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Why it’s time for Rose to come of age at Masters

Today at 07:10 AM, via BBC News

In the field for this week’s 90th Masters there will be no player seeking a first Augusta crown with a better pedigree than Justin Rose, writes Iain Carter.

Sport

Was 11 minutes of stoppage time at West Ham excessive?

Yesterday at 23:16 PM, via BBC News

There were 11 minutes of stoppage time at the end of the second half of West Ham’s FA Cup quarter-final against Leeds – but was that an excessive or an explainable amount of added time?

Science/Tech

Boötes the herdsman rises to prominence in the northern sky

Today at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

How to watch the spring constellation defined in ancient Babylon, where it was associated with the god Enlil

Several weeks past the equinox, the northern spring constellation of Boötes, the herdsman, is rising to prominence in the eastern sky after dusk.

The chart shows the view looking east from London at 21.00 BST on 6 April, although the view will be essentially unchanged all week. By this...

Science/Tech

Artemis Astronauts Enter Moon’s Gravitational Pull, Catch First Glimpses of Far Side

Today at 06:41 AM, via Slashdot

NASA’s Artemis astronauts are now entering “the lunar sphere of influence,” reports NBC News, “meaning the pull of the moon’s gravity will become stronger than Earth’s.” Now as they begin their swing around the moon, the Artemis astronauts “are chasing after Apollo 13’s maximum range from Earth,” reports the Associated Press, hoping to beat its distance from Earth by more than 4,100 miles...

Science/Tech

Internet Bug Bounty Pauses Payouts, Citing ‘Expanding Discovery’ From AI-Assisted Research

Today at 03:34 AM, via Slashdot

The Internet Bug Bounty program “has been paused for new submissions,” they announced last week. Running since 2012, the program is funded by “a number of leading software companies,” reports InfoWorld, “and has awarded more than $1.5m to researchers who have reported bugs “Up to now, 80% of its payouts have been for discoveries of new flaws, and 20% to support remediation efforts. But as...

Motoring

5 new Chinese car brands coming to South Africa

Yesterday 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

Yesterday at 07:55 AM, via TopAuto

Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz picked up this week.