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Whats App launches usernames, ending the need to share phone numbers
53+ min ago (435+ words) Whats App is introducing usernames, a major privacy feature designed to help you connect with new people without giving away your phone number. Image: Screengrab Whats App is introducing usernames, giving users a new way to connect without revealing their…...
Whats App introduces usernames to let users connect without sharing phone numbers
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (362+ words) Whats App is introducing usernames, a major privacy feature designed to help you connect with new people without giving away your phone number. Whats App is introducing usernames, giving users a new way to connect without revealing their phone numbers....
New Paradiplozoon species named after Cape Nature ecologist
2+ day, 2+ min ago (346+ words) A newly described Paradiplozoon species has been named after Cape Nature Fauna Ecologist, Dr Martine Jordaan. Jordaan is pictured retrieving nets. This is in recognition of her knowledge and passion for the aquatic life of the Cape Fold Ecoregion, continuous…...
Is Tik Tok rewiring our brains?
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (530+ words) Explore how the rapid-fire nature of social media, particularly Tik Tok, is reshaping our cognitive responses and impacting cybersecurity training. Discover innovative strategies to combat digital distractions and enhance employee awareness. Between doom-scrolling, rapid-fire Slack notifications, and algorithmic video feeds,…...
Europe heatwave: Nearly 200 million face extreme temperatures as records tumble
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (621+ words) Lifeguards keep watch from their station over a packed lake beach during a heatwave at the Bordeaux Lac beach, in Bordeaux, south-western France on June 23, 2026. Image: Philippe Lopez / AFP Tens of millions face a weekend of extreme temperatures in Europe…...
Genius Eastern Cape student builds AI smart glasses inspired by blind grandmother
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (458+ words) Young innovator from the Eastern Cape, Elihle Stali, is setting the bar for breakthrough technology aimed at helping the visually impaired with a pair of AI-assisted smart glasses inspired by his late grandmother. The 23-year-old computer science student has created…...
Severe weather alert: Cape Town residents urged to prepare for cold front
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (573+ words) Rain and stormy weather has been forecast for the weekend. Cape Town residents have been urged to prepare for severe winter weather and cold front warnings this weekend. The City of Cape Town's Disaster Risk Management Centre is urging residents…...
African penguin population shows signs of recovery at Boulders Beach
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (382+ words) A glimmer of hope for South Africa's endangered penguins as Boulders colony defies decline. Conservationists have welcomed a rare and encouraging victory in the fight to save the African penguin, following a surprise population boost at one of South Africa's…...
US intelligence loses Anthropic AI tool amid national security dispute
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (267+ words) Anthropic AI fight with Pentagon US Intelligence Loses Anthropic AI Tool Amid National Security Dispute The US National Security Agency (NSA) has reportedly lost access to Anthropic's advanced Mythos 5 artificial intelligence (AI) model, which it had been using to identify…...
First-of-its-kind 3 D map reveals intricate neural network of the clitoris
1+ week, 3+ day ago (886+ words) Detailed map of the clitoris, the starting point of clitoris science, highlighting that much work remains to be done. For a species capable of sending rockets into space and smartphones that can scan a face in three dimensions, it feels…...