Water is needed for development, production and consumption, yet we are overusing and polluting an unsubstitutable resource and system. Eight…
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Google and the XPrize Foundation have launched a competition worth $5-29million (R9.4-million) to develop real-world applications for quantum computers that benefit…
Your money, postcode, friends and family can make all the difference to how the criminal system treats you. The New…
South Africa is in the middle of a deep electricity crisis. In 2023 the public, many of whom are voters,…
Humans are very good at spotting patterns, or repeating features people can recognize. For instance, ancient Polynesians navigated across the Pacific…
The online financial products and services known as “fintech” have become deeply embedded in the economic and social life of…
Generative artificial intelligence has been hailed for its potential to transform creativity, and especially by lowering the barriers to content creation. While…
There is a lot of hype about smart rings right now – Samsung is due to release a Galaxy ring, and…
During the COVID pandemic, social media platforms were swarmed by far-right and anti-vaccination communities that spread dangerous conspiracy theories. These…
An astronomical telescope designed to complement the ageing Hubble Space Telescope lifted off from New Zealand’s south island on April 16 2023.…