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Education

Rwanda: Proof That Gender Policies Work? Look At Rwanda’s Schools

Today at 16:52 PM, via AllAfrica

[New Times] In 2008, Rwanda adopted the Girls’ Education Policy with the goal of closing the gender gap in education. Seventeen years later, the results are striking: girls are not just catching up; they are leading. Today, more Rwandan girls are completing primary and secondary school than boys, a reversal of trends seen in many parts of the world.

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Cognition AI Buys Windsurf as AI Frenzy Escalates

Today at 20:50 PM, via Slashdot

Cognition AI, an artificial intelligence startup that offers a software coding assistant, said on Monday that it had bought rival Windsurf as part of an escalating battle to lead in the technology. From a report: The move follows a $2.4 billion deal by Google to acquire some of Windsurf’s top executives and license the start-up’s technology, which was revealed on Friday. Google’s deal appeared...

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Air India Chief Says Preliminary Crash Report Raises Fresh Questions

Today at 20:10 PM, via Slashdot

Air India’s chief executive urged staff to avoid drawing premature conclusions about what caused one of the airline’s Boeing triangle jets to crash last month, after a preliminary investigation ruled out mechanical or maintenance issues, turning attention to the pilots’ actions. WSJ: Campbell Wilson told staff that the probe into the crash was “far from over,” according to an internal memo,...