Virtual reality can improve conservation and bring ancient cities back to life
Mar 01, 2020 12:42 pm UTC| Technology
Around 3,300 years ago, the port city of Ugarit was a vibrant urban centre, located strategically on the overland network linking Egypt with Asia Minor and on the route between Persia and India in the east and Greece and...
Don't fear a 'robot apocalypse' – tomorrow's digital jobs will be more satisfying and higher-paid
Mar 01, 2020 12:34 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
If youre concerned that automation and artificial intelligence are going to disrupt the economy over the next decade, join the club. But while policymakers and academics agree therell be significant disruption, they differ...
‘Overwatch’ update: ‘Experimental’ Zarya buff is so OP
Mar 01, 2020 11:56 am UTC| Technology
Overwatch has been finding ways to deliver new gaming experiences to its millions of players. For instance, theres a new feature called the Triple Damage Experimental mode that changes the mix of heroes in a team. New...
Nintendo Switch leads the pack in EMEAA console sales for January 2020
Feb 29, 2020 07:49 am UTC| Technology
Nintendo Switch consoles were selling like hotcakes last January 2020. The latest figures last month reveal that more than half of console sales within EMEAA territories were of the Nintendo gaming machine. According to...
‘PUBG Mobile’ update 0.17.0: New survival mode, weapon skins, locations set to arrive this March
Feb 29, 2020 02:37 am UTC| Technology
PUBG Mobile 0.17.0 will arrive in a couple of days as the game gears up for the new PUBG Mobile Season 12. Here are some of the enhancements that the upcoming update will bring. Death Replay The PUBG Mobile 0.17.0...
‘PUBG Mobile’ patch 0.17.0 release date confirmed: Devs announce how Death Replays will work
Feb 28, 2020 09:32 am UTC| Technology
PUBG Mobile fans may have been wondering where is patch 0.17.0, especially now that February is almost over. While the update has been delayed, developers have finally confirmed that it will arrive in a few days from...
Feb 28, 2020 09:31 am UTC| Technology
iOS users might finally get the multitasking function they have been asking for once the iOS 14 is live. A video emerged online claiming it is a leaked internal build of the next iOS update giving fans the first look on...
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