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South Africa: Illegal Initiation Schools, Deaths, Top Agenda of High-Level SAPS Meeting

[SAnews.gov.za] The Acting Minister of Police Firoz Cachalia convened a high-level meeting with South African Police Service (SAPS) officials on Tuesday, to strengthen government's response to the challenges associated with initiation…

Madagascar: Rampant Kidnappings Spread Fear and Insecurity in Madagascar

[ISS] Curbing this violent crime wave could make or break the transitional government - and solutions will require more than military deployment.

What can scientists learn from a stray SpaceX rocket hitting the Moon?

BBC

What can scientists learn from a stray SpaceX rocket hitting the Moon?

While the collision was an accident, it is a unique scientific gift for planetary geologists that could provide important data for future space missions.

BBC

$26,000 lab monkeys are the strange measure of China’s biotech boom

$26,000 lab monkeys are the strange measure of China’s biotech boom

The clearest sign of China’s drug-development surge is not a molecule but a monkey. The price of a research primate there has climbed toward 150,000 yuan, roughly $26,000, and it keeps rising. That is a steep jump in a short time. The…

Drone alert near Ukrainian cargo plane grounds flights at German airport

France 24

Drone alert near Ukrainian cargo plane grounds flights at German airport

German authorities launched a major security operation after a drone was found on the tarmac near a Ukrainian cargo plane at Leipzig-Halle Airport, forcing flight diversions and prompting the deployment of a bomb disposal robot. A cargo…

France 24

Google Assistant will disappear from your phone next month

The Verge

Google Assistant will disappear from your phone next month

Google Assistant's days have been numbered ever since Gemini arrived on the scene, and its time is now up. Google has announced that it will be removing access to Assistant on Android phones and tablets, along with paired devices like…

The Verge

Moove raises $250m at a $2.1bn valuation to run robotaxi fleets

Moove raises $250m at a $2.1bn valuation to run robotaxi fleets

Moove has quietly become one of the more valuable names in autonomous mobility. The company has raised $250m in a Series C round that values it at $2.1bn, a marker of how far it has travelled from its origins. The backing is heavyweight…

German DHL cargo plane hits object as drone found at Leipzig airport

Straits Times

German DHL cargo plane hits object as drone found at Leipzig airport

BERLIN, Aug 5 - A DHL cargo aircraft hit an unknown object as it was climbing away from Leipzig/Halle airport in eastern Germany overnight, prompting an unscheduled landing in Hanover, a source familiar with the incident told Reuters on…

Straits Times

New ChainDrop worm poisons over 1,300 npm packages, Keyv and Cacheable among those hit

TechRadar

New ChainDrop worm poisons over 1,300 npm packages, Keyv and Cacheable among those hit

Aikido researchers uncovers ChainDrop, a Shai‑Hulud variant infecting 1,300+ npm packages with an infostealer Attackers compromised GitHub accounts tied to popular libraries (Keyv, Cacheable, flat‑cache, file‑entry‑cache) and pushed…

TechRadar

X is fighting a Turkish order to block Ekrem Imamoglu’s campaign account

X is fighting a Turkish order to block Ekrem Imamoglu’s campaign account

X has been ordered to silence one of the most closely watched accounts in Turkish politics. A court has told the platform to restrict access, within Turkey, to the presidential-campaign account of jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. The…

BenQ GV50 Review: Highly Portable, but With Quality Trade-Offs

Wired

BenQ GV50 Review: Highly Portable, but With Quality Trade-Offs

This affordable, portable projector doesn’t try to be a cinematic marvel, but it’s fun to use.

Wired

Pushing the limits: Infinite Machine's Olto is barely a bicycle

Ars Technica