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Earlier this week, Russian farmers announced they are testing virtual reality (VR) for dairy cows. Conducted at the RusMoloko farm near Moscow, the trials supposedly use specially adapted goggles to show the animals a view of a pleasant field in summer. The idea is to make the cows happier, which in turn could make them produce more milk.
This week in Light Start, Samsung confirms key Galaxy S11 specs, Ryan Reynolds has taken up an interest in mobile networks, the PS5 devkit strikes again, and the best South African Cyber Monday deals.
Black, Cell C’s answer to streaming services like Netflix and (more local) Showmax will shut down on 31 December 2019. The streaming service sent an SMS to current customers saying that after a ‘review of our product portfolio’, it’ll suspend the service.
Videos showing autonomous or self-driving vehicles weaving in and out of crossroads at speed without colliding suggest this technology will solve traffic problems. You almost never see pedestrians or cyclists in these videos. The reality is that they don’t fit.
If there’s one thing we could all do without, it is going to renew any type of official document. You’ve gotta take time off work, stand in long queues in humid rooms and navigate unorganised government buildings. Not anymore, thanks to a platform called ChatBack.
No, you’re only imaging the opening notes from the Mission Impossible theme song. But yes, Facebook is indeed testing messages…
Long-distance running times are dropping – and the first sub-two hour marathon was completed recently by Kenyan athlete, Eliud Kipchoge. Some are arguing that innovations in trainer design are playing a pivotal role in these improvements. But what is the science behind these elite running shoes? Can they really make such a big difference? And can they get even better?
Twitter’s decided it’s time to take out the trash, and will remove all inactive accounts from 11 December of this year. If you haven’t used your Twitter account in the last six months, better check your mails, bud.
Researchers recently produced an algorithm that could guess whether heart patients had lived or died from their condition within a year. By looking at data from a test of the heart’s electrical activity known as an electrocardiogram or ECG, the algorithm successfully predicted patient survival in 85% of cases
Yeah, we’ve got Uber and Bolt, but Africa has been slow in adopting electric scooters (or simply e-scooters). Well, the micromobility operator, Lime, will launch e-scooters in the city of Cape Town early next year.