Self-driving Vehicles

The annual wreath-laying ceremony in honour of liberation struggle icon Chris Hani was postponed at his gravesite in Elspark, Ekurhuleni, after a dispute over what the SACP has described as the “self-imposition” of the Ekurhuleni municipality on the event. The SACP said the event was coordinated with the Hani family…

AI-generated ‘self deportation’ video by US embassy in Mexico triggers backlash  The US embassy in Mexico has faced widespread outrage online over AI-generated video, encouraging migrants to “self-deport.” The video posted earlier this week by the US embassy featured a group of men in black caps and tattoos performing a…

AI technology has made it easier than ever for people to create visual representations of who and what they are (their “self-expression”). One fun way to do this is by creating bumper stickers using Dreamina’s PJSK sticker maker. Using your imagination, you can take your ideas and turn them into…

The story so far: Twelve years after the Supreme Court of India recognised the transgender identity and laid down that “self-determination of gender is an integral part of personal autonomy and self-expression”, falling within the realm of personal liberty guaranteed by the Constitution of India, the Union government on Friday…

NFL star Rondale Moore is dead. He was 25. New Albany, Indiana, police confirmed to Us Weekly on Saturday, February 21, that “Rondale Moore, age 25, was found deceased in the garage of property.” Police said that his death is suspected to have been “self-inflicted.” “The New Albany Police Department…

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are accusing the Justice Department of covering up the names of co-conspirators of the deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as fallout from the Epstein files grows across the globe. Millions of pages remain unreleased. As many prominent U.S. figures evade accountability following mentions in the Epstein…

Loren Grush February 10, 2026 — 6:21am While most Americans were transfixed by this year’s Super Bowl proceedings on Sunday night, Elon Musk took to X to proclaim that SpaceX would focus on building out a base on the moon before sending humans to Mars. And Musk was careful to…

Popular businessman and internet personality, Isaac Fayose, has accused the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of being “selfish” and overly focused on securing a second term ahead of the 2027 general elections. Fayose, who is a brother to former Ekiti State governor Ayodele Fayose, made the remarks in an…

Ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin declared 2026 to be the “year we take back lost ground in computing self-sovereignty,” starting with his own devices.  In a Friday post on X, he laid out the software changes he has made to reduce reliance on data-hungry, centralized platforms. The “two major changes” to…

Complex code with thousands of lines and exotic cryptography fails “trustlessness,” the “walkaway test,” and “self-sovereignty.” You might have millions of nodes verifying everything, but if only experts grasp the guts, everyday users still depend on developers. Self-sovereignty means anyone can truly own and run their node without blind faith.…