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THURSDAY, 26 FEBRUARY 2026, 06:02

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Congress to weigh extending space station life, Nasa moon base

Today at 04:51 AM, via Daily Maverick

WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) – A US Senate committee next week will consider extending the planned life of the International Space Station by two years to give companies more time to develop a replacement, one of a few changes to a Nasa bill focused on rivalling China’s growing footprint in space.

Top Stories

Death toll from Brazil floods rises to 46; 21 people still missing

Today at 04:48 AM, via Daily Maverick

SAO PAULO/JUIZ DE FORA, Brazil, Feb 25 (Reuters) – The death toll from the heavy rains in Brazil’s southeastern state of Minas Gerais has risen to 46, according to figures released by the state fire department on Wednesday.

Politics

LIVE | Western Cape SOPA 2026

Yesterday at 18:47 PM, via SABC News

Western Cape Premier expected to deliver the State of the Province Address , Thursday evening

Sport

Salah happy to stay at Liverpool – Thursday’s gossip

Today at 01:26 AM, via BBC News

Mohamed Salah would be happy to stay at Liverpool until 2027, there are six Premier League clubs interested in Frankfurt’s Nnamdi Collins, while Casemiro wants to keep playing in Europe.

Education

Labour ministers explore ways of easing burden of plan 2 student loans

Yesterday at 18:48 PM, via The Guardian

Government looks at options such as increasing loan repayment thresholds amid growing pressure

Ministers are examining ways to ease the burden of student loans after weeks of pressure over a policy pulling more people into repayments, the Guardian understands.

The Treasury and the Department for Education are reviewing different options to offer relief to graduates with Plan 2 student loans,...

Entertainment

Tshwane council meeting set to erupt

Today at 05:40 AM, via The Citizen

Opposition raises alarm over R5.3 billion deficit, backdated wage increases, and billions spent on water tankers at council meeting.

Science/Tech

Spartans Casino Makes $32M Power Move With X7Dave as Competition Heats Up With Bet365 and PokerStars

Today at 06:00 AM, via Tech Financials

Spartans Casino has taken one of its boldest steps yet in 2026, signing high-stakes gambling streamer David Raizman, known online as X7Dave, to a reported $32 million per year agreement. The deal positions the platform firmly in the upper tier of influencer-backed online gaming partnerships and signals a more direct competitive posture toward established names […]

Science/Tech

AI Can Find Hundreds of Software Bugs — Fixing Them Is Another Story

Today at 05:30 AM, via Slashdot

Anthropic last week promoted Claude Code Security, a research preview capability that uses its Claude Opus 4.6 model to hunt for software vulnerabilities, claiming its red team had surfaced over 500 bugs in production open-source codebases — but security researchers say the real bottleneck was never discovery. Guy Azari, a former security researcher at Microsoft and Palo Alto Networks, told The...

Science/Tech

5 Best Crypto Sports Betting Platforms for 2026

Today at 05:28 AM, via Tech Financials

Best crypto sports betting platforms excel across user interface design, fairness verification, and reward return on investment simultaneously. Pro-gamer standards demand technical precision, transparent mathematics, and meaningful cashback percentages. This ranking evaluates operators through the lens of competitive gamers who approach betting strategically rather than casually.  Platforms...

Science/Tech

Prediction Market Platform Kalshi Discloses First Insider Trading Enforcement Action

Today at 03:30 AM, via Slashdot

Kalshi, the prediction market platform regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, has for the first time publicly disclosed the results of an insider trading investigation, naming an editor for YouTube’s biggest creator as the offender. The company identified Artem Kaptur, an editor for MrBeast, who it says traded around $4,000 on markets tied to the streamer and achieved...

Health

Sperm swim more quickly in summer, study finds

Yesterday at 19:18 PM, via BBC News

Understanding the seasonal patterns of sperm could improve fertility treatments, by optimising the timing of treatment, the reasearchers say.