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South Africa

President Ruto Urges Cautious AI Adoption To Protect Democracy, Security And Human Oversight

Yesterday at 18:32 PM, via iAfrica

President William Ruto has issued a cautionary call on the use of artificial intelligence in Kenya, highlighting both its potential and the risks of overdependence. Speaking at digital economy forums and during UN-linked engagements, he warned that while AI can drive transformation in sectors such as agriculture and education, it must not replace human judgment. […]

Business

Hard lockdown in South Africa’s richest city

Yesterday at 21:41 PM, via BusinessTech

The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) said it will enforce a lockdown around the FNB Stadium and Nasrec Expo Centre.

Education

Mozambique: Advanced Technologies Crucial for Quality Monitoring

Yesterday at 20:13 PM, via AllAfrica

[AIM] Maputo — The Mozambican Minister of Economy, Basílio Muhate, believes that advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence and data analysis, are crucial instruments for companies interested in monitoring the quality of their products and services in real time.

Science/Tech

Neanderthals and early humans ‘likely to have kissed’, say scientists

Today at 02:01 AM, via The Guardian

Study from University of Oxford looks into evolutionary origins of kissing and its role in relations between species

From Galápagos albatrosses to polar bears, chimpanzees to orangutans, certain species appear to kiss. Now researchers suggest Neanderthals did it too – and might even have locked lips with modern humans.

It is not the first time scientists have suggested Neanderthals and early...

Science/Tech

Red Hat Losing Another Prominent Linux Kernel Engineer

Today at 01:40 AM, via Slashdot

Another highly influential Linux kernel engineer, David Hildenbrand, is leaving Red Hat after a decade of major contributions to memory management, virtualization, and VirtIO. His recent kernel patch updates his maintainer info to a kernel.org address, signaling his departure. He hasn’t yet said where he’s headed next. Phoronix reports: David Hildenbrand serves as a reviewer for the HugeTLB...

Science/Tech

Blender 5.0 Released

Today at 01:00 AM, via Slashdot

Blender 5.0 has been released with major upgrades including HDR and wide-gamut color support on Linux via Wayland/Vulkan, significant theme and UI improvements, new color-space tools, revamped curve and geometry features, and expanded hardware requirements. 9to5Linux reports: Blender 5.0 also introduces a working color space for Blend files, a new AgX HDR view, a new Convert to Display...

Health

C.D.C. Links Measles Outbreaks in Multiple States for First Time

Yesterday at 02:25 AM, via New York Times

If the outbreaks cannot be extinguished by January, the anniversary of the first cases in Texas, the United States will lose what is known as “elimination status” as determined by the World Health Organization.