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WEDNESDAY, 24 DECEMBER 2025, 01:55

Africa

Mbeumo & Wissa ‘inspiring’ – Ouattara

Today at 00:11 AM, via BBC News

As he competes at Afcon 2025 with Burkina Faso, Dango Ouattara says Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa inspired him to become the latest African to star for Brentford.

Business

South Africa walking headfirst into disaster

Yesterday at 17:00 PM, via BusinessTech

Renowned economist Dawie Roodt says that the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme will be a disaster for taxpayers and the national fiscus.

Business

South Africa walking head first into disaster

Yesterday at 17:00 PM, via BusinessTech

Renowned economist Dawie Roodt says that the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme will be a disaster for taxpayers and the national fiscus.

Sport

The Whole 10 Yards

Yesterday at 22:05 PM, via BBC News

Could the ‘small-market’ Jaguars make it from Jacksonville to Super Bowl LX?

Science/Tech

Ireland’s Diarmuid Early Wins World Microsoft Excel Title

Today at 01:30 AM, via Slashdot

Irish competitor Diarmuid Early, dubbed the “Lebron James of Excel spreadsheets,” has won the 2025 Microsoft Excel World Championship in Las Vegas, dethroning three-time champion Andrew Ngai. The BBC reports: The esport showpiece in December attracted competitors worldwide as 256 spreadsheet heads battled it out across knockout rounds to join the final 24 in Vegas. […] A three-time champion in...

Science/Tech

Judge Blocks Texas App Store Age Verification Law

Today at 00:50 AM, via Slashdot

A federal judge blocked Texas’ app store age-verification law, ruling it likely violates the First Amendment by forcing platforms to gate speech and collect data in an overly broad way. The law was set to go into effect on January 1, 2026. The Verge reports: In an order granting a preliminary injunction on the Texas App Store Accountability Act (SB 2420), Judge Robert Pitman wrote that the...

Science/Tech

LimeWire Re-Emerges In Online Rush To Share Pulled ’60 Minutes’ Segment

Today at 00:10 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: CBS cannot contain the online spread of a “60 Minutes” segment that its editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss, tried to block from airing. The episode, “Inside CECOT,” featured testimonies from US deportees who were tortured or suffered physical or sexual abuse at a notorious Salvadoran prison, the Center for the Confinement of Terrorism. “Welcome to...

Science/Tech

‘Fragmented’ Microsoft Tools Undercut Efficiency at Amazon and Whole Foods, Internal Deloitte Review Finds

Yesterday at 23:30 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shares a report: It’s been more than eight years since Amazon bought Whole Foods, but the two companies still haven’t aligned their setup for the Microsoft software their employees use. That disconnect was flagged in an 8-week Deloitte review of Whole Foods’ use of Microsoft 365 apps earlier this year, according to an internal document obtained by Business Insider. Deloitte...

Health

What Is a Grief Attack?

Yesterday at 12:02 PM, via New York Times

Sudden surges of anguish can accompany intense mourning. That’s not unusual, experts say, and sometimes even helpful.