Science/Tech – News South Africa

This Is the Blood Glucose Monitor We’ve Been Waiting For

Thursday at 12:30 PM, via Wired

Makers of smartwatches and other wearables have spent years trying to measure blood sugar without pricking your skin. The PreEvnt Issac does just that, and you wear it like a necklace.

OpenAI intros ChatGPT Health

Thursday at 12:11 PM, via ITWeb

OpenAI brings out dedicated health and wellness information feature with the roll out of ChatGPT Health.

The Tech That Will Invade Our Lives in 2026

Thursday at 12:03 PM, via New York Times

From talking computers to self-driving cars, here are the trends to watch.

Can A.I. Match Molière’s Wit? These Researchers Think So.

Thursday at 12:02 PM, via New York Times

Scholars and artists at Sorbonne University trained artificial intelligence to imitate the French playwright’s themes, structures and sense of humor. The result is a new play.

Tornado alert in South Africa

Thursday at 12:00 PM, via MyBroadband

Multiple tornadoes have been reported in South Africa in the last three months and the country’s weather service predicts more could form through the remaining summer months.

Rubin Observatory Spots an Asteroid That Spins Fast Enough To Set a Record

Thursday at 12:00 PM, via Slashdot

Astronomers using the Vera C. Rubin Observatory have discovered a record-setting asteroid, known as 2025 MN45, nearly half a mile wide and spinning once every 1.88 minutes — the fastest known rotation for an object of its size. “This is now the fastest-spinning asteroid that we know of, larger than 500 meters,” said Sarah Greenstreet, University of Washington astronomer and lead author of the...

Is Craigslist the Last Real Place on the Internet?

Thursday at 12:00 PM, via Wired

Millennials are still using Craigslist to find jobs, find love, and even to cast creative projects—eschewing other AI- and algorithm-dominated online spaces. “There’s a purity to it.”

Strengthening cyber resilience with Commvault

Thursday at 11:02 AM, via ITWeb

Commvault’s Minimum Viable Company framework helps organisations identify and restore the essential functions required to keep the business running after a cyber incident.

Education dept to defy InfoReg as court date looms

Thursday at 11:01 AM, via ITWeb

Department of Basic Education to publish matric results next week, despite the Information Regulator’s enforcement order amid court battle over privacy concerns.

Many cars in South Africa have a feature that will be banned in China

Thursday at 10:59 AM, via MyBroadband

There are many cars sold in South Africa with a design element that is facing intense scrutiny for being a safety risk, to the point that it will be banned in China.

High Court nullifies smart driver’s licence tender

Thursday at 10:51 AM, via ITWeb

The Department of Transport welcomes the ruling setting aside the driving licence card machines tender awarded to French firm IDEMIA.

Bad news about PC prices in South Africa

Thursday at 09:59 AM, via MyBroadband

The prices of RAM, SSDs, and graphics cards have surged due to a global memory shortage.

Samsung cashes in on AI data centre boom as memory prices soar

Thursday at 09:57 AM, via TechCentral

Samsung has forecasted record operating profit as demand for AI sends memory chip prices sharply higher worldwide.

South Africa’s next electricity crisis is happening in front of everyone’s eyes

Thursday at 09:23 AM, via MyBroadband

South Africa’s municipal electricity debt crisis is often reduced to a familiar story: failing councils, weak billing systems, political interference, and a culture of non-payment. There is truth in that, but it is incomplete.

How Bright Headlights Escaped Regulation

Thursday at 09:00 AM, via Slashdot

Longtime Slashdot reader schwit1 shares a report from Autoblog: … the problem is that the federal brightness standards for automotive headlights have not changed for decades. The Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108 hasn’t had significant updates since 1986, with an addition allowing Adaptive Driving Beam (ADB) headlights coming only in 2022. The NHTSA last investigated (PDF) the issue...