds...

Autistic girls much less likely to be diagnosed, study says

Today at 01:30 AM, via The Guardian

By age 20 diagnosis rates for men and women almost equal, research finds, challenging assumptions of gender discrepancy

Females may be just as likely to be autistic as males but boys are up to four times more likely to be diagnosed in childhood, according to a large-scale study.

Research led by the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden scrutinised the diagnosis rates of autism for people born in...

Mediterranean diet can reduce risk of stroke by up to 25%, long-term study suggests

Yesterday at 23:00 PM, via The Guardian

Two-decade study indicates a diet rich in foods such as olive oil, nuts and vegetables can cut risk of every type of stroke

A Mediterranean diet can reduce the risk of every type of stroke, in some cases by as much as 25%, a large study conducted over two decades suggests.

A diet rich in olive oil, nuts, seafood, whole grains and vegetables has previously been linked to a number of health...

Russian Spy Satellites Have Intercepted EU Communications Satellites

Yesterday at 22:46 PM, via Slashdot

European security officials believe two Russian space vehicles have intercepted the communications of at least a dozen key satellites over the continent. From a report: Officials believe that the likely interceptions, which have not previously been reported, risk not only compromising sensitive information transmitted by the satellites but could also allow Moscow to manipulate their...

Notepad++ Users, You May Have Been Hacked by China

Yesterday at 21:52 PM, via Wired

Suspected Chinese state-backed hackers hijacked the Notepadd++ update infrastructure to deliver backdoored version of the popular free source code editor and note-taking app for Windows.

‘Everyone is Stealing TV’

Yesterday at 21:00 PM, via Slashdot

A sprawling informal economy of rogue streaming devices has taken hold across the U.S., as consumers fed up with rising TV subscription costs turn to cheap Android-based boxes that promise free access to thousands of live channels, sports events, and on-demand movies for a one-time $200 to $400 purchase. The two dominant players — SuperBox and vSeeBox — are manufactured by opaque Chinese...

Our Favorite Pixel Phone Is $100 Off

Yesterday at 20:31 PM, via Wired

While the Pixel 9a isn’t the fanciest offering, it is the best value, and it gets even better with a discount.

As Software Stocks Slump, Investors Debate AI’s Existential Threat

Yesterday at 20:09 PM, via Slashdot

Investors were assessing on Wednesday whether a selloff in global software stocks this week had gone too far, as they weighed if businesses could survive an existential threat posed by AI. The answer: It’s unclear and will lead to volatility. From a report: After a broad selloff on Tuesday that saw the S&P 500 software and services index fall nearly 4%, the sector slipped another 1% on...

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