WHATSAPP IS WORKING ON AI-POWERED EDITING TOOLS AND OTHER FEATURES
Thu 28 March 2024: It has been revealed that WhatsApp is developing a new feature that will use generative AI. Users will be able to alter their photographs with an AI-powered editing tool in the near future. It’s speculated that the tool will let users swiftly alter the background, style, or ‘expand’ an image using […]
BILL TO CLOSE AL JAZEERA OFFICES PASSES SECOND, THIRD ISRAELI KNESSET READINGS
Fri 29 March 2024: A bill to close the offices of foreign networks that “work against the state”, including Al Jazeera, passed its second and third reading in the Israeli Knesset, the Israeli Public Broadcaster reported yesterday. The draft law, which aims to prevent the operation of the Qatari media network Al Jazeera and similar entities within the occupation […]
INDIA’S ELECTIONS ARE COMING UP…ARE THE MEDIA UP TO THE TASK?
Thu 28 March 2024: With India amid a national election campaign, its news media is in sharp focus. Until recently it was believed that the sheer diversity of outlets ensured a range of perspectives, but now, India’s mainstream media has largely been co-opted by the Bharatiya Janata Party and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Just how […]
E-TOLLS TO OFFICIALLY END FROM APRIL 12 ON SOME GAUTENG ROADS
Thu 28 March 2024: The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) says e-tolls will end on Thursday, 11 April 2024. According to a government gazette signed off by the Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga, the Gauteng Free Improvement Project (GFIP) will no longer be toll routes. This follows a meeting between the Minister of Transport, […]
FRANCE WILL HELP BRAZIL DEVELOP NUCLEAR-POWERED SUBMARINES: MACRON
Thu 28 March 2024: President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that France would help Brazil develop nuclear technology for submarines, crucial assistance which has been a sensitive topic between the two nations. “I want us to open the chapter for new submarines … that we look nuclear propulsion in the face while being perfectly respectful of […]
NEARLY EVERY COUNTRY WILL SHRINK BY 2100 DUE TO BIRTH CRISIS: STUDY
Tue 26 March 2024: Fertility rates in nearly every country will be too low to sustain their populations by the end of this century, a major study has warned. By 2100, populations in 198 of 204 countries will be shrinking, with most births taking place in poor countries, the study published in the Lancet showed […]
BILL TO CLOSE AL JAZEERA OFFICES PASSES SECOND, THIRD ISRAELI KNESSET READINGS
Fri 29 March 2024: A bill to close the offices of foreign networks that “work against the state”, including Al Jazeera, passed its second and third reading in the Israeli Knesset, the Israeli Public Broadcaster reported yesterday. The draft law, which aims to prevent the operation of the Qatari media network Al Jazeera and similar entities within the occupation […]
INTEROCEPTION: THE SIXTH SENSE WE USE TO READ HIDDEN SIGNALS FROM OUR BODY
Fri 12 January 2024: At every moment, your body’s internal organs are sending signals to your brain. You’ll be mostly unaware of them, but sometimes they cut through: for example when you’re hungry, or when you need to go to the bathroom. Our ability to tap into these hidden signals is called interoception – sometimes […]
TASTY BANANA BREAD
Thu 06 Apr 2023: Quick & easy recipe. This banana bread is perfect for tea time Ingredients: 2 to 3 medium (7″ to 7-7/8″ long) very ripe bananas, peeled (about 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 cups mashed) 1/3 cup (76g) butter, unsalted or salted, melted 1/2 teaspoon baking soda (not baking powder) 1 pinch salt 3/4 cup (150g) sugar (1/2 cup if you would like it less […]