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18/09/2025

End of the green ID book could be closer than believed,

Home Affairs can technically produce up to nine million smart ID cards annually. With the increase in locations where these can be obtained, the estimated remaining green ID books in circulation could all be replaced within two to three years.

18/09/2025

Big shifts happening at South African universities,

AI engineer Akhil Boddu believes the technology should be allowed in universities, but students should detail their use of AI in the form of a citation.

15/09/2025

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250912195119.htm

Physicists have achieved a breakthrough by using a 58-qubit quantum computer to create and observe a long-theorized but never-before-seen quantum phase of matter: a Floquet topologically ordered state. By harnessing rhythmic driving in these quantum systems, the team imaged particle edge motions and...

03/09/2025

https://mybroadband.co.za/news/banking/608967-one-of-south-africas-biggest-banks-secretly-changed-a-setting-that-could-cost-customers-in-fees.html

Absa has quietly changed the default option for payments to other banks from regular EFTs to PayShap, for which it charges R7.50 when made to regular account numbers.

01/09/2025

How to market your website .

01/09/2025

https://www.npr.org/2025/08/30/nx-s1-5502438/what-are-the-skills-critical-for-the-future-of-work

A study from Stanford says AI is taking jobs and making it harder for young people to find work. Tech education company founder Sinead Bovell talks about the skills that will be critical for the future of work.

01/09/2025

https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/ios-26-is-bringing-parents-more-control-over-kids-screen-time/ =CAD-01-10aai3d

Here are the updated parental controls anyone with children should know about.

31/08/2025

https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/what-to-read-this-weekend-two-thrilling-horror-novels-in-one-201544768.html

Here's what we read and recommend this week.

31/08/2025

https://www.bgr.com/1950268/motion-detectors-smart-home-uses/

Motion detectors aren't just for home security - you can also use them to regulate the temperature in your home, automate lighting, and more.

31/08/2025

https://www.npr.org/2025/08/28/nx-s1-5493485/ai-slop-videos-youtube-tiktok

Critics say that "slop" videos made with generative AI are often repetitive or useless. But they get millions of views — and platforms are grappling with what to do about them.

28/08/2025

https://youtu.be/WfccS6pYJXQ?si=ofVf7lpdCJWH2QR0

Keep up with the latest quantum computing research and sign up at https://www.paperparrot.ai/ From the former head of Google Quantum AI starting a new job, t...

28/08/2025

Human ‘washing machine’ makes a splash! Meet the AI-based invention that cleans you in just 15 minutes,https://iol.co.za/lifestyle/2025-08-22-human-washing-machine-makes-a-splash-meet-the-ai-based-invention-that-cleans-you-in-just-15-minutes/

In Japan, a groundbreaking invention is on the verge of transforming personal hygiene for the elderly read more to discover how this innovative human 'washing machine' could revolutionise caregiving and restore dignity to daily routines.