Eskom insiders exploited prepaid electricity system
A prominent electricity meter manufacturer has answered questions regarding the security features of prepaid meters in South Africa.
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How to Protect Your iPhone or Android Device From Spyware
Being targeted by sophisticated spyware is relatively rare, but experts say that everyone needs to stay vigilant as this dangerous malware continues to proliferate worldwide.
NYC Phone Ban Reveals Some Students Can’t Read Clocks
New York City’s statewide smartphone ban that went into effect this fall has been largely successful at getting students to focus in class and socialize at lunch, but teachers across the city have discovered an unexpected side effect: many teenagers cannot read analog clocks. “The constant refrain is ‘Miss, what time is it?'” said Madi Mornhinweg, a high school English teacher in Manhattan, who...
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Digitap ($TAP) vs. $126 SOL: Which is the Best Crypto to Buy For 2026?
Digitap ($TAP) and Solana (SOL) sit at very different stages of the crypto cycle. One is a large-cap L1 trading near $126 after years of growth and adoption. The other is an innovative crypto presale that aims to disrupt global payments with a new omni-bank model. For those assessing the best cryptos to buy, the […]
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Bad news for Elon Musk’s Tesla
Tesla ceded the title of world’s top seller of electric cars to a prominent Chinese brand that, unlike Tesla, offers its vehicles in South Africa.
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Market Attention Shifts From Shiba Inu and Tron as Market Makers Highlight BlockDAG’s $0.40 Listing Outlook
Many traders are watching the market closely as different projects show distinct trends. The Shiba Inu coin price has been reacting to increased large-scale transfers, creating mixed expectations as it tests important support levels. The Tron price is drawing interest as long-term forecasts outline a wide range of possible outcomes, leaving some uncertainty around its […]
Economic Inequality Does Not Equate To Poor Well-Being or Mental Health, Massive Meta-Analysis Finds
A new sweeping meta-analysis has found no reliable link between economic inequality and well-being or mental health, challenging a long-held assumption that has shaped public health policy discussions for decades. The study, led by Nicolas Sommet at the University of Lausanne and Annahita Ehsan at the University of British Columbia, synthesized 168 studies involving more than 11 million...
Vaping safer than smoking – so why are people struggling to quit e-cigarettes?
With vaping now more common than smoking, experts explain addiction and what actually helps people quit
More socially acceptable than smoking – yet just as addictive – vaping has become the UK’s default way of consuming nicotine.
Figures published by the Office for National Statistics last month showed that the number of over-16s in Great Britain who use vapes or e-cigarettes has overtaken the...
XRP and Zcash Stay Quiet as Market Makers Drive New Attention Toward BlockDAG’s $0.38 – $0.43 Listing Band
Price activity across several assets has created new points of comparison for traders reviewing the best crypto to buy now. Liquidity tied to XRP price today continues to gather near $2.30 but has not pushed the chart into a clear direction. Zcash, despite a 30% rise after its Bitget listing, shows mixed demand across different […]
Electric cars under R1 million in South Africa
Two new electric cars introduced in 2025 are priced under R500,000.
Dell’s XPS Brand May Return Just a Year After Being Retired, Report Claims
Dell is planning to bring back its XPS laptop branding, according to a news report, just one year after the company retired the storied name in favor of a simplified naming scheme that organized its consumer and professional lineup into Dell, Dell Pro and Dell Pro Max tiers. VideoCardz reported this week that Dell has presented an updated XPS lineup during prebriefings ahead of CES 2026, though...
Microsoft CEO: Time To Move ‘Beyond the Arguments of Slop vs Sophistication’
The tech industry needs to move “beyond the arguments of slop vs sophistication” and develop a new “theory of the mind” that accounts for humans now equipped with “cognitive amplifier tools,” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wrote in a year-end reflection blog. The post frames 2026 as yet another “pivotal year for AI” — but one that “feels different in a few notable ways.” Nadella claims the...
100x Crypto Alert: Is This the Breakout Moment Everyone Missed as APEMARS Rises and Markets Shift?
Are markets already setting up the next breakout while most traders are still watching from the sidelines? That question tends to surface early in every new cycle. Activity returns gradually, not with a single surge but through rising volume, shifting narratives, and renewed interest in projects that are still forming their story. This is often […]
MTV’s Music-Only Channels Go Off the Air
An anonymous reader shares a report: MTV shut down many of its last dedicated 24-hour music channels Dec. 31. The move, announced back in October, affected channels around the world, with the U.K. seeing five different MTV stations going dark. These include MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV, and MTV Live. As Consequence notes, MTV Music — which launched in 2011 — notably ended its run by...
AI teachers and cybernetics – what could the world look like in 2050?
We asked several experts to predict the technology we’ll be using by 2050