Universities have invested in online learning – and it can provide students with value for money
Oct 05, 2020 13:37 pm UTC| Business Technology
As the coronavirus pandemic continues, so does universities reliance on online teaching, prompting complaints from students that they are not getting full value from tuition fees. Students who have returned to campus fear...
Facebook profits from Canadian media content, but gives little in return
Oct 05, 2020 13:26 pm UTC| Technology
Its a promise I cant wait to see fulfilled. In its most recent speech from the throne, Justin Trudeaus government pledged to ensure the revenue of web giants is shared more fairly with our creators and media. As a...
Facebook is merging Messenger and Instagram chat features. It's for Zuckerberg's benefit, not yours
Oct 05, 2020 13:23 pm UTC| Technology
Facebook Messenger and Instragrams direct messaging services will be integrated into one system, Facebook has announced. The merge will allow shared messaging across both platforms, as well as video calls and the use of...
Oct 05, 2020 11:04 am UTC| Technology
With only a few weeks left before the initially set release date of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands expansion, Blizzard had announced that there will be a change of plans. As a result, the developer has started sending...
Oct 05, 2020 10:52 am UTC| Technology
There has been a continuous flow of photo leaks suggesting that they offer the first look at the Starfield images. The latest round of leaks includes a couple of photos showing more details on the spacesuit seen in...
Oct 05, 2020 07:58 am UTC| Technology
Microsoft has big plans for the Xbox Game Pass platform, and one move that made that so apparent was the announcement that its Ultimate-tier service will also include the EA Play library this year. The company has now...
Oct 05, 2020 07:48 am UTC| Technology
It is the year of delays and change of schedules, and World of Warcraft: Shadowlands is not spared. Blizzard has just announced that the expansion has been removed from its October launch, but will still arrive in...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects