LG’s dedication to catering to diverse gaming preferences is evident in the new UltraGear range of gaming monitors.

Three years after Oracle moved its headquarters to Texas from California, chairman Larry Ellison said he’s planning another move.

Elon Musk’s net worth is soaring after it plunged to the lowest level in almost a year.

Guardian Seascapes reporter Karen McVeigh tells Madeleine Finlay about a recent trip to the Galápagos Islands, where mounds of plastic waste are washing up and causing problems for endemic species. Tackling this kind of waste and the overproduction of plastic were the topics on the table in Ottawa this week, as countries met to negotiate a global plastics treaty. But is progress too slow to...

Genetics alone can mean a 21% greater risk of early death, research finds, but people can improve their chances

A healthy lifestyle may offset the impact of genetics by more than 60% and add another five years to your life, according to the first study of its kind.

It is well established that some people are genetically predisposed to a shorter lifespan. It is also well known that lifestyle...

Regulators who want to get a grip on an emerging generation of artificially intelligent killing machines may not have much time left to do so, governments were warned on Monday.

OpenAI will begin using attributed content from the Financial Times, incorporating summaries and quotes from the newspaper.

EV import taxes should be scrapped, the Democratic Alliance said in a newly published economic policy document.

MTN Group has warned that criminals are impersonating Mcebisi Jonas, seeking to extract money from unsuspecting victims.

Apple’s operating system for iPads has been designated as a “gatekeeper” under the bloc’s landmark tech rules.

TechCentral has a look at how some of today’s most popular consumer technologies have evolved since their inception.

There are no known descriptions or drawings of object in Roman literature, making its purpose unclear

They are known as one of archaeology’s great enigmas – hollow 12-sided objects from the Roman era with no known purpose or use.

Only 33 of these mysterious dodecahedrons have ever been found in Britain and now one, unearthed during an amateur archaeology dig after 1,700 years underground, is...

In a first, researchers were able to compare records of people who drank polluted water in Veneto, Italy, with neighbors who did not

For the first time, researchers have formally shown that exposure to toxic PFAS increases the likelihood of death by cardiovascular disease, adding a new level of concern to the controversial chemicals’ wide use.

The findings are especially significant because...

African tech and start-up firms are becoming too attractive for global investors to ignore, according to Lexi Novitske.

Discovery’s new Personal Health Pathways feature will be available to each of its 2.2 million adult medical scheme members from the second half of the year.

In 2023, Sungrow – the global leading PV inverter and energy storage system provider – saw a remarkable surge in operating revenue, soaring by 79.5% to reach an impressive $10.2 billion. Simultaneously, its net profit attributable to shareholders surged significantly by 162.7% to $1.3 billion. These figures highlight Sungrow’s outstanding performance and substantial growth during […]

Africa Data Centres, a division of the Cassava Technologies group, today announced the launch of its exclusive channel partner programme, ADC Channel. This programme is designed to establish colocation and ecosystem partnerships, empowering members to expand their product portfolio & offerings alongside their market presence including an expanded data centre footprint. ADC Channel presents a […]

The tortured puzzlers department

Apologies to any Antipodean Swifties arriving on this page. Today’s puzzle is about tiles, and whether or not you can solve it swiftly.

The puzzle concerns black and white tiles on a 4×4 grid. Consider the image below, which highlights adjacent rows in the grid.

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Coinciding with Freedom Day in South Africa, Apollo Brand on Saturday unveiled the “Under Armour Icon Brand House” – the latest addition to Sandton City, a hub renowned across Africa. Was Under Armour channeling the spirit of freedom to liberate sportswear enthusiasts from the confines of traditional brands, I wondered. Apollo Brand is the exclusive […]

Ursa Major covers a little more than 3% of the entire night sky, making it the third largest constellation by area

The seven brightest stars in Ursa Major, the Great Bear, form the shape known as the Plough, or the Big Dipper, or by a number of other names in different cultures.

The association with a bear dates to antiquity, when it was listed in Ptolemy’s original 48 constellations from the...