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Disney’s Project Kiwi working on robotic Baby Groot When they say robots are coming for our jobs, they’re not joking. Especially if ‘they’ is Disney, in this case, and ‘our’ is the people in Disney princess outfits. The company’s Project Kiwi is reportedly working on robotic life-sized versions of our favourite Disney characters, including Guardians

Selling fluorescent bulbs may be banned in South Africa A change in the regulations in South African light bulbs is currently being undertaken, with the aim of improving general safety and energy efficiency of lighting around the country. The new specifications that determine what may be sold in the country will more or less ban

Rumour has it DJI could drop a new drone this week Image: OsitaLV DJI, the folks behind the most popular drones to grace the consumer marketplace, may have a new creation seeing the light of day very soon. The company is expected to reveal a new iteration of the Mavic Air 2, which is reportedly

Check out the ID Buzz, Volkswagen's electric minibus If you're anything like us, then you've no doubt been tempted to pack your life into a Volkswagen minibus, ditch modern society and live on the road. Soon you'll be able to do all that and feel even greener thanks to the VW's new ID Buzz, a

YouTube will soon detect products so it can "recommend" them to you Anyone else noticed recently that YouTube ads are becomingly particularly egregious? They've always been annoying but it feels like YouTube is doing its best to push people to subscribe to Premium and this latest update is no exception. YouTube is reportedly testing a

Twitter suspended people for tweeting 'the M-word' In a bizarre series of events, Twitter has started banning users who tweet the word Memphis. Now, we don't know what folks over tin the United States have been up to in the second-largest city in Tennessee, but Twitter's moderators aren't having any of it. Users on the

Apple has discontinued the ultra-powerful iMac Pro In 2017 Apple revealed its most powerful (and most expensive) iMac yet. Designed with labs and heavy-duty designers, editors and animators in mind, the iMac Pro is (soon was) the most expensive product sold on the company's shelves. Now it looks like it'll soon retire, because who has

Check out this 3D-printed device that helps blind dogs get around Photo: Chad Lalande It's a Monday, so we thought we'd kick off this Light Start with a bit of feel-good news to help you through those blues. Chad Lalande, an amateur designer, has designed a remarkably simple apparatus that can be strapped to a

Signal went down for a day due to a surge in new users Given how everyone has been flocking away from WhatsApp after the less than fun update to its terms and conditions, it makes sense that competing apps may be put under strain. Signal has been flooded with new users desperately seeking refuge from

Sony shows off company's first 360-degree speakers When you're listening to... well, to anything it's really important that the sound be good. It should envelop you, wrap you up in its harmonies. That's the idea behind 360-degree audio and while other companies may have beaten Sony to the punch, that doesn't mean they aren't responding.