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'Rainbow Six Siege' update: Everything to know about the free trial week and Ubisoft's major sale

Aug 30, 2019 07:13 am UTC| Technology

Ubisoft devised a way to invite more gamers to try Rainbow Six Siege before the official release of Ember Rise next week. The online tactical shooter can now be downloaded and played for free until next week. Ubisoft is...

‘The Last of Us Part 2’ release date: Clickers can be used as a tactical advantage, rumors claim

Aug 30, 2019 07:04 am UTC| Technology

Sony and Naughty Dog are still keeping everything close to the chest with regards to information about The Last of Us Part 2. The last time that the gaming community heard about the sequel was in E3 2018 where a gameplay...

‘Black Ops 4’ developers make questionable decision amidst the arrival of ‘Borderlands 3,’ ‘Modern Warfare’

Aug 30, 2019 07:02 am UTC| Technology

For months, Treyarch has made one questionable decision after another that alienated a lot of Black Ops 4 players and caused them to transfer to other games. And it appears that the studio is intent in tripping itself over...

‘Final Fantasy 8 Remastered’ release date: Extensive gameplay demo released days ahead of title’s launch

Aug 30, 2019 07:02 am UTC| Technology

Final Fantasy 8 Remastered is only a few days away, and people who are yearning to smash themselves with the nostalgia hammer are on the edge of their seat for the authentic re-experience. Fortunately, a gameplay video has...

OnePlus 7T release date, features: Will it support 5G network?

Aug 29, 2019 10:34 am UTC| Technology

The flagship smartphone series was just launched earlier this year. So the companys silence about the rumored OnePlus 7T is not surprising. However, that does not stop information leaks from surfacing online. Just...

‘The Elder Scrolls 4: Skyblivion’ developers are in need of more volunteers to finish the project

Aug 29, 2019 07:48 am UTC| Technology

The Elder Scrolls 4: Skyblivion recently made waves after TESRenewal released a teaser video highlighting the teams progress about this massive project. The developers have made a lot of changes in Oblivion after...

‘PES 2020’ release date: Upcoming version will be a ‘massive jump forward,’ brand manager says

Aug 29, 2019 07:04 am UTC| Technology

There are only two weeks before PES 2020 hit the shelves, and Konami is ramping up its efforts in marketing the title. For months now, Konami made a lot of moves to secure exclusivity rights that usually favors...

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Economy

The US is one of the least trade-oriented countries in the world – despite laying the groundwork for today’s globalized system

Given the spate of news about international trade lately, Americans might be surprised to learn that the U.S. isnt very dependent on it. Indeed, looking at trade as a percentage of gross domestic product a metric...

Beyond the spin, beyond the handouts, here’s how to get a handle on what’s really happening on budget night

Three weeks from now, some of us will be presented with a mountain of budget papers, and just about all of us will get to hear about them on radio, TV or news websites on budget night. The quickest way to find out what...

Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility

Ivan Vladislavić is Johannesburgs literary linkman. He tells us, in the first pages of his new book, The Near North, that before cities were lit, first by gaslight and later electricity, people of means paid torchbearers...

Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget

With Jim Chalmerss third budget on May 14, Australians will be looking for some more cost-of-living relief beyond the tax cuts although they have been warned extra measures will be modest. As this weeks consumer price...

Inflation is slowly falling, while student debt is climbing: 6 graphs that explain today’s CPI

Australias inflation rate has fallen for the fifth successive quarter, and its now less than half of what it was back in late 2022. The annual rate peaked at 7.8% in the December quarter of 2022 and is now just 3.6%, in...

Politics

South Africa’s youth are a generation lost under democracy – study

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa recently painted a rosy picture in which the countrys youth democracys children had enormous opportunities for advancement, all thanks to successive post-apartheid governments led...

Sadiq Khan on track for third term as London mayor – but nearly half of Londoners dissatisfied with performance

Polls have consistently shown that the incumbent mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, appears to be on track to win a third term in office at the upcoming mayoral elections on May 2. One poll we commissioned as part of our...

Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’

Most American workers are hired at will: Employers owe their employees nothing in the relationship except earned wages, and employees are at liberty to quit at their option. As the rule is generally stated, either party...

Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board

To say that the Labour party is flying high in the polls is something of an understatement. But despite its consistent lead against the Tories, the opposition finds itself in a rather odd position: on the cusp of power but...

Science

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...

A Nasa rover has reached a promising place to search for fossilised life on Mars

While we go about our daily lives on Earth, a nuclear-powered robot the size of a small car is trundling around Mars looking for fossils. Unlike its predecessor Curiosity, Nasas Perseverance rover is explicitly intended to...

The rising flood of space junk is a risk to us on Earth – and governments are on the hook

A piece of space junk recently crashed through the roof and floor of a mans home in Florida. Nasa later confirmed that the object had come from unwanted hardware released from the international space station. The 700g,...

Peter Higgs was one of the greats of particle physics. He transformed what we know about the building blocks of the universe

Peter Higgs, who gave his name to the subatomic particle known as the Higgs boson, has died aged 94. He was always a modest man, especially when considering that he was one of the greats of particle physics the area of...

Technology

Shiba Inu's Remarkable 12% Surge Fueled by Record SHIB Burns, Community Momentum

Shiba Inus ascent reaches new heights as the cryptocurrency experiences a remarkable 12% surge, fueled by record-breaking SHIB burns. The surge reflects robust community engagement and underscores the dynamic nature of the...

Vodafone Ventures into Crypto Integration: SIM Cards to Host Blockchain Wallets

Vodafone, the UK-based telecom giant, is pioneering a groundbreaking initiative to fuse blockchain technology with smartphone functionality by integrating cryptocurrency wallets directly into SIM cards. This innovative...

Leak: Huawei's Kirin PC Chip, Qingyun Notebooks to Launch Next Month

Leaked information hinting at the imminent debut of the highly anticipated Kirin PC chip alongside the release of new Qingyun notebooks. The introduction of this computer-dedicated CPU marks a significant milestone for...

Tesla Enhances Model Y Lineup with Longer-Range Variant, Price Adjustment

Tesla has revamped its Model Y offerings, bidding farewell to the standard range rear-wheel-drive (RWD) model while introducing a longer-range variant for an additional $2,000. This strategic maneuver aligns with Teslas...
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