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WEDNESDAY, 24 DECEMBER 2025, 06:36

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?

Entertainment

Arrests shadow DJ Warras’ funeral

Today at 05:40 AM, via The Citizen

The former 5FM DJ was laid to rest on Tuesday, a week after he was gunned down in the Johannesburg CBD.

Science/Tech

Inside Uzbekistan’s Nationwide License Plate Surveillance System

Today at 05:30 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Across Uzbekistan, a network of about a hundred banks of high-resolution roadside cameras continuously scan vehicles’ license plates and their occupants, sometimes thousands a day, looking for potential traffic violations. Cars running red lights, drivers not wearing their seatbelts, and unlicensed vehicles driving at night, to name a few....

Science/Tech

iOS 26.3 Brings AirPods-Like Pairing To Third-Party Devices In EU Under DMA

Today at 04:10 AM, via Slashdot

Under pressure from the Digital Markets Act, Apple’s iOS 26.3 adds AirPods-style proximity pairing and notification support for third-party accessories in the EU. The changes will roll out to European users in 2026. MacRumors reports: The Digital Markets Act requires Apple to provide third-party accessories with the same capabilities and access to device features that Apple’s own products get....

Science/Tech

John Carreyou and Other Authors Bring New Lawsuit Against Six Major AI Companies

Today at 03:30 AM, via Slashdot

A group of authors led by John Carreyrou has filed a new lawsuit against Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, Meta, xAI, and Perplexity, accusing the AI firms of training models on pirated copies of their books. TechCrunch reports: If this sounds familiar, it’s because another set of authors already filed a class action suit against Anthropic for these same acts of copyright infringement. In that case,...

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.