Hackers exploit overlooked weaknesses daily; prevention costs less than catastrophic recovery.

The Ig Nobel prizes were awarded recently – for science that makes you laugh and then think – and the peace prize was given to a cheeky study testing the link between alcohol and language proficiency. Does a drink really help us to converse more convincingly in another tongue, or does it just give us inflated confidence? To find out, Madeleine Finlay speaks to a member of the winning team,...

The streaming giant is the last company to settle with the president after suspending his account in the wake of the 6 January attack in 2021.

Epidemiologist who advised health services in Tanzania, Bangladesh and the UK’s Department for International Development

Patrick Vaughan, who has died aged 87, was a pre-eminent epidemiologist and a director of the Tropical Epidemiology Unit at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). He authored more than 120 papers and gave health advice at the highest level: to the World...

The law must be amended to accelerate broadband connectivity in South Africa, an industry lobby group has said.

The solutions to today’s puzzles

Earlier today I set ten puzzles from a new book of silly visual puzzles.

Here they are again – I have put the solutions together at the bottom, just in case you are seeing them for the first time and don’t want spoilers.

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Videogame giant Electronic Arts will be taken private in a record-breaking $55-billion leveraged buyout deal.

Zach Aguilar, who voices main character Tanjiro, says Infinity Castle is a “cultural phenomenon”.

AI now arms both cyber defenders and attackers, and that’s reshaping South Africa’s digital security landscape.

The South African Revenue Service has dismissed a report that as many as 16 000 eFiling profiles have been hijacked.

The South African Revenue Service has dismissed a report that as many as 16 000 eFiling profiles have been hijacked.

Fragmented data fuels inefficiency; GIS-enabled asset management offers a clear path forward, writes AfriGIS CEO Rochelle Mountany.

As digital transformation gathers pace, IT leaders are under pressure to deliver performance, compliance and sustainability.

After years of massive cost overruns, Eskom has announced that the final unit at Kusile has entered commercial operation.

FTSE 100’s second-biggest firm will also retain HQ in Cambridge and maintain its London listing

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The drugmaker AstraZeneca is preparing to directly list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange, but said it will continue to be listed in London amid speculation over its future.

The FTSE 100 company said its direct listing in New York will replace trading in its...

Riotous rebus riddles

Today’s puzzles are very silly.

They’re also hugely entertaining.

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