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Tech/Sci
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First Time Ever They’ve Photographed Shockwaves From Supersonic Jets Breaking The Sound Barrier [Videos]
08 Mar 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
NASA are trying to engineer a jet that flies faster than the speed of sound without producing a sonic boom. In the process, they’ve captured some epic pics.
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Driver Filmed ‘Sleeping’ In Tesla Going 120km/h [Video]
08 Mar 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Seth Blake, a guitarist for the band Wage War, filmed a video that has attracted a great deal of attention, showing a Tesla driver looking very mellow.
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Looks Like South Africa’s R84 Billion Smart City Is Dead In The Water
07 Mar 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In 2014, a Chinese development group called Zendai Developments announced that they intended to build an $8 billion smart city just outside of Jozi.
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Feast Your Eyes On The Most Powerful Vespa Ever [Video]
07 Mar 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Vespa have released their newest scooter, the Vespa GTS 300, which packs more powerful than anything they’ve done before.
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I Can’t Stop Watching Trump Call Tim Cook From Apple, ‘Tim Apple’ [Video]
07 Mar 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Tim Cook is kind of a big deal, but it seems like POTUS can’t fathom the idea that businesses aren’t always named after the people who run them.
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Massive Milestone – Watch Elon Musk’s ‘Dragon’ Dock With The International Space Station [Videos]
04 Mar 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
In a giant leap for mankind (or at least space travel), SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule successfully docked to the International Space Station for the first time.
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Bill Gates Reckons These Tech Innovations Are Going To Change The World
01 Mar 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates weighed in on the tech and scientific advances he believes will impact the world in 2019 and beyond.
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Scientists Uncover Second-Ever Case Of ‘Semi-Identical’ Twins
28 Feb 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Scientists were able to identify the second-ever case of ‘semi-identical twins’, who are neither identical nor fraternal, but something in between.
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Massive ‘Dragon Aurora’ Over Iceland Leaves NASA Surprised
26 Feb 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
A massive dragon-shaped aurora has appeared in the sky over Iceland, and NASA is rather surprised at the timing of it all.
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Five Ways Traffic Officers Are Using New Tech To Make Western Cape’s Roads Safer
25 Feb 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
There was a 6% decrease in overall fatalities this past festive season, and it has a lot to do with the new smart tech that traffic officers are using in the Western Cape.
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Incredible Insight About Space And The Human Race From Jeff Bezos’ Private Talk At The Yale Club
25 Feb 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Jeff Bezos revealed the plans for his private aerospace company, Blue Origin, and other interesting insights in a private talk in New York.
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Row Over Who Invented Stellenbosch Uni’s New ‘Game-Changing’ Shark Barrier
25 Feb 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The SharkSafe Barrier, patented by Stellenbosch University, promises to revolutionise beach safety against shark attacks. Now the tussle over who invented what begins.
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Scientists Think They’ve Finally Solved The Mystery Of Why Zebras Have Stripes
22 Feb 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Ever wondered why zebras are striped? Scientists believe that they’ve finally figured it out, and I guess we can all relate.
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Here’s A Google Street View Video With A Tiny Difference [Video]
22 Feb 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Take a tour of the incredible “Miniatur Wunderland”, one of the world’s largest model cities, with a tiny Google Street View car.
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New Audi Tech Ensure You Don’t Get Stuck At Red Lights [Video]
21 Feb 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Audi has found a way to make every car trip better by ensuring that you sail through a stretch of green traffic lights.
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Handy Google Extension Tells You If Your Password Has Been Hacked
20 Feb 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Google has created an extension for its browser specifically for those of us who, for whatever reason, don’t bother to change our passwords.
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SA’s Own Rocket Launch Mission Ends With A Massive Bang [Video]
19 Feb 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A team of students from the University of the KwaZulu Natal attempted their first “home-grown research rocket” launch yesterday. It didn’t go to plan.
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What To Expect From Apple’s New 2019 iPhones, iPads and Macs
18 Feb 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Apple is always ahead of the curve, which is why we’re so amped about the new iPads, iPhones and Macs coming our way this year.
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FACT: YouTube Is Contributing To More People Believing The Earth Is Flat [Videos]
18 Feb 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
A new study is blaming YouTube for the high number of people around the world who believe that the earth is flat.
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Paragraph Samples From The AI Fake Text Machine They Are Too Scared To Release
15 Feb 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
A new AI, dubbed GPT-2, is so good at responding to prompts that it’s been deemed too dangerous to release into the world.
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If You Buy Huawei Phones You Are Helping The Chinese Government Spy On The World – US Government
15 Feb 2019 by Carrie / 12 Comments
America is trying to convince other countries not to allow Huawei tech into 5G networks because, it claims, the gear could be used by the Chinese government for spying.
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14-Year-Old Kid In Line For Big Payday From Apple
14 Feb 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Apple has rewarded a 14-year-old boy from Arizona who helped them identify and fix a glitch before it caused any havoc.
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Ford’s ‘Lane-Keeping Bed’ For Partners Who Don’t Keep To Their Side Is Outrageous [Video]
14 Feb 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Ford has designed a bed guaranteed to keep your bed-hogging partner from straying out of “their lane”.
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How To Stay Connected When Load Shedding Strikes
12 Feb 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Load shedding is here in full force, which means it’s time to take a look at some tech-savvy devices that’ll keep you connected when the lights go out.
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This Is What Happens When You Use Tesla’s ‘Fart Mode’ [Video]
12 Feb 2019 by Carrie / 1 Comment
Tesla added some bonuses with its latest software update, including “romance mode” and “emissions testing mode”, or as it’s more commonly known – fart mode.
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Today’s Word Of The Day Is ‘Kakistocracy’
11 Feb 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Looking to expand your vocabulary and learn a new insult perfect for our political climate? You’re in luck, my friend.
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Students, Lecturers And Teachers: You Qualify For Big Discounts On Macs And iPads
08 Feb 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
It’s that time of the year when the holiday shine has worn off, and we’re looking at the year ahead. To perk you up, how about some rad discounts?
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Who Needs Laces When You’ve Got This App? [Video]
01 Feb 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
In these trying times, who really has time to bother lacing up their shoes? I know it sounds odd, but there’s some decent science behind this latest invention.
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Good News For Surfers: ‘Shark-Proof’ Wetsuits
01 Feb 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
A group of researchers in Australia are developing a ‘shark-proof’ wetsuit, which might help some surfers feel a little more relaxed in the water.
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Guess How Much Money The ‘Please Call Me’ Guy Turned Down
31 Jan 2019 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Kenneth Makate and Vodacom aren’t seeing eye to eye, although the exact offer from Vodacom has always been shrouded in mystery. Not anymore.
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