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South Africa

South African Minister Urges BRICS Youth to Shape AI Governance and Challenge Digital Inequality

Today at 19:56 PM, via iAfrica

South Africa’s Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Sindisiwe Chikunga has challenged young people across BRICS nations to take the lead in setting global standards for artificial intelligence governance, warning that the technology risks deepening inequality rather than advancing equity if left ungoverned by diverse voices. Delivering the keynote address at the fourth […]

South Africa

African Media Embraces AI Tools but Lacks Strategies, Expertise and Regulation to Support Them, Survey Finds

Today at 19:52 PM, via iAfrica

A new survey of African media organizations reveals a striking paradox: while generative AI has been adopted universally among respondents, the formal strategies, in-house expertise and regulatory frameworks needed to govern its use are largely absent. The AI and Transformation of Media — Africa Readiness Survey 2026, released by Broadcast Media Africa, captured perspectives from […]

Sport

Watch Sportscene highlights

Today at 21:29 PM, via BBC News

Highlights from the afternoon’s fixtures in the Scottish Premiership.

Education

The Truth About Mary Todd Lincoln

Today at 13:00 PM, via New York Times

Retelling the story of a woman today requires a motivation to correct the historical record.

Education

Student loan interest could rise despite cap on rates

Today at 10:03 AM, via The Guardian

Temporary limit in England and Wales won’t stop many facing higher charges from autumn due to jump in inflation from Iran war

Government caps some student loan interest at 6%

Some students and graduates are likely to pay slightly less interest on their student loans than expected as a result of action taken by the government this week.

But while many higher earners will benefit from the news...

Science/Tech

Omissions, Deceptions, Lying. The New Yorker Asks: Can Sam Altman Be Trusted?

Today at 21:34 PM, via Slashdot

A 17,000-word expose in the New Yorker reveals “several executives connected to OpenAI have expressed ongoing reservations about Altman’s leadership.” Reporters Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz spoke to “a hundred people with firsthand knowledge of how Altman conducts business,” including current and former OpenAI employees and board members. Among other revelations, internal messages from a few...

Science/Tech

First US Newsroom Strike For AI Protections Staged by ProPublica’s Journalists

Today at 20:34 PM, via Slashdot

It’s the first time a major U.S. newsroom has gone on strike partly to demand protections from AI-related layoffs, according to a report from Nieman Lab. They noted that one of the picketer’s signs read “Thoughts not bots,” :On Wednesday, roughly 150 members of the Propublica Guild, one of the largest nonprofit newsroom unions in the country, went on a 24-hour strike. About two dozen Guild...

Science/Tech

The AI RAM Shortage is Also Driving Up SSD Prices

Today at 19:34 PM, via Slashdot

In 2024 the Verge’s consumer tech reporter paid $173 for a WD Black SN850X 2TB SSD. But “now that same SSD costs $649…” “Like with RAM, demand from the AI industry is swallowing up supply from a limited number of manufacturers, leading to a drastic reduction in the inventory that’s available to consumers” — and skyrocketing prices:The price on my WD Black drive nearly quadrupled since...

Science/Tech

Two-Week Social Media ‘Detox’ Erases a Decade Age-Related Decline, Study Finds

Today at 18:34 PM, via Slashdot

Critics say social media is engineered to be as addictive as tobacco or gambling, writes the Washington Post — while adding that “the science has been moving in parallel with the court’s recognition.”A growing body of research links heavy social media use not only to declines in mental health but to measurable cognitive effects — on attention, memory and focus — that in some studies...