https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-crisis-putin-recognises-two-breakaway-regions-as-independent-12548265
Vladimir Putin has declared he recognises two separatist regions in Ukraine as independent.
The Russian president made the announcement during a live TV address.
It comes after requests by...
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-08-09-eskom-confirms-explosion-at-medupi-days-after-station-comes-onstream-investigations-under-way/
So the workers at Medupi managed to blow a generator unit up within one week of the station receiving commercial operation status.
So WWDC is over and iOS 15 has been announced. The first item of interest is a new feature called Private Relay, which encrypts all data leaving the iOS device and routes through two servers to anonymise it.
Unfortunately it’s not available in a number of authoritarian regimes and a few others...
I’ve just realised I’m quite overloaded with streaming music services, and my favourite is a rather strange choice, it’s Apple Music on my Android handset.
I’ve got:
Apple Music (it’s a freebie on my iPhone contract)
Amazon Music (included with Prime)
YouTube Music (I had a lifetime...
There are lots of cool updates in this dev beta but one really jumps out: if you have an Apple Watch, you’ll be able to use Face ID to unlock your iPhone near-instantly, even if your face is covered by a mask.
Timely may have been an understatement.
Last year, Apple changed the way Face ID...
I was going through some photos and found this, what would be the relevance of this UK photo in the snow to this forum? And maybe a guess as to where it is.
A group of terrorists have attacked people in Vienna this evening.
https://news.sky.com/story/vienna-synagogue-terror-attack-live-updates-several-killed-after-multiple-attackers-open-fire-in-austria-capital-official-says-12122199
Video shows a shooting (with censoring of the actual moment of...
Aug. 27 (UPI) -- A South African duo broke a Guinness World Record by singing karaoke songs for a total 35 consecutive hours.
Jacqueline Brits and Rhinus Lotz of Mbombela said they had initially planned to sing for a full 48 hours, but they decided to stop at 35 due to exhaustion from the...
Looks like existing Huawei owners are also going to feel the childishness of Trump. Possibility of no new Android or security updates looms on the horizon.
https://phandroid.com/2020/08/18/huaweis-license-with-the-us-has-expired-and-its-bad-news-for-current-owners/
SAN FRANCISCO — Reddit, one of the largest social networking and message board websites, on Monday banned its biggest community devoted to President Trump as part of an overhaul of its hate speech policies.
The community or “subreddit,” called “The_Donald,” is home to more than 790,000 users...
Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula has formally introduced the National Road Traffic Amendment Bill to parliament.
The bill aims to introduce dozens of new traffic and motoring-related changes including further regulations around driving schools, licences and traffic wardens.
Arguably the...
Government finalising total ban on public smoking
Deputy Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla revealed government plans to criminalise public smoking.
Government is finalising a bill that will see the prohibition of all public smoking, according to Deputy Health Minister Dr Joe Paahla.
Paahla was...
A Pakistan International Airlines plane has crashed in Karachi on a flight from Lahore, aviation officials say.
The plane, which was reportedly carrying around 99 passengers and eight crew, was flying from Lahore to Jinnah International Airport, one of Pakistan's busiest airports.
Pictures...
CBS All Access has ordered a full series of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, based on the years where Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) helms the U.S.S. Enterprise.
The series will feature Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 fan favorites Anson Mount as Captain Christopher Pike, Rebecca Romijn as...