Nvidia says the tool will transform game graphics – critics warn it could squeeze out artistic expression.

In a major boost for rural education, Telkom has partnered with the Eastern Cape Department of Education to bridge the digital divide at Sitoza Senior Secondary School. The initiative officially relaunched the school’s ICT laboratory with a handover of 30 laptops and 30 MiFi connectivity devices, each equipped with preloaded SIM cards and data packages. […]

FlySafair has introduced new one‑tap payment options in its mobile app, allowing customers to pay for flights quickly and securely using Apple Pay and Google Pay. The new payment methods, powered by Stitch, form part of the airline’s ongoing focus on using technology to simplify the booking experience and remove unnecessary friction for customers. Stitch […]

Spar Group informed shareholders on Tuesday that it will implement a voluntary severance programme in certain areas of the business as part of its ongoing focus on improving operational efficiency and competitiveness. “The severance programme forms part of a broader reset designed to align the Group’s cost base with current trading conditions and ensure Spar […]

South African property portal MyProperty has introduced AI voice search, becoming the first property platform in Africa to allow users to find homes by simply speaking to the website. The new technology forms part of a major upgrade that moves the South African portal onto the MyProperty Africa platform, a next-generation system designed to make it […]

Skynamo, the unified sales operations platform built for manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors, has joined Klipboard, a global provider of vertically focused business management software, in a move set to accelerate innovation and expand market reach. The acquisition strengthens Skynamo’s ability to support complex sales and operational environments for nearly 1,000 businesses every day...

Woolworths has announced a landmark deal to acquire one of its longest-standing and largest suppliers, in2food, from a consortium of sellers including the founders and Old Mutual Private Equity, in a transaction valued on the back of the supplier’s massive revenue base. The retail giant confirmed on Monday that it had entered into an agreement […]

Snappily named Xi-cc-plus, Cern physicists spotted the particle in shower of debris that lit up Large Hadron Collider

Scientists at the Cern nuclear physics laboratory near Geneva have discovered a heavier version of the proton, the subatomic particle that sits at the heart of every known atom in the universe.

They spotted the particle in a shower of debris that lit up a detector at the Large...

Vodacom Tanzania, in partnership with M-Pesa Africa and global issuer-processor Paymentology, has officially launched Africa’s first mobile-money Tap-to-Pay feature on the M-Pesa SuperApp, marking a historic shift in how consumers across the continent can pay. The new capability allows M-Pesa customers to make secure, contactless payments using their Android mobile phones at any Visa-enabled...

Grey-market injectable peptides – a category of substances with obscure, alphanumeric names such as BPC-157, GHK-Cu, or TB-500 – have developed a devoted following among biohackers and health optimisers. To understand how these unregulated substances have become mainstream and what they could be doing in our bodies, Madeleine Finlay hears from journalist Adrienne Matei and from Dr Anna...

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – ScorePoint (sp.games) today announced the launch of its browser-based Games Hub, bringing together a growing library of instant-play titles alongside a competitive challenge system designed for social play. Built for mobile and desktop, ScorePoint enables players to start a game in seconds without installing an app. At the core of the platform […]

The artificial intelligence firm says it wants to prevent “catastrophic misuse” of its systems.

The combined platform establishes a compliance-enforced execution layer for digital trade corridors connecting Malaysia with global partners, representing one of the first integrations of a national blockchain infrastructure with pre-execution policy governance. ZenithBlox Inc. and My Blockchain Infrastructure Sdn. Bhd. (MBISB), the entity behind Malaysia’s national blockchain initiative,...

The answers to today’s problems

Earlier today I posed four puzzles from the Hyde Park Math Zine, a maths fanzine from Austin, Texas. Here they are again with solutions.

1. Ring it

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In 2026, the “one-size-fits-all” approach to digital gambling is obsolete. AI algorithms now analyze vast datasets in real-time to create bespoke gaming lobbies for every individual. This means that when a player logs in, the interface dynamically rearranges itself based on past behavior, risk tolerance, and even the time of day. For instance, if a […]

Scientists in the US have uploaded a fruit fly to a computer simulation, while an Australian lab has taught neurons on a glass chip to play a 90s video game. How long before we are all living in a sci-fi movie?

It sounds like the opening of a sci-fi film, but US scientists recently uploaded a copy of the brain of a living fly into a simulation. In San Francisco, biotechnology company Eon...

Recording of humpback whale from 1949 could also provide new understanding of how the huge animals communicate

A haunting whale song discovered on decades-old audio equipment could open up a new understanding of how the huge animals communicate, according to researchers who say it’s the oldest such recording known.

The song is that of a humpback whale, a marine giant beloved by whale watchers...

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