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Tech/Sci
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Rad Short Film Looks At How Google Mapped South Africa’s National Parks [Video]
06 Sep 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you’re looking for a quick reminder of how beautiful South Africa is, you’ve come to the right place.
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A Quick Look At The Future Of Banking In South Africa
05 Sep 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
As the battle for market share between South Africa’s ‘Big Five’ banks heats up, a new business model is looking to change the game.
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Vespa’s First Electric Scooter Is A Thing Of Beauty
04 Sep 2018 by Carrie / No Comments
Vespa is starting production on the Elettrica this month. It looks like a beautiful way to both get around and do your bit for the environment.
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Solve One Of These Six Maths Problems And You Win $1 Million
04 Sep 2018 by Carrie / 1 Comment
Grigori Perelman famously solved the Poincare Conjecture in 2006. The remaining six problems so important that solving any one of them would make you rich.
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Federer’s Outrageous ‘Around The Net’ Shot And Astronauts Play Tennis In Space [Videos]
03 Sep 2018 by Kiernan / No Comments
Roger’s opponent called it “the greatest shot you’ve ever seen”, and he has a point. Also, some astronauts played the first ever tennis match in space.
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Space Station Using Duct Tape To Stop Losing Air In 18 Days
31 Aug 2018 by Carrie / No Comments
A search of the International Space Station on Thursday confirmed that there was a leak in the Russian section of the spacecraft, caused by space junk.
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SA Tech Entrepreneur In Big Sh*t For Fraud In NY – Springleap’s Eran Eyal Faces 15 Years In Jail
31 Aug 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Eran Eyal is generally touted as a South African start-up success story, but it’s all gone rather pear-shaped over in New York.
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A Dating App For Bishops Boys And Herschel Girls To Hook Up In Peace
27 Aug 2018 by Carrie / No Comments
Tired of meeting common folk on dating apps? Introducing Toffee, the dating app for people who enjoy the finer things in life, like private education and trust funds.
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The New iPhone 11 Is About To Launch – Here’s What We Know So Far
27 Aug 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The clock is ticking, and it seems like we are just a few weeks from Apple’s latest big reveal. There’s already plenty of info doing the rounds about what’s in store.
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Look Out, Tesla – First Photo Of AK-47 Rifle Maker’s Electric Car
24 Aug 2018 by Carrie / No Comments
The Russsian manufacturing company Kalashnikov, famous for the AK-47 assault rifle, has produced Russia’s first electric car.
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Porn Company Charging To Use AI And Make YOU The Star!
23 Aug 2018 by Carrie / No Comments
Porn company ‘Naughty America’ is using deepfakes to make it super easy (although also super expensive) for you to become your very own AI porn star.
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Leaked Info Says Apple Have “Completely Redesigned” The MacBook And Made It Cheaper
21 Aug 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
You don’t reach a $1 trillion valuation unless you’re prepared to move with the times. According to leaked information, that’s just what Apple are doing.
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Future Of SA’s ‘Dinosaur Fish’ Hangs In The Balance
21 Aug 2018 by Carrie / No Comments
The coelacanth has survived everything the last 420 million years have had to throw at it, but now its toughest challenge may just be beginning.
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NASA Are Excited About Snow In Lesotho And Published These Space Images
20 Aug 2018 by Carrie / No Comments
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, on NASA’s Terra satellite, acquired these natural-colour images of Lesotho blanketed in snow.
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Beautiful Teen Gets Face Transplant After Failed Suicide [Video]
20 Aug 2018 by Carrie / No Comments
When she was 18, Katie Stubblefield tried to take her own life. Now, four years later, she has been given a new lease on life via a face transplant.
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Snot En Trane – Elon Musk Is Having A Public Meltdown
20 Aug 2018 by Carrie / 8 Comments
Tesla shares have plummetted again after Elon Musk broke down in an interview describing 120 hour weeks, exhaustion, and a little too much Ambien.
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US Freaking Out Over Russian Satellite ‘Giving Birth’ To Smaller Satellites [Video]
17 Aug 2018 by Carrie / 2 Comments
In a throwback to the 20th century, the Cold War and the Space Race merge in reports of a mysterious Russian satellite exhibiting “very abnormal behaviour”.
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Who Needs Living People? The Rise Of Digital Celebrities And Supermodels
17 Aug 2018 by Carrie / No Comments
As if the standards of beauty perpetrated by the media weren’t hard enough to attain, now there are digital models flooding social media.
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Interesting Insight Into What Jeff Bezos And Bill Gates Were Like As Kids
17 Aug 2018 by Carrie / 1 Comment
Ever wondered if your kid has what it takes to be the next Jeff Bezos or Bill Gates? This insight into their midde-school years might help you figure it out.
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Let’s Take A Look Inside The World’s Longest And Poshest Airship [Videos]
16 Aug 2018 by Carrie / No Comments
Hybrid Air Vehicles’ Airlander 10 is as luxurious on the inside as it is huge on the outside, and the world’s longest plane is set to start carrying passengers soon.
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Yes, Children Are Drowning Because Parents Are Too Busy On Their Phones
16 Aug 2018 by Carrie / No Comments
Lifeguards in Germany have issued a warning that the alarming number of child drownings over the summer can be attributed to parents’ obsession with phones.
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Cell C’s New Advert Tries To Take The Piss Out Of Rain Mobile [Video]
15 Aug 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It looks like Cell C and Rain Mobile are butting heads, and the more established mobile company decided to take the piss in their new advert. Or rather, they tried.
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Google’s Articial Intelligence Programme Is Giving Doctors A Serious Run For Their Money
14 Aug 2018 by Carrie / No Comments
Google’s artificial intelligence business, DeepMind, is working on technology that will assist doctors in making diagnoses. As it stands, it’s outshining them.
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Busting Five Common Myths About Your iPhone’s Battery Life
14 Aug 2018 by Carrie / No Comments
We’re all looking for a little extra juice out of our phone’s battery life. If you’re trying these tricks, though, you’re not doing much good.
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Four ‘Fierce Female Heroes’ Changing The Face Of SA’s Tech Industry [Video]
13 Aug 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The tech and IT industries in South Africa remain traditionally male-dominated fields, but some heroes are hard at work to change that perception.
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You Follow This English Grammar Rule Without Even Being Aware Of It
13 Aug 2018 by Carrie / No Comments
Learning a language often requires following a number of rules. Sometimes, it turns out, we’re not even aware of those rules.
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Why Capetonians Use The Slang Word ‘Gentoo’ To Mean Prostitute [Image]
08 Aug 2018 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
You might spell it ‘jintoe’, or’ jintoo’, or some derivative thereof, but do you know the story behind the slang word? Let’s call this today’s history lesson.
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Eight Photos That Chart Apple’s Rise From Garage To $1 Trillion Company
07 Aug 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Apple recently became the first company in history to hit a $1 trillion valuation. They’ve come a long way since operating out of Steve Jobs’ parents’ garage.
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Everyone’s Hosing Themselves At Business Week’s Tweet About Apple Hitting $1 Trillion
03 Aug 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Apple’s market valuation has reached a cool $1 trillion. Cast your mind back to the mid 90’s, and that seemed a long way off.
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It’s Time To Have A Word With That Co-Worker Who Wouldn’t Shut Up About Bitcoin
30 Jul 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Back when Bitcoin was flying, people were flogging their worldly possessions to get involved. With the benefit of hindsight, you may offer a few words of advice.
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