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Nathan strikes Africa deal with world boxing supremo Honda

Today at 05:30 AM, via SowetanLIVE

Boxing manager Colin “Nomakanjani” Nathan has elevated the profile and clout of his No Doubt Management company by striking a deal with Japanese boxing promoter supremo, Akihiko Honda, to promote African boxers.

South Africa

OpenAI Unveils ChatGPT Health as Dedicated Space for Medical Conversations

Yesterday at 21:52 PM, via iAfrica

OpenAI on Wednesday announced ChatGPT Health, a new feature designed to give users a dedicated space to discuss health and wellness topics with its AI chatbot. People already use ChatGPT extensively for medical and wellness questions. OpenAI said more than 230 million health-related questions are asked on the platform each week. ChatGPT Health separates those […]

South Africa

X Limits Grok Image Generation to Paid Users After Global Backlash

Yesterday at 21:50 PM, via iAfrica

X has restricted image generation and editing on its Grok artificial intelligence chatbot to paying subscribers only, following widespread criticism over the tool’s misuse to create sexualized and nude images without consent. The change was communicated by Grok in replies to users on Friday, stating that only paid subscribers on X would be able to […]

South Africa

Meta Strikes Nuclear Power Deals to Fuel Data Centers and AI Growth

Yesterday at 21:48 PM, via iAfrica

Meta on Thursday announced three agreements to supply its U.S. data centers with nuclear power, underscoring how growing artificial intelligence workloads are reshaping energy strategies across the technology sector. The company said it has signed deals with two startups developing small modular reactors, Oklo and TerraPower, as well as with Vistra, a large U.S. power […]

Africa

Mbeumo ‘sad’ over Cameroon Afcon exit

Saturday at 15:00 PM, via BBC News

Forward Bryan Mbeumo says Cameroon’s first-half performance cost them in the quarter-final defeat by Morocco at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Sport

Arsenal set pieces punish Portsmouth in FA Cup third round

Today at 01:37 AM, via BBC News

Match of the Day pundits Dion Dublin and Phil Jones look at how Portsmouth were punished by Arsenal’s set pieces as the Gunners secure comfortable 4-1 win to progress to the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Education

An Education Success Story

Yesterday at 15:04 PM, via New York Times

We bring you some good news about schools in a place you might not expect.

Education

Excessive screen time limits vocabulary of toddlers, experts warn

Yesterday at 14:54 PM, via The Guardian

Children aged two with highest screen use can say significantly fewer words, UK government research finds

Excessive screen time is damaging toddlers’ ability to speak, the government has warned as it prepares to issue advice to parents for the first time on how to manage screen use in under-fives.

New research has found that children aged two with the highest screen use – about five hours a...

Entertainment

Cartoon of the day: 12 January, 2026

Today at 06:20 AM, via The Citizen

Cosatu president Zingiswa Losi used the 8 January celebration to warn the ANC about youth unemployment.

Science/Tech

Amazon’s AI Tool Listed Products from Small Businesses Without Their Knowledge

Today at 05:09 AM, via Slashdot

Bloomberg reports on Amazon listings “automatically generated by an experimental AI tool” for stores that don’t sell on Amazon. Bloomberg notes that the listings “didn’t always correspond to the correct product”, leaving the stores to handle the complaints from angry customers:Between the Christmas and New Year holidays, small shop owners and artisans who had found their products listed on...

Science/Tech

Finnish Startup IXI Plans New Autofocusing Eyeglasses

Today at 01:29 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shared this report from CNET:Finland-based IXI Eyewear has raised more than $40 million from investors, including Amazon, to build glasses with adaptive lenses that could dynamically autofocus based on where the person wearing them is looking. In late 2025, the company said it had developed a glasses prototype that weighs just 22 grams. It includes embedded sensors aimed at...

Science/Tech

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Says AI Doomerism Has ‘Done a Lot of Damage’

Today at 00:29 AM, via Slashdot

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang “said one of his biggest takeaways from 2025 was ‘the battle of narratives’ over the future of AI development between those who see doom on the horizon and the optimists,” reports Business Insider. Huang did acknowledge that “it’s too simplistic” to entirely dismiss either side (on a recent episode of the “No Priors” podcast). But “I think we’ve done a lot of damage with...

Science/Tech

How Many Years Left Until the Hubble Space Telescope Reenters Earth’s Atmosphere?

Yesterday at 23:29 PM, via Slashdot

“The clock is ticking” on the Hubble Space Telescope, writes the space news site Daily Galaxy, citing estimates from the unofficial “Hubble Reentry Tracker” site (which uses orbital data from the site space-track.org, created by tech integrator SAIC):While Hubble was initially launched into low Earth orbit at an altitude of around 360 miles, it has since descended to approximately 326 miles,...

Motoring

BYD unveils new car brand

Yesterday at 07:00 AM, via TopAuto

BYD has created a new sub-brand designed to appeal to the e-hailing industry.