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SA bids farewell to iconic jazz musician Sylvia Mdunyelwa with touching tributes online
Tributes are pouring in for South African jazz musician Sylvia Mdunyelwa also known as 'Mama Kaap'. The musician died at the age of 74 in the Western Cape.
AI revolution in video games has industry players treading warily
From generating story lines to coding entire games to turning ideas into animation, artificial intelligence is front and centre at Gamescom, one of the video game industry's biggest fairs. "We use it to generate lines of text... to get some more storytelling into the game," Linus Gaertig from Ivy Juice Games told AFP at Gamescom.
From wow to new normal: driverless cars cruise the streets of San Francisco
This California summer, passersby on the streets of San Francisco can be divided into two camps: blase locals who are used to a parade of moving cars with no drivers or gobsmacked tourists fumbling for their smartphones to capture this long-promised vision of the future.
Squeezed out: Bulgaria lavender oil makers fear EU laws
As a successful harvesting season yielding several hundred tonnes of lavender oil wraps up in Bulgaria -- the world's top producer -- the industry's future looks more grey than purple. It takes up to 120 kilos of lavender -- still being pressed by foot into huge troughs before distillation -- to produce one kilo of Bulgaria's purple gold used in famous cosmetics and perfumes.
The fight over a 'dangerous' ideology shaping AI debate
Silicon Valley's favourite philosophy, longtermism, has helped to frame the debate on artificial intelligence around the idea of human extinction. - Eugenics claims - Longtermism grew out of work done by Swedish philosopher Nick Bostrom in the 1990s and 2000s around existential risk and transhumanism -- the idea that humans can be augmented by technology.
Generous mom feeds the needy, believes in sharing the little she has with others
A loving mother who lives in the Mpumalanga province has taken it upon herself to provide aid to those in need in her community with her local feeding scheme.
TikTok video of students after ditching uniforms to dress as their dream professions, Mzansi picks their fave
A TikTok video shows the heartwarming creativity of high school students dressing up as their dream careers. South Africans were amused by the viral video.
Tbo Touch and Anele Mdoda's candid chat about Metro FM's resignation grabs fans' attention
Anele Mdoda and Frankie Fire interviewed Tbo Touch on 947's Breakfast show. The Metro FM host spoke about his radio journey and his infamous 2010s resignation.
TikTok video of woman relaxing 4c afro, coily to straight makeover amazes viewers
A TikTok video sensation transformed her afro coils after six years Mzansi online users were impressed that her pretty 4c hair turned into a sleek masterpiece.
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