Ahead of its “Welcome Home” press event, reports indicate that Apple will officially introduce its long-rumoured smart home hub, named the HomeView. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the wall- or countertop-mounted display will serve as a central voice and automation command centre for Apple-powered homes. Read: ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo Review: Two-screen titan The HomeView…
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), of which WHO is a member, today issued a Food Insecurity and Malnutrition Alert for Sudan. Key highlights The IPC is warning of a growing risk of famine across parts of Greater Darfur and Greater Kordofan, where conflict, mass displacement, severe drought and inadequate humanitarian funding are driving…
The Buffalo Bills and Los Angeles Rams needed nearly 70 minutes to decide a winner on Monday. If we’re lucky, they’ll play at least 60 more in February. The Bills beat the Rams 37-34 in an overtime thriller on “Monday Night Football.” The game, a matchup of championship contenders and the last two NFL MVPs,…
The General Assembly on Monday adopted a political declaration on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, by 153 in favour to three against (Argentina, Israel and United States) with two abstentions (New Zealand and Paraguay). The text was due to be approved by consensus at a high-level meeting on 25 September. Objections from the United States…
Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration chairperson Mmamoloko Kubayi. Government has warned that individuals using social media to incite violence, intimidate foreign nationals or mobilise unlawful activities will face the consequences of their actions, as tensions surrounding migration and asylum applications continue. The Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Migration on Sunday raised concern about the circulation of inflammatory…
There was no immediate comment from the Houthis. On Sunday evening, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a video statement that its forces had launched missiles and drones at Riyadh and Dammam’s airports, as well as two oil and gas facilities in Eastern Province, in response to 124 Saudi air strikes in Yemen over…
The South African Revenue Service is investing heavily in artificial intelligence The South African Revenue Service will pay Microsoft almost R1.6-billion over three years to renew its software licences and support, and IBM nearly R1.2-billion, under contracts approved without open tenders, its latest annual report shows. The Microsoft deal, worth R1.58-billion, renews Sars’s Microsoft enterprise…
At a wildlife park in Northern England on Saturday, a man jumped over a barrier, into the enclosure of a 5-year-old Siberian tiger, and did not make it back out alive. Mark Strassmann has more.
Google has announced a long-term strategic partnership with female health platform Flo Health to integrate comprehensive menstrual cycle tracking data into the Google Health ecosystem and inform the development of future wearable hardware. Read: ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo Review: Two-screen titan The collaboration will first surface early next year through a direct integration between the…
Simon caps a Pacific season of record-breaking intensity, as deadly storms wreak havoc from Hawaii to Mexico. At least two people have died in Mexico after Hurricane Simon and former tropical storm Rachel brought torrential rain and catastrophic flooding to Pacific coast communities. At a Monday news briefing, Guerrero Governor Evelyn Salgado confirmed that a…
