THURSDAY, 02 APRIL 2026, 17:51
Prof Ruben Saakyan and Prof Sheila Rowan respond to Prof Charlotte Deane of UK Research and Innovation
If the UK’s position in quantum computing is indeed a success story of long-term investment in fundamental science, as Prof Charlotte Deane argues (Letters, 25 March), it makes the current UK Research and Innovation approach, particularly to Science and Technology Facilities Council...
Euro-Office is a new open-source project supported by several European companies that aims to offer a “truly open, transparent and sovereign solution for collaborate document editing,” using OnlyOffice as a starting point. The project is positioned around European digital independence and familiar Office-style editing, though it has already drawn pushback from OnlyOffice over alleged licensing...
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: The Trump administration on Monday issued a long-awaited proposed rule to open up retirement plans to alternative assets, paving the way for private equity and cryptocurrencies to be added to 401(k) accounts. The measure, announced by the U.S. Department of Labor, is intended to ease longstanding barriers to incorporating these less liquid and...
The city will allow agencies to return to TikTok, but with strict new device and security rules.
A robot could apparently drive this million-dollar supercar faster than a fleshy human, but the unbelievable experience would be entirely lost on it.
Vessels are increasingly being abandoned during the war on Iran, revealing a hidden failure in the global systems that keep goods—and people—moving.
The map breaks South Africa into 1.5 million hexagonal cells to show exactly where connectivity gaps exist.
The social media giant, under legal pressure from the Motion Picture Association, has retreated from its use of the movie rating in its marketing.
Weather forecasting has gotten a big boost from machine learning. How that translates into what users see can vary.
Family pushing for greater controls after inquest finds Oliver Robinson’s prescription was ‘obstacle’ to proper care
Oliver Robinson felt he had exhausted conventional therapies when he left the Priory, a private mental health facility where he was treated for depression and addiction between 2019 and 2022. Initially he found relief from a new kind of prescription elsewhere. But by the time he...
South Africa will require investment of up to R142 billion for universal and meaningful connectivity, says a new study.
The South African Bookmakers Association wants banks to start blocking payments to unlicensed offshore operators.
Tendi Nyathi moves from her current role as chief legal officer into the newly created position, which consolidates governance, risk and legal functions under one leadership role.
Diesel will still cost up to R7.51/l more from Wednesday despite the intervention as the Iran war roils global markets.
MTN-backed Pi Mobile enters SA’s telecoms sector, introducing “prepaid-like services” for a fixed, monthly instalment.
Backups are boring, but they’ll save your bacon. Here’s how to make sure your data lives on, even when your PC doesn’t.
The Shelfy 2 uses some interesting science to clean the air, but the results are a mixed bag.
Researchers at the University of Waterloo say a new “quadratic quantum gravity” framework could explain the universe’s rapid early expansion without adding extra ingredients to Einstein’s theory by hand. The idea is especially notable because it makes testable predictions, including a minimum level of primordial gravitational waves that future experiments may be able to detect. “Even though...
When somebody sends you a document as an attachment, don’t just open it. Use the free tool Dangerzone to scrub it clean of any malevolent code. Here’s how it works.
The Department of Higher Education and Training and Google SA commit to empowering students with AI and digital skills.
This has nothing to do with the crypto he lost the password for.