Xiaomi walks back EV launch claims

Xiaomi walks back EV launch claims

Xiaomi SU7 Ultra Xiaomi has walked back a claim that it will launch its superfast SU7 Ultra electric vehicle in South Africa. The company confirmed in e-mail correspondence with TechCentral on Wednesday that it would introduce the vehicle locally. “The vehicle will be coming to South Africa – we just do not have confirmation yet…

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Netanyahu says starvation claims in Gaza are exaggerated as backlash mounts over plans for new Israeli offensive

Netanyahu says starvation claims in Gaza are exaggerated as backlash mounts over plans for new Israeli offensive

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came under pressure from all sides Sunday as his controversial plan to seize Gaza City drew backlash inside his government and on the streets of Israel, while malnutrition deaths in the Gaza Strip continued to climb. At a press conference on Sunday, a defiant Netanyahu continued to deny there is…

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PlayStation 6 leak claims a threefold performance boost

PlayStation 6 leak claims a threefold performance boost

Almost five years after the PlayStation 5’s launch, rumours about Sony’s next-generation console, the PlayStation 6, are starting to emerge. A recent video from the leaker Moore’s Law is Dead claims to reveal extensive details about the PS6’s potential specs, pricing, and release timing. It’s important to note that these details are reportedly sourced from…

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Ozow claims first-mover advantage with live roll-out of PayShap Request

Ozow claims first-mover advantage with live roll-out of PayShap Request

Rachel Cowan, interim CEO at Ozow. South African fintech firm Ozow says it has achieved a first in the country’s digital payments space by implementing the real-time payment feature, PayShap Request, in a live environment. The company claims the functionality represents the country’s first South African Reserve Bank (SARB)-endorsed interoperable account-to-account payment rail (the infrastructure…

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Columbia University to pay 0m to settle anti-Semitism claims | Education News

Columbia University to pay $200m to settle anti-Semitism claims | Education News

Settlement marks victory in US President Donald Trump’s efforts to exert greater control over third-level education. Columbia University, one of the top educational institutions in the United States, has agreed to pay $221m to settle claims by US President Donald Trump’s administration that it failed to police anti-Semitism on campus. Under the agreement announced on…

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Grok 4 arrives with bold claims and fresh controversy

Grok 4 arrives with bold claims and fresh controversy

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence start-up xAI is rolling out Grok 4 just months after releasing its previous iteration, underscoring the frenetic pace of AI development. Flanked by members of the xAI team and clad in a leather jacket, the billionaire demoed the new bot via a video livestream early on Thursday. Available immediately, Grok 4…

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