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Business

The most fattening fast food meals in South Africa

Yesterday at 13:00 PM, via BusinessTech

Despite being packed with fat, carbs and high levels of salt, South Africans can’t get enough of fast food, with the segment growing significantly since the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns.

Sport

Positivity key to West Ham’s upturn in form – Shearer

Today at 02:05 AM, via BBC News

Match of the Day pundit Alan Shearer explains how West Ham were able to “play on the front foot” and pressurise Burnley’s defence, thanks to the 4-4-2 formation implemented by manager Nuno Espirito Santo in his side’s 2-0 win away at Turf Moor in the Premier League.

Education

Lessons for America From Asia

Yesterday at 14:00 PM, via New York Times

What if the valedictorians in our schools were the cool kids?

Science/Tech

Is the ‘Death of Reading’ Narrative Wrong?

Today at 01:12 AM, via Slashdot

Has the rise of hyper-addictive digital technologies really shattered our attention spans and driven books out of our culture? Maybe not, argues social psychologist Adam Mastroianni (author of the Substack Experimental History):As a psychologist, I used to study claims like these for a living, so I know that the mind is primed to believe narratives of decline. We have a much lower standard of...

Science/Tech

Waymo Reveals Remote Workers In Philippines Sometimes Advise Its Driverless Cars

Yesterday at 23:41 PM, via Slashdot

Waymo surprised U.S. lawmakers Wednesday during a hearing on autonomous vehicles and their safety and oversight. Newsweek reports:During questioning, Sen. Ed Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, asked what happens when a Waymo vehicle encounters a driving situation it cannot independently resolve. “The Waymo phones a human friend for help,” Markey explained, adding that the vehicle communicates...

Science/Tech

Good News: We Saved the Bees. Bad News: We Saved the Wrong Ones.

Yesterday at 22:34 PM, via Slashdot

Despite urgent pleas to Americans to save the honeybees, “it was all based on a fallacy,” writes Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank. “Honeybees were never in existential trouble. And well-meaning efforts to boost their numbers have accelerated the decline of native bees that actually are.” “Suppose I were to say to you, ‘I’m really worried about bird decline, so I’ve decided to take up...

Motoring

Luxury carmaker loses R6.2 billion

Yesterday at 09:01 AM, via TopAuto

Jaguar Land Rover is reeling from massive losses following a cyberattack that shut down its factories.