Mosiuoa Lekota: South Africa's long-serving former defence minister diesSouth Africa's long-serving former defence minister and former Robben Island prisoner diesKhanyisile NgcoboJohannesburgAFP via Getty ImagesMosiuoa Lekota was hailed as a "patriot and freedom fighter" by the South African presidentSouth Africa's former defence minister and anti-apartheid campaigner Mosiuoa Lekota has died at...

Rivian’s factory hit by tornado ahead of R2 launch Rivian’s factory in Normal, Illinois was directly hit by a tornado and sustained damage over the weekend, the company has confirmed to TechCrunch. Nobody was injured, according to Rivian, and staff are still assessing the extent of the damage. The tornado, which had an EF-1 intensity rating, hit what Rivian refers to as “Building 2,” where the...

Thin Phones Head-to-Head: iPhone Air vs. Galaxy S25 EdgeThey may not be the highest-selling smartphones out there, but don't sleep on the advantages that a thin and light phone can give you. Lighter than most, more comfortable to hold -- and just plain appealing in terms of design -- the Apple iPhone Air and Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge are the future of slim phones (and the...

US journalist Shelly Kittleson kidnapped in BaghdadShelly Kittleson/XShelly Kittleson has covered conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq and SyriaA US freelance journalist has been kidnapped in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, and one of the suspects is linked to an Iran-backed militia, Iraqi and US officials say.Shelly Kittleson was abducted on Tuesday evening, said Al-Monitor, a news outlet for which she...

Take a look inside Nasa's moon spacesuit lab ahead of Artemis launchNasa astronauts are gearing up for the first lunar fly-around mission in more than half a century. Nasa's Dustin Gohmert is responsible for engineering the spacesuits at Johnson Space Center's Orion Crew Survival Systems Lab. Years in the making, the suits are designed to protect the astronauts during launch and landing, as...