The seeds for the refurbished Wits Planetarium were sown as far back as 2022 when Professor Zeblon Vilakazi met the chief executive of Anglo American, Duncan Wanblad, in London while raising funds for the institution’s centenary campaign.

Sparks are flying at a Lowveld luxury estate as an American businessman and his landlord fire off at each other over an eviction and seizure of his assets when the businessman withheld his rent.

The following article, Judge Greenlights Fresh Evidence In Missouri v. Biden Deep State Censorship Case, was first published on Conservative Firing Line.

(Natural News) The massive Missouri v. Biden censorship case is moving forward after the Western District of Louisiana’s U.S. District Court ruled in favor of the State of Missouri, which means additional discovery will now take place. Back in June, the Supreme Court overturned an injunction against the case, then called Murthy v. Missouri, that barred the White House, the …

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As Republican senators prepare to select a new leader, Republican Seb. Rick Scott of Florida has picked up public support prior to Wednesday’s secret vote. Republican Sens. John  Cornyn of […]

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As Rory McIlroy's nearest challenger for the season-long Race to Dubai title, South African golfer Thriston Lawrence is looking to make history at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai this week.

Carlos Alcaraz opened his account at the ATP Finals on Wednesday with an entertaining 6-3, 7-6 (10/8) win over Andrey Rublev which boosted his hopes of reaching the semi-finals.

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence will not play against the Detroit Lions on Sunday because of a lingering left shoulder injury, coach Doug Pederson announced Wednesday.

Nov. 13, 2024 — Generative AI applications that use text, computer code, protein chains, summaries, video and even 3D graphics require data-center-scale accelerated computing to efficiently train the large language models […]

The post NVIDIA: Blackwell Delivers Next-Level MLPerf Training Performance appeared first on HPCwire.

Nov. 13, 2024 — Giga Computing, a subsidiary of GIGABYTE and a leader in generative AI servers and advanced cooling technologies, today announced that the innovative GIGABYTE R183-Z93 server has […]

The post GIGABYTE’s R183-Z93 Achieves Leading Scores in Latest SPEC CPU Benchmarks appeared first on HPCwire.

ATLANTA, Nov. 13, 2024 — CIQ has announced its participation in SC24, set to take place next week in Atlanta. CIQ will be exhibiting in Booth #4131, where attendees can explore […]

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ESPOO, Finland, Nov. 13, 2024 — IQM Quantum Computers (IQM), a global leader in superconducting quantum computing, today announced its development roadmap with technical milestones targeting fault tolerant quantum computing by […]

The post IQM Quantum Computers Unveils Development Roadmap Focused on Fault-tolerant Quantum Computing by 2030 appeared first on HPCwire.

Canada-based Alimentation Couche-Tard isn't the only retail giant proposing to buy the 7-Eleven stores from its Japanese owner.

Advanced Micro Devices said Wednesday roughly 4% of approximately 26,000 employees worldwide will be laid off. About 1,000 AMD workers will lose their jobs.

IBM’s first Quantum Developer Conference kicks off today, a repositioning of the IBM Quantum Summit of past years, and IBM released a flurry of news mostly around advancing Qiskit (SDK) […]

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Comedian and actor Dave Coulier announced he has been diagnosed with Stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a blood cancer that begins in the lymphatic system.

"Secret Level," an animated anthology series featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kevin Hart, Keanu Reeves and other stars, is coming to Prime Video.

Canada-based Alimentation Couche-Tard isn't the only retail giant proposing to buy the 7-Eleven stores from its Japanese owner.

Advanced Micro Devices said Wednesday roughly 4% of approximately 26,000 employees worldwide will be laid off. About 1,000 AMD workers will lose their jobs.

Two explosions near Brazil's Supreme Court and Congress forced evacuations Wednesday night with one man found dead in what some authorities are calling a suicide attack.

Trevor Zegras only has three points in 14 games for the Anaheim Ducks this season. After being a popular topic of NHL trade speculation last year, could rumors pop up again?

A few familiar faces to Detroit Red Wings fans have recently hit the waiver wire.

The Kings are on the final game of their two-game road trip after losing to the Calgary Flames on Monday night, 3-1. They will be in Colorado to face the Avalance in what should be a spirited bout. The Kings have not fared well against the Avalanche in their last ten matches, going 3-7-0. ...

The Hockey News’ Derek Lee reports from the Ducks’ morning skate.

After some uncertain times with John Tortorella, Flyers defenseman Travis Sanheim has now become the head coach's go-to guy.

The Avalanche are looking to improve their record to 9-8-0 and get their 4th straight win at home. The Kings come to Denver after dropping a 3-1 loss to Pacific Division rival Calgary Flames.

Pittsburgh looks to erase Monday from their memory as they look ahead to their matchup against the Detroit Red Wings

From the Ford Nucleon to the Studebaker-Packard Astral, these vehicles failed to progress past the prototype stage in the 1950s and 1960s

For the first time, researchers were able to see inside the mummies in the Chicago Field Museum's collections. Their findings paint a more comprehensive picture of ancient Egyptian life

A new exhibition at the author's home in Chawton, which has never previously displayed all six first-edition books together, is part of preparations for the author's 250th birthday celebrations

The Yukon government has not yet submitted its recommendations for the Dawson Regional Land Use Plan, despite saying earlier that it would do so by last month.

Chargers that draw less power but use more common household electrical sockets could be enough to charge EVs to meet the needs of most drivers, a new School of Public Policy study suggests.

It's no easy feat bringing an act like Bruce Springsteen to town. But Kevin Donnelly with True North Sports and Entertainment has managed to attract many big acts to Winnipeg over the years. He speaks to CBC Winnipeg News host Brittany Greenslade about how he works to get the big names.

Toronto city council approved on Wednesday a plan to support the building of 20,000 new rental homes in the city.

Windsor, Ont.,'s massive electric vehicle battery plant expects to start producing cells by July — amid uncertainty surrounding possible automotive-related tariffs imposed by the U.S., as threatened by Donald Trump during his election campaign.

The CEO of smart ring firm Oura has detailed the reasons there shouldn't be an Apple Ring, but sounds like he's hoping Apple is listening.

Oh, just bring out a ring already. Apple Ring has been rumored for years, but in the last few months we have had absolutely certain claim that the project is dead. But that claim was followed only hours later by another one saying that Apple's smart ring would be out in 2026.

Now Tom Hale, CEO of the Oura Ring company, has told CNBC that it won't happen. For one thing, an Apple Ring would undercut the Apple Watch, and for another, making smart rings is so hard that Apple can't just walk in and do it.


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A new report claims that despite overall sales declining, Apple's iPad continues to sell steadily, and is second only to the iPhone.

While the iPad dominates the US market, overall it's sales have been declining, and the latest models reportedly failed to reverse that trend. Nonetheness, the Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) says in a new report, that iPad sales are chiefly stable.

Apple does not release detailed sales data, so information such as CIRP's has to come from surveys. CIRP also does not give actual sales figures though, so its use solely of percentages is only illustrative of the differences between the iPad models.


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Apple's long-overdue overhaul of the Mac mini shrinks an already great package even more, yet it still punches far above its weight class.

I've owned a Mac mini since the very first G4 model. In an era of bulky towers and a G4 Cube just years before that impressed but didn't deliver, the little box brought Apple power to a small desktop package, and I was enthused.

And since then, I've had one in service 24/7 constantly. Even now with a Mac Studio on my desk, there's one upstairs in use with a family member, one in the other room silently humming away acting as my network attached storage and test platform, and a few more on my shelf that I've hoarded over the years, just waiting for an application.


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As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to move back to the White House, he has said he will keep his promise to sign a nationwide "concealed carry reciprocity" law.

The Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity will hold its annual Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil on Friday, Nov. 15, honoring the trans lives lost this year to violence.

The states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh reported the highest levels of inadequate diversity in children's diets.

"I would basically eat everything and anything under the sun that is unhealthy," Sunaina Roshan reveals in her latest social media post.

SpaceX has introduced a Marslink concept, a satellite-based communication network around Mars, to support interplanetary data exchange for future Mars missions. NASA reviewed this and other proposals, including Blue Origin's Blue Ring orbital tug and Lockheed Martin's MAVEN-based network. The Marslink network would build on SpaceX’s Starlink technology, currently providing internet connectivity on Earth. NASA aims to enhance Mars exploration through partnerships, with both commercial innovations and its laser-based communication system for deep-space data transfer.

A Penn State University study published in Environmental Science & Technology: Air reveals that airborne microplastics may influence the climate by affecting cloud structures and weather patterns. The study found that microplastics act as ice nucleating agents in clouds, potentially altering precipitation. Professor Miriam Freedman highlights the need for more research into how these particles interact within atmospheric systems to better understand their effects on climate.

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), the government-run telecom service provider, launched a direct-to-device satellite connectivity service on Wednesday. The Indian Department of Telecommunications (DoT) announced the launch, calling it the “India’s first Satellite-to-Device service”. The Indian telecom developed this technology along with Viasat, a California-based communications technology company. It is aimed at offering seamless connectivity to users even in the remote and isolated corners of the country.