IT is a year of many elections worldwide, and frustratingly, we’ll have to wait right to the end for the most consequential and possibly closest run of the lot. Six months from now, the US will go to the polls to choose its president, congressional representatives, and state and local…
‘Underwhelming’ is, perhaps, a generous description of Amazon’s entry into South Africa last week. The launch of its Amazon.co.za marketplace has been eagerly anticipated for years, but the day-one offering was muted – deliberately so.…
Same-sex couples with non-transmissible HIV will now be able to donate eggs or sperm and become parents.…
How good is artificial intelligence at solving those knotty interpersonal problems that can strain our relationships? David Robson puts the “wise reasoning” of chatbots to the test.…