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Tech/Sci
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Saudi Arabia Breaks Ground On The ‘World’s Largest Building’ Which Can Hold 20 Empire State Buildings
25 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The Mukaab will clock in at 400 metres high and 650 metres wide once completed – giving it enough volume to contain 20 Empire State Buildings.
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Plans Afoot For A Massive Offshore Wind Farm At Richards Bay
25 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Stellenbosch University researchers suggesting that offshore wind farms could theoretically supply between 15% and 800% of South Africa’s current annual electricity demand.
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Underwater Cave Explorer Recounts How She Survived Getting Sucked Through An Iceberg [Video]
24 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
To emphasise how lucky the divers were, the entire ice cave they had just been inside exploded and broke into chunks of slush as far as the eye could see.
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How To Stay One Step Ahead With These Cyber Security Tips
22 Oct 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Staying clued up on the various types of cyber-attacks and knowing how to shield yourself from them is essential in today’s fast-paced world.
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The Motherland Calls! Russia’s Massive Monument That’s Twice As Large As The Statue Of Liberty
22 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The Motherland Calls! is a 53-metre-tall statue of a woman raising a sword (85 metres if you include the sword itself) located in Volgograd – formerly known as Stalingrad.
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Disturbing Telegram AI Bots Are Turning Your Regular Photos Into Fake Nudes
22 Oct 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
There’s a disturbing trend emerging on the likes of Telegram where AI bots are generating fake nude images of women from regular photos.
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WWII British Sub That Sank With 64 On Board Finally Found Off Greek Island [Video]
18 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
HMS Trooper, designated N91, went missing in early October 1943 after a covert operation to land three Greek resistance agents on Kalamos, an island off Greece’s west coast.
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Marvel At Tiny Things Beyond Your Seeing Eye With These Phenomenal Shots From The Nikon Small World Competition [Images]
18 Oct 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The contest celebrates the beauty of images taken through a light microscope – and this year’s photos are beyond mesmerising.
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NASA Satellite Maps Uncover ‘Mind-Blowing’ Threat to Coastal Towns Worldwide
17 Oct 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
It is advised for those living in coastal communities to brace for the impact of extreme weather events by taking steps to build climate resistance in their home.
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Flying Conservationists Teach Endangered Birds To Migrate With Microlights
17 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Normally, parents would accompany the birds on their first migration to show them the path. However, the birds’ knowledge of their flight path has mostly been forgotten because the species has been hunted almost to extinction.
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Two Stellenbosch University Students Uncover Massive Fraud At SASSA’s SRD Grant System
17 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
“Sometimes a system bug is so bad that it brings to light fraud or gross incompetence.”
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Apple Watch Amazes Users By Predicting Sickness Days Before Symptoms Strike
16 Oct 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
They’re going to have to start saying an Apple Watch a day keeps the doctor away.
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Elon Musk’s Optimus Bot Stunned At Tesla ‘We, Robot’ Event, But Were Actually Humans In Disguise
14 Oct 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The Optimus robot mingled with the crowd, served drinks, played games with guests, and danced inside a gazebo. Most surprisingly, they seemed to even talk.
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Grade 10 Boy From Limpopo Lauded For Making A Car That Runs On Hydrogen
14 Oct 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
It is good to see talent and ingenuity flourish in all corners of the country.
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New Zealand Minister Lashes Out At Trolling Of Sunk Ship’s Female Captain
11 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Despite taunts from the lesser-evolved netizens of the internet, Commander Yvonne Gray ensured all 75 people on board were evacuated onto lifeboats and rescued during the incident, which she called her “very worst imagining”.
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Elon Musk’s Self-Driving ‘Cybercab’ Is Finally Here [Video]
11 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
After years of false promises and blown deadlines, Elon Musk has finally unveiled Tesla’s new electric vehicle dedicated to self-driving, the Cybercab.
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Adults Are Using Breast Milk As A Wellness Elixir And Hangover Cure, But Experts Have Doubts
10 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Even as far back as the first century, Pliny the Elder suggested it for fever and gout, as well as treating toxic bug bites.
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Cape Town Gives Eskom The Finger As Construction Of The City’s First Solar Plant Begins
10 Oct 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The City of Cape Town has taken its first leap toward energy sustainability by awarding the tender for its very first solar plant, the groundbreaking Atlantis Solar Photovoltaic Plant.
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Harrowing Footage As NOAA Plane Flies Directly Through Hurricane Milton
09 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
NOAA released harrowing footage yesterday that shows the view from the passenger side window of “Miss Piggy,” the Lockheed WP-3D Orion aircraft used by NOAA to track hurricanes.
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Plett Shark Spotters Report Record Number Of Sightings In September
09 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Plett Shark Spotters have sighted a record 104 White sharks along its coastline in September – the most sightings in a single month this year.
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Regulators Shut Down East London’s King Phalo Airport For Second Time This Month
09 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
ACSA said flights would remain postponed until further notice.
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2024 Strandloper Project: Six Strandlopers On Hike To Survey Impact Of Recreational Fishing Along Southern Cape Coastline
09 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
On 5 October, the team of six hikers, supported by their backup driver, started hiking from Pringle Bay to Struisbaai, a distance of approximately 220km. They expect to complete the hike on Friday 18 October.
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The R15.4-Trillion Company You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
08 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Much of the company’s success is thanks to CEO Hock Tan, who was recruited to run the company in 2005.
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Close Call In The Cosmos: Astronaut Recalls Near-Drowning Experience In Space
07 Oct 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Just an hour after the extravehicular activity started, Parmitano felt a strange sensation in his spacesuit.
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Film Director Peter Jackson Donates $10 Million To Help Bring Back The Dodo
04 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Jackson joins a group of celebrity investors who have now already contributed a total of $235 million to help Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences bring back the extinct creatures.
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From Hobby To Hustle: Video Games And E-Sports Boom Turns South African Gamers Into Pros
04 Oct 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Part of the success in the video game industry comes down to the increased availability of junior level staff, who are being trained up by more university courses.
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Minister Of Tourism Keen For Greater Focus On Astro-Tourism, Especially In The Western Cape
03 Oct 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
With the aim of elevating South Africa’s status on the global tourism stage, Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille has unveiled an exciting new focus: astro-tourism.
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All You Need To Know About The Apple Watch Series 10’s New Sleep Apnea Detection Feature
03 Oct 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Sleep apnea affects 936 million adults around the world. But not everyone knows they have it in the first place. That’s where the new Apple watch comes in.
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The Table Mountain Cableway Will Celebrate Its 95th Anniversary This Friday
03 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Ninety-five years after the first visitors travelled to the top of Table Mountain in a wooden cable car, the world-famous Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Company is still providing visitors from near and far with a memory and a lasting experience.
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SpaceX Will Launch Five Missions to Mars In The Next Two Years
02 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
“Eventually, there will be thousands of Starships going to Mars and it will a glorious sight to see!” Maybe fix the Cybertruck issues first.
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