Bookmarks | Showmax is making a South African model of The Workplace

These are the articles, movies and extra that caught the eye of TechCentral’s editorial staff on the weekend. 

• The Workplace to get South African adaptation on Showmax: The South African model of The Workplace is incoming – and it has huge sneakers to fill following within the footsteps of the legendary UK authentic and the wildly widespread US adaptation. The UK model nailed dry wit and bleak realism, whereas the US took it additional with extra coronary heart and character improvement. The South African model, which Showmax will produce with BBC Studios, will try and mix native humour with the acquainted awkwardness. Let’s see if it will possibly stand out or if it’s simply one other photocopy of a photocopy – this time with some boerewors on the facet. Learn extra on this Selection unique. DM
• Nvidia’s future depends on chips that push expertise’s limits: Nvidia’s new AI chips, known as Blackwell, are pushing the boundaries of expertise however are dealing with manufacturing challenges which are hurting revenue margins. The chips are monumental and sophisticated, resulting in manufacturing delays and defects. Whereas Nvidia expects these points to enhance, the strain is on, because the stakes – and the chips – are greater than ever. Learn extra in The Wall Avenue Journal (laborious paywall). DM
• College students discover new proof of the impossibility of full dysfunction: Arithmetic college students have found proof that true dysfunction may be inconceivable. Their analysis challenges the concept methods can ever be fully random, suggesting that even in chaotic methods, some patterns or buildings persist. This discovering might have implications for fields starting from cryptography to quantum physics, the place the belief of full randomness is commonly essential. Learn extra on Wired (comfortable paywall). DM
• How beer is used to make various leather-based: Okay, so possibly “save water, drink beer” will not be the perfect justification for a pint or two on the finish of a tough week. However how about saving the planet? This video explains how waste from the beer-making course of, which ordinarily would wind up in landfill, can be utilized to make leather-based. Watch it on BBC. NN
• China’s on-line inhabitants nears 1.1 billion, new report reveals: The variety of folks utilizing the web in China is roughly the identical because the mixed inhabitants of the US and the EU. Web penetration in China reached 78% in June, learn extra on CGTN Information. NN
• MPA says no extra ‘Whac-A-Mole’ with pirate websites, claims it took down ‘mothership’: A gaggle representing main movie studios has collaborated with Vietnamese authorities to take down what it known as “the biggest pirate streaming operation on the planet”. Might this be the start of the top for pirate websites? We don’t suppose so. Learn extra on Ars Technica. TS
• Tecno’s new ultra-thin Phantom Final 2 tri-fold idea: Though nonetheless solely an idea, Chinese language smartphone producer Tecno has teased an imaginative tackle folding telephones – a telephone that folds in three. Seeing is believing, so watch it on YouTube. NN 

 High tales on TechCentral on the weekend 

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