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‘Final Fantasy 7 Remake’ release date: Square Enix delivers its promise in full as details of the game is absolutely incredible

Oct 03, 2019 07:40 am UTC| Technology

Final Fantasy 7 Remake is expected to go toe to toe against The Last of Us Part 2 and Cyberpunk 2077 for Game of the Year award. The three titles are the most anticipated games coming out in 2020 as their respective...

OnePlus 7T retail release date, specs, price: How to buy it early and get a free pair of headphones

Oct 03, 2019 07:39 am UTC| Technology

OnePlus 7T is one of the most anticipated premium smartphones arriving in the last quarter of the year. Good news arrives for tech fans in key cities because they have a chance to buy the device earlier than the rest of...

Bitcoin is not the most-used cryptocurrency in the world but a controversial one tops the list and it’s shocking

Oct 03, 2019 07:18 am UTC| Technology

Bitcoin is seen as the most widely used cryptocurrency. In fact, when people talk about crypto, Bitcoin comes to mind, and this is how closely it has been associated with this modern-day currency. This is because most...

PlayStation 5 release date: Upcoming console supposedly codenamed Prospero; Will have dynamic AI assistant, patent filing suggests

Oct 03, 2019 06:15 am UTC| Technology

The PlayStation 5 is expected to launch in 2020, but leaks about the device have proliferated on the web for months. Now, it appears that its very design has been leaked as well. It should be noted, however, that the...

iPhone 12 to take inspiration from iPhone 4, iPhone 5, reliable leaker said

Oct 03, 2019 05:28 am UTC| Technology

The iPhone 11 isnt even one-month-old, and the narrative has already shifted to the iPhone 12. While the next iteration isnt coming anytime soon, the rumor mill is already hard in work pushing speculations forward. The...

Microsoft Surface Book 3: Leaked details and predicted announcement for the upcoming Surface event tomorrow

Oct 02, 2019 11:17 am UTC| Technology

Microsoft Surface Book 3 is not out yet despite the fact that the news about its release has been circulating since the start of this year. And it is not just about the release, but various outlets also posted leaked...

Google Pixel 4: New details about 4th Gen Pixel phone emerge; Voice memo transcriber added to the features

Oct 02, 2019 10:22 am UTC| Technology

Google Pixel 4 is anticipated, and while the fans are waiting to get their hands on this mobile gadget, lots of leaked details have been emerging left and right. This is Googles offering as the fourth version of its Pixel...

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Economy

What should you do if you can’t pay your rent or mortgage?

The cost of living crisis is making it difficult for many people to pay their bills, including housing costs. Private sector rents have increased by an average 9% over the year to February 2024, and rising interest rates...

Reducing energy demand and improving efficiency will help prevent the next gas crisis

Gas prices have relaxed, Europe has come out of the winter with record gas storage levels and a surfeit of liquefied natural gas is set to reach the shores of Europe over the coming years. Many commentators are hopeful...

Minimum wage for South African farm workers: study shows 2013 hike helped reduce poverty even though compliance was poor

Minimum wage policies are typically aimed at reducing poverty. Yet there is little direct evidence of this effect, especially in developing countries. And none for South Africa. In a recent paper, we consider the...

Gas is good until 2050 and beyond, under Albanese gas strategy

The Albanese government is talking up the crucial role of gas as a transition fuel through to 2050 and beyond. In a gas strategy to be released on Thursday, the government envisages the fuels uses would change over...

South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed

The South African governments Just Energy Transition Implementation Plan was launched in November 2023. It is a roadmap guiding the country away from reliance on coal-fired power towards renewable energy alternatives by...

Politics

Donald Trump Allegedly Offers Oil Execs a Deal to Scrap EV Incentives for $1B Donation

Former President Donald Trump reportedly proposed a $1 billion deal to oil executives, offering to end electric vehicle (EV) subsidies in return for campaign funding, according to The Washington Post. This move underscores...

US Supreme Court upended decades of precedent in 2022 by allowing voters to vote with gerrymandered maps instead of fixing the congressional districts first

For the 2022 midterm elections, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Alabama to use congressional districts that violated the law and diluted the voting power of Black citizens. A 5-4 vote by the Supreme Court in February...

Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections

Ahead of the European parliament elections in June, Germany has lowered the age limit on participation to 16. This makes it the largest of just a handful of states in the EU to allow people under the age of 18 to vote....

South Africa will be president of the G20 in 2025: two much-needed reforms it should drive

South Africa will play an important international role in 2025 as president of the G20. The G20 is a group of 19 countries as well as the African Union and the European Union. Between them they represent 85% of global...

What early 2024 polls are revealing about voters of color and the GOP

By the end of winter 2024, the return of Donald Trump to the top of the GOP presidential ticket has revealed a surprising trend in the former presidents base of support: his increasing popularity among Black and Latino...

Science

Is dark matter’s main rival theory dead? There’s bad news from the Cassini spacecraft and other recent tests

One of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics today is that the forces in galaxies do not seem to add up. Galaxies rotate much faster than predicted by applying Newtons law of gravity to their visible matter, despite those...

Why are algorithms called algorithms? A brief history of the Persian polymath you’ve likely never heard of

Algorithms have become integral to our lives. From social media apps to Netflix, algorithms learn your preferences and prioritise the content you are shown. Google Maps and artificial intelligence are nothing without...

IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects

About a trillion tiny particles called neutrinos pass through you every second. Created during the Big Bang, these relic neutrinos exist throughout the entire universe, but they cant harm you. In fact, only one of them is...

The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for backup

A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from US$5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return date may slip from the end of this...

Dark matter: our new experiment aims to turn the ghostly substance into actual light

A ghost is haunting our universe. This has been known in astronomy and cosmology for decades. Observations suggest that about 85% of all the matter in the universe is mysterious and invisible. These two qualities are...

Technology

AI 'Godfather' Warns of Job Displacement, Advocates for Universal Basic Income

Renowned AI godfather Geoffrey Hinton warns of significant job losses due to AI, urging governments to adopt universal basic income as a countermeasure. Hinton Advocates for Universal Basic Income According to...

Shiba Inu: Top Analyst Identifies Coin as 'Potential Gold Mine'; Price Analysis Suggests 35% Upside

Top analyst Davie Satoshi sees Shiba Inu (SHIB) as a potential gold mine; price analysis predicts a 35% upside. Key Pattern in SHIBs Price Chart The Shiba Inu (SHIB) memecoin has caught the eye of many analysts....

Tesla Cybertruck Powers Houston Gas Station, Elon Musk Reacts to Saudi Prince’s Photo

A TikTok video showed a Tesla Cybertruck powering a Houston gas station after a tornado, while Elon Musk responded to a photo of a Saudi prince with a Cybertruck. Cybertrucks Real-World Test Connecting to a Tesla...

Shanghai's Data Policy Shift Could Propel Tesla's Local Data Center Efforts

Shanghais new data-export policy could accelerate Teslas plans to build a local data center, enhancing its artificial intelligence (AI) development for autonomous driving. Chinas Regulatory Update As China attempts...

CPI Report Spurs Optimism, BlackRock CIO Forecasts Fixed Income Growth

The release of the U.S. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) report provided a wave of relief to the financial markets. This signaled a possible reduction in inflationary pressures. Rick Rieder, Chief Investment Officer of...