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OpenAI Partners with Broadcom to Build Custom AI Chips Amid Expanding Hardware Push

Yesterday at 18:33 PM, via iAfrica

OpenAI announced on Monday that it is partnering with Broadcom to design and develop custom artificial intelligence (AI) computer chips, expanding its growing network of hardware alliances to meet surging global demand for AI processing power. The companies did not disclose financial details but said the new AI accelerator racks will begin deployment in late […]

World

Ecuador: The Andean reinvention of cumbia

Yesterday at 21:45 PM, via NPR

Photographers and storytellers Karla Gachet and Ivan Kashinsky document cumbia music in Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina and the United States.

World

Ecuador: La reinvención andina de la cumbia

Yesterday at 21:45 PM, via NPR

Uno de los géneros más escuchados en las Américas, los fotógrafos Karla Gachet e Iván Kashinsky documentan la cumbia en Colombia, México, Ecuador, Perú, Argentina y Estados Unidos.

Sport

Orlando Pirates warned about muti in Congo

Yesterday at 22:37 PM, via The South African

Betway Premiership giants Orlando Pirates have been warned about muti before meting Saint-Eloi Lupopo in the CAF Champions League.

Education

Uganda: Mafabi Promises Equal Pay for Teachers, Free Education for Their Children

Yesterday at 19:45 PM, via AllAfrica

[Nile Post] Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) presidential candidate Nathan Nandala Mafabi has pledged to end the salary gap between science and arts teachers if elected president, promising equal pay for all educators and free education for their children from primary to university level.

Education

Majority of special education staff in US education department laid off – report

Yesterday at 19:38 PM, via The Guardian

Layoffs ‘decimating’ office responsible for protecting rights of infants, children and youth with disabilities, says worker

The majority of staff in the education department handling special education has been laid off, according to multiple reports.

Friday’s total of 466 layoffs across the education department also impacted the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, which...

Science/Tech

SpaceX Starship Hits Key Milestones Before Stunning Splashdown

Today at 03:25 AM, via Slashdot

SpaceX’s Starship megarocket successfully completed its 11th test flight, achieving major milestones like engine relight, satellite deployment, and a controlled splashdown in the Indian Ocean. From a report: This mission marks the second clean test run for Version 2, following a successful showing during its last test mission in August. Earlier this year, however, Starship Version 2 suffered...

Science/Tech

Major US Online Retailers Remove Listings For Millions of Prohibited Chinese Electronics

Today at 02:45 AM, via Slashdot

The FCC has forced major U.S. online retailers to remove millions of listings for prohibited Chinese-made electronics, including products from Huawei, ZTE, Hikvision, and Dahua, citing national security risks. Reuters reports: FCC Chair Brendan Carr said in an interview [on Friday] that the items removed are either on a U.S. list of barred equipment or were not authorized by the agency,...

Science/Tech

Palmer Luckey’s Anduril Launches EagleEye Military Helmet

Today at 02:02 AM, via Slashdot

Palmer Luckey’s defense tech firm Anduril has unveiled EagleEye, an AI-powered mixed-reality combat helmet built in partnership with Meta. The system integrates AR displays, spatial audio, and drone control to create what Luckey calls “a new teammate” for soldiers. “The idea of an AI partner embedded in your display has been imagined for decades. EagleEye is the first time it’s real,” said...

Health

The Climate Question

Yesterday at 08:00 AM, via BBC News

Most of the world will be living in cities by 2050. How can we improve their design?