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Britain’s Cameron becomes two-weight world champion

Today at 22:03 PM, via BBC News

Britain’s Chantelle Cameron put on a dominant performance to beat Michaela Kotaskova and claim the vacant WBO light-middleweight world title at the Olympia in London.

Sport

West Ham ‘must react’ after ‘tough’ loss to Leeds – Nuno

Today at 21:49 PM, via BBC News

West Ham manager Nuno Espirito Santo says his side’s FA Cup quarter-final defeat by Leeds on penalties is “sad” but his side “must react” as they face Wolverhampton Wanderers in a crucial relegation clash in their next league game.

Education

Living Space

Yesterday at 12:13 PM, via New York Times

We don’t have to travel to the moon to gain some of the insight that astronauts do.

Lifestyle

German tourist rescued at Knysna Heads

Today at 09:22 AM, via The South African

A 44-year-old German tourist was safely rescued on Good Friday evening after getting into difficulty while kayaking near the Knysna Heads.

Science/Tech

Crooks Behind $27M in ‘Refund’ Scams Busted By YouTube Pranksters After Being Lured to Fake Funeral

Today at 20:34 PM, via Slashdot

One crime ring scammed 2,000 elderly people of more than $27 million between 2021 and 2023 using tech support/bank impersonation/refund scams. “Victims were in their 70s and 80s,” reports the U.S. Attorney’s office for California’s southern district. Victims were first told they’d received a refund (either online or via phone), but then told they’d been “over-refunded” a massive amount, and...

Science/Tech

Apple Brings Device-Level Age Verification to Two More Countries

Today at 19:34 PM, via Slashdot

11 days ago Apple launched device-level age restrictions in the U.K. There were some glitches, reports the blog 9to5Mac.For me, the experience was an entirely painless one, taking less than 30 seconds. All I had to do was tap a confirm and continue button, and Apple told me that the length of time I’d had an Apple account was used to confirm that I’m 18+. Others, however, experienced...

Science/Tech

Chance of alien life ‘goes to heart’ of space missions, Nasa chief says

Today at 19:26 PM, via The Guardian

Jared Isaacman says odds of evidence we are not alone are ‘pretty high’ four days after Artemis II rocket lifted off

Nasa’s Orion spaceship four days into Artemis II mission: in pictures

The top official at Nasa says that the chance of alien existence is a factor in how the US space agency plans its missions.

Speaking on Sunday, Nasa administrator Jared Isaacman told CNN’s Meet the Press that...

Science/Tech

Chrome 148 Will Start ‘Lazy Loading’ Video and Audio to Improve Performance

Today at 18:34 PM, via Slashdot

“Google has announced that it’s currently testing a new feature for Chrome 148 that could speed up day-to-day browsing,” reports PC World:[T]he browser can intelligently postpone the loading of certain elements. Why load all images at the start when it can instead load images as you get close to them while scrolling? Chrome and Chromium-based browsers have had built-in lazy loading support for...

Motoring

5 new Chinese car brands coming to South Africa

Today at 09:45 AM, via TopAuto

The tide of Chinese car brands entering South Africa isn’t slowing down anytime soon, as five more companies plan to launch here in the near future.

Motoring

Good news about petrol

Today at 07:55 AM, via TopAuto

Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz picked up this week.