ELON MUSK’S XAI TO LAUNCH ‘GROKIPEDIA,’ TO CHALLENGE WIKIPEDIA’S DOMINANCE

Wed 01 October 2025: On Tuesday, Elon Musk revealed that his AI company, xAI, is working on “Grokipedia,” a new platform to compete with Wikipedia. Musk, who owns the social media platform X, said the new service would be a “massive improvement” over the long-established online encyclopedia, whose entries are created and edited by volunteers. […]

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EUROPE’S SUMMER OF SORROW – 16,500 DEAD FROM EXTREME HEAT DRIVEN BY CLIMATE CHANGE

Wed 01 October 2025: Scientists estimated Wednesday that rising temperatures from human-caused climate change were responsible for roughly 16,500 deaths in European cities this summer, using modelling to project the toll before official data is released. The rapidly-produced study is the latest effort by climate and health researchers to quickly link the death toll during […]

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SAUDI FUND, KUSHNER’S FIRM TO BUY GAMES MAKER ELECTRONIC ARTS IN $55BN DEAL

Wed 01 October 2025: Battlefield and Madden NFL developer agrees to sell itself in a deal that would be the largest leveraged buyout in history. Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, an investment company run by the son-in-law of the United States president, and a California-based private equity firm have bought gaming industry giant Electronic Arts […]

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GAZA-BOUND FLOTILLA EXPECTS ISRAELI INTERCEPTION ‘TONIGHT OR TOMORROW’

Wed 01 October 2025: Ships of the Global Sumud Flotilla sailing toward the Gaza Strip are preparing for a possible interception by Israel as they approach a designated high-risk zone in the eastern Mediterranean, Italy’s La Stampa reported Tuesday. Two of the flotilla’s vessels, Jeannot III and Estrella, are continuing their courses with an expected […]

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FRAUDULENT TRAFFIC FINES TARGET DRIVERS

Wed 01 October 2025: Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA) Spokesperson Monde Mkalipi warns against paying through suspicious links or unauthorised platforms as the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) system rolls out nationally. He cautioned that fraudulent “ghost fines” are already targeting motorists ahead of the implementation. The RTIA has raised concerns about fraudsters […]

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‘I LOVE MUHAMMAD’ BANNER CONTROVERSY: HOW ROUTINE DECORATION IN KANPUR SPARKED NATIONWIDE PROTESTS, CRACKDOWNS

Tue 30 September 2025: The immediate flashpoint this weekend was Bareilly, where a post-Friday prayer protest turned violent, prompting police action, detentions, arrests and an internet shutdown. Lucknow: What began as a seemingly routine decoration in Kanpur on the eve of Eid Milad-un-Nabi has spiraled for over three weeks into one of the most volatile religious controversies in […]

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WHATSAPP INTRODUCES LIVE PHOTOS AND NEW FEATURES

Tue 30 September 2025: WhatsApp has announced new features aimed at enhancing the user experience. iOS users can now send Live Photos, and Android users can send Motion Photos. This functionality allows users to send photos that include sound and movement. The update also includes several key additions: Personalized Themes: Users can now create personalized chat themes and video call […]

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YOU’RE LIKELY NOT AS IMMUNE TO SCAMS AS YOU THINK – HERE’S WHY

 The Conjurer, c. 1502. Workshop of Hieronymus Bosch Tue 30 September 2025: What do Tiger Woods, Ben Stiller, Australian pensioners and dating app users have in common? Despite being from different walks of life, they have all fallen prey to various scams. In 2024, more than A$2.03 billion was lost to scams in Australia across 494,732 reported cases. Most of these scams were […]

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AFGHANISTAN REMAINS IN DIGITAL DARKNESS AMID UNEXPLAINED SERVICE CUTOFF

Tue 30 September 2025: Internet and mobile phone networks remained shut down across Afghanistan on Tuesday, leaving millions without access to communication, while the interim administration authorities have yet to issue any public explanation. The outage, which began late Monday, is ongoing across the country, the local broadcaster Tolo News reported. The interim administration authorities […]

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