Vodacom South Africa has claimed it has achieved uplink speeds of 254Mbit/s in a test of a 5G technology it calls “SuperUpload”, which it has described as a first for the African continent. The technology allows a 5G device to use two separate channels simultaneously for uploading data, with the device automatically selecting the faster…
Oil prices retreated Tuesday, even after Secretary of Energy Chris Wright wrongly claimed in a social media post that the U.S. Navy had escorted a tanker through the Strait of Hormuz. “The U.S. Navy has not escorted a tanker or a vessel at this time,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Tuesday. U.S….
Nothing has officially expanded its audio lineup with the Headphone (a), a more accessible alternative to the flagship Headphone 1. While the new model retains the brand’s distinct industrial design language, it breaks away from the monochrome aesthetic with a vibrant palette featuring Yellow, Pink, White, and Black. Read: Sony LinkBuds Clip Review: Getting you…
During his State of the Union address, President Trump claimed Iran is working to build nuclear weapons that could threaten the U.S. Iran’s foreign ministry disputes the claim. The U.S. is continuing to add to its military buildup in the region, ahead of negotiations on Thursday. Charlie D’Agata reports.
The U.S. women’s hockey team won gold at the Winter Games in Italy, beating out rival Canada in overtime. In figure skating, American Alysa Liu became the Olympic champion, ending the U.S.’ 20-year medal drought in the event.
Meta Platforms, TikTok and YouTube will face courtroom scrutiny this week over allegations that their platforms are fuelling a youth mental health crisis, as a debate about kids’ screen time enters a new phase. The trial in California is a test case for thousands of other lawsuits seeking damages for social media harms, in a…
Watch: Labour and Conservative MPs criticise Trump Afghanistan remarks Donald Trump’s claim that Nato troops stayed “a little off the front lines” during the war in Afghanistan is “disappointing”, a minister has said. Health and Social Care Minister Stephen Kinnock said the UK and other allies had “always stood shoulder to shoulder with the United…
Traditional use of nhundurwa fruit for reducing toothache and pain but little solid evidence for viral health claims IN SHORT: Facebook posts claim that liquids from the fruit – inhaled, bathed in or applied vaginally – can be used to treat a variety of health conditions, including toothache and itching. While the fruit has long…
The Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday that it is freezing all federal child care payments to the state of Minnesota in the wake of a viral video that alleged widespread fraud at child care facilities across the state. In a statement and accompanying video on X, Deputy Secretary Jim O’Neill and Assistant…
Presidential spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya. The presidency says minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, acted within the confines of the law by publishing a policy direction in the Government Gazette on the role of equity equivalent investment programmes (EEIPs) in the ICT sector. Last week, Malatsi instructed the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa…
