Cape Town’s Quite Data Centre Revolution
[Image: Teraco / X] There is a quiet digital revolution taking shape in the shadow of Table Mountain. Behind biometric security doors and chilled server rooms, Cape Town is fast becoming one of...
View ArticleCourt Torpedoes Oil Drilling Plans Off SA’s West Coast
[Image: Rawpixel] Oil giants Shell and TotalEnergies just got sent back to the drawing board after the Western Cape High Court torpedoed the government’s green light for offshore drilling. Fresh from...
View ArticleThe 2025 Nightmare Now Includes ‘Frankenstein Rabbits’
[Image: The Hodgetwins / Facebook] This year feels like a low point for humanity, and it’s only August. We’ve sat by helplessly as war and genocide unfold on Instagram, earthquakes and volcanoes are...
View ArticleBezos-Backed Perplexity Makes $34.5 Billion Offer For Google Chrome
[Image: Digital News / CC] For an AI startup valued at only $18 billion, Perplexity AI is taking a swing above its weight with a surprise $34.5 billion takeover bid for the world’s most popular web...
View ArticleAI’s New Billionaire Class Is Here, And They’re Getting Rich So Fast It’s...
[Image: Wikimedia Commons] While the rest of us are nervously wondering if AI will steal our jobs or save the planet, a tiny group of insiders already has their answer: for some, it’s basically a gold...
View ArticleAOL Finally Pulls The Plug On Dial-Up Internet
[Image: Quantum / Facebook] Some of you may remember a time when the Spice Girls, Boyz II Men, and The Bodyguard soundtrack topped the charts, Terminator 2: Judgment Day was still shooting its way...
View ArticleBritish Explorer Who Died In Antarctic Glacier Found 65 Years Later
[Image: British Antarctic Survey / Facebook] The bones of a British man who died in a terrible accident in Antarctica in 1959 have been discovered in a melting glacier. The remains were formally...
View ArticleWhen Chatbots Become Cult Leaders: Inside The Rise Of “AI Psychosis”
[Image: DeviantArt/unsidhe] We’re hearing more and more about “AI psychosis”, an unsettling tech-age twist where people spiral into paranoia and delusion after spending way too long chatting with a...
View ArticleFACT: Your Kids Would Rather Play With Friends In Real Life Than On Roblox
[Image: PickPik] One of the most common explanations for why children spend so much of their free time on screens and smartphones is that they are addicted to them. It’s become the go-to reason why...
View ArticleTesla UK Sales Plunge 60% In The UK While BYD Pushes For Bigger Share Of The...
[Image: Flickr] Sales of Tesla’s electric vehicles plunged 60% in the UK last month amid a broader slump in European demand, while Chinese rival BYD surged ahead with its global expansion. According to...
View ArticleCape Town’s New AI Summit Is Here To Supercharge Africa’s Future, One...
[Image: AI Empowered Summit] Brace yourself, Cape Town, AI is about to take centre stage. A brand-new summit, AI Empowered, is crashing into the Cape Town International Convention Centre on August 7–8,...
View ArticleSouth Africa Successfully Launches The Rhisotope Project
[Image: Rhisotope Project / Facebook] The fight against rhino poaching has gone nuclear. The University of the Witwatersrand has successfully launched the Rhisotope Project, an anti-poaching campaign...
View ArticleScientists Are Saying “Watch This Space” For A Universal Cancer Vaccine
[Image: Flickr] Forget waiting months for a tailor-made cancer vaccine while a tumour plays hide-and-seek with your immune system. Researchers may have just cracked a way to outsmart cancer with a...
View ArticleFact Check: Did Inventor Julian Brown ‘Go Missing’ After Discovering Method...
[Image: Our Culture / Facebook] Odds are you’ve seen the social media posts claiming inventor and influencer Julian Brown has ominously disappeared after discovering a product called “Plastoline,”...
View ArticleFootage From The Monster 8.8 Quake That Rocked Russia Is Unreal [Videos]
[Image: X/@Raviagrawal300] An 8.8-magnitude earthquake slammed Kamchatka, Russia, on July 29, and the fallout has been nothing short of jaw-dropping. Viral videos show buildings swaying, homes...
View ArticleOne Of The Worst Microplastic Offenders Isn’t Glitter Or Straws, But Your Tyres
[Image: Flickr] You replace your tyres every few years, maybe after a few gnarly road trips or a pothole that hit harder than your last breakup. But have you ever wondered where all that missing rubber...
View ArticleSA Teen Techies Crash Apple’s Coding Party, Walking Away With Prizes And...
[Image: Apple’s Swift Student Challenge] Two local coding whizzes have just propelled South Africa into the international spotlight, this time with apps and ambition. Say hello to 13-year-old St John’s...
View ArticleEarth Is Spared For Now, But What If Asteroid 2024 YR Hits The Moon?
[Image: Medium] Asteroid 2024 YR, discovered in December 2024 and briefly freaking the planet out, has now been ruled out as a danger to Earth, however, Earth’s natural satellite may not be as lucky....
View ArticleGoldman Sachs And BNY Join Forces To Disrupt $7.1 Trillion Money Market With...
[Image: Wiki Commons] Goldman Sachs And the Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) are set to create the ability for institutional investors to purchase tokenised money market funds. Clients of BNY will now be...
View ArticleTuvalu Becomes First Country To Relocate An Entire Nation Due To Climate Change
[Image: Heute.at] Tuvalu, a tiny Pacific nation best known for its turquoise lagoons and tight-knit communities, is on the frontlines of climate change, and it’s not waiting around to sink. The country...
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