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Barnard’s Star is a small, dim star, of the type that astronomers call red dwarfs. Consequently, even though it is one of the closest stars to Earth, such that its light takes only six years to get here, it is too faint to be seen with the naked eye. Now, four… Read more »

When top White House defense and national security leaders discussed plans for an attack on targets in Yemen over the messaging app Signal, it raised many questions about operational security and recordkeeping and national security laws. It also puts Signal in the spotlight. Why do so many government officials, activists and journalists use Signal for secure messaging? The short answer is… Read more »

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, the NASA astronauts who were stuck on the International Space Station (ISS) for nine months, have finally returned to Earth. Spacesuits were an important consideration that NASA had to factor into its plans to bring the astronauts back home. Wilmore and Williams had travelled to the… Read more »

Legend has it that William Tell shot an apple from his young son’s head. While there are many interpretations of the tale, from the perspective of the theory of technology, a few are especially salient. First, Tell was an expert marksman. Second, he knew his bow was reliable but understood it… Read more »

FNB’s nav» has hit 5 million users, helping South Africans master their money, says Jolandé Duvenage, who has the delightful title of chief Imagineer for nav». She explains what this unusual title means and how she is helping people understand money better to Stuff editor-in-chief Toby Shapshak.  “Over the years,… Read more »

If you were holding your breath for another fully electric SUV to become available locally, you can finally release it. Volvo Car South Africa unveiled its new EX90 flagship SUV at a launch event in Cape Town this week. Don’t panic if you had your heart set on buying the… Read more »

MTN South Africa, in partnership with low Earth-orbit satellite network company Lynk Global, says it has concluded a successful trial of voice calling through satellite-to-phone technology. The mobile network provider hopes this can help its push to get more rural South Africans connected. MTN nibbles at StarLink’s lunch The two… Read more »

Canon is releasing an updated version of its entry-level mirrorless camera, the EOS R50. With great video quality, but still lacking in functionality, stabilisation, and other cinematic features, the EOS R50 V is a decent mid-ranger made for smaller videographers like vloggers and content creators. Add it to the Canon… Read more »

How might you make your mark on the world forever? Write a play more timeless than Shakespeare, or compose music to outdo Mozart, or score the winning goal in the next World Cup final, perhaps? There’s an easier way of leaving an indelible mark on our planet. Just finish a… Read more »

If you missed the news, Nintendo hosted a Switch 1-themed Direct yesterday to make way ahead of the coming Switch 2 deep-dive in April. No matter. We covered five of the biggest announcements during the roughly 30 minutes of footage shown off, failing to mention the best announcement of the night: Virtual… Read more »