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EXPLAINER | This is why AI cannot replace human creativity in the music industry
3+ hour, 48+ min ago (806+ words) As AI-generated songs gain traction on South African streaming platforms and social media, the country's music industry is facing a new reality: who owns an AI-created hit, who gets paid and should radio stations play music made by machines? According…...
Empty seats at World Cup match renews concerns over ticket prices
6+ hour, 30+ min ago (251+ words) By Natalia Siniawski and Miguel Lo Bianco FIFA reported an attendance of 44, 985 for Thursday's World Cup Group A match where South Korea beat Czech Republic 2-1 in Guadalajara, but swathes of empty seats around the stadium renewed concerns over ticket pricing…...
Alonso braces for emotional F1 farewell at Barcelona
10+ hour, 19+ min ago (479+ words) Fernando Alonso says Sunday's Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix will probably be his Formula One farewell to the Spanish circuit and recognises the race is unlikely to provide much cheer for his army of fans. Spain has two races this year, with…...
Eight killed in successive Hungary highway crashes
9+ hour, 18+ min ago (147+ words) Seven people were killed and two injured in western Hungary early on Friday when a minibus carrying nine individuals crashed into a truck idling in traffic caused by an earlier accident on the M1 highway, police said. The crash near Gyor,…...
David Hockney leaves behind unique BMW Art Car legacy
7+ hour, 7+ min ago (314+ words) British artist David Hockney, one of the world's most influential contemporary painters, has died at the age of 88, leaving behind a legacy that extended beyond galleries and museums and into the annals of automotive history through BMW's celebrated Art Car…...
Aguirre proud as Mexico overcome nerves to win World Cup opener against Bafana
7+ hour, 33+ min ago (305+ words) By Angelica Medina in Mexico City Mexico coach Javier Aguirre said his side had overcome their opening-match nerves after beating nine-man South Africa 2-0 in the World Cup Group A opener at the Estadio Azteca on Thursday, but warned they still…...
Pilot union plans to call on European regulators to close labour loophole
7+ hour, 48+ min ago (393+ words) The European Cockpit Association (ECA) plans to publicly call on European regulators on Friday to close a loophole it says airlines use to avoid labour laws " hiring pilots and cabin crew through outsourcing agencies rather than as direct employees. That…...
TOM EATON | No matter how dirty, Fifa is always game
15+ hour, 18+ min ago (679+ words) The 2026 Fifa World Cup has kicked off, a joyful spectacle celebrating humanity's two favourite sports: football, and suddenly ignoring corrupt and oppressive systems the moment they start feeding us sweet, sweet hits of dopamine. To be clear, I don't want…...
WATCH | Kimi Antonelli teases Kim Kardashian about his missing towel in viral video
14+ hour, 48+ min ago (218+ words) Formula One leader Kimi Antonelli would like his towel back and social media is pointing the finger at Lewis Hamilton's celebrity friend Kim Kardashian. The Mercedes driver posted a cheeky reel on Instagram ahead of this weekend's Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix…...
Proteas opponents Australia's title reputation faces scrutiny at T20 World Cup
15+ hour, 18+ min ago (563+ words) Women's cricket's most decorated team begins its quest for a seventh T20 World Cup, in the unusual position of currently having no claim to either of the globe's premier limited overs trophies. Australia were knocked out of the semifinal of the…...