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Africa

South Africa chase record 359 to beat India

Wednesday at 20:27 PM, via BBC News

South Africa complete the joint highest chase in the history of one-day internationals in India as they passed a target of 359 to win by four wickets in Naya Raipur.

Business

Major win for South Africa’s middle class

Today at 17:00 PM, via BusinessTech

South Africans consumers are getting better at paying off their credit debts, with the country’s middle class experiencing a shift and improvement in repayment habits.

Business

Another sign pointing up for South Africa

Today at 16:14 PM, via BusinessTech

Sentiment among South Africa’s agricultural businesses rose for the first time in three quarters as favorable weather conditions and strong exports supported a more positive outlook.

Business

Netflix makes history with R1.4 trillion acquisition

Today at 16:10 PM, via BusinessTech

Netflix Inc. agreed to buy Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. in a historic combination, joining the world’s dominant paid streaming service with one of Hollywood’s oldest and most revered studios.

Education

My Somali Role Models in Minnesota

Today at 20:16 PM, via New York Times

Readers react to President Trump’s disparaging comments about Somalis in the U.S. Also: Academic censorship; a prejudice against psychiatric medication.

Science/Tech

The New York Times Is Suing Perplexity For Copyright Infringement

Today at 22:25 PM, via Slashdot

The New York Times is suing Perplexity for copyright infringement, accusing the AI startup of repackaging its paywalled reporting without permission. TechCrunch reports: The Times joins several media outlets suing Perplexity, including the Chicago Tribune, which also filed suit this week. The Times’ suit claims that “Perplexity provides commercial products to its own users that substitute” for...

Science/Tech

Cloudflare Says It Blocked 416 Billion AI Scraping Requests In 5 Months

Today at 21:45 PM, via Slashdot

Cloudflare says it blocked 416 billion AI scraping attempts in five months and warns that AI is reshaping the internet’s economic model — with Google’s combined crawler creating a monopoly-style dilemma where opting out of AI means disappearing from search altogether. Tom’s Hardware reports: “The business model of the internet has always been to generate content that drive traffic and then sell...

Health

An End to Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns

Today at 17:44 PM, via New York Times

A federal panel voted on Friday to recommend halting the at-birth shots for all infants, in a step toward Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s goal of upending the nation’s vaccine policy.