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From pizza delivery man to Winter Olympics hopeful

Today at 00:31 AM, via BBC News

A medallist with Team GB in 2014, bobsleigher Joel Fearon is preparing for his third Winter Olympics after coming out of retirement to compete for Jamaica.

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‘One of the worse decisions I’ve ever seen’ – Rooney on Digne ‘handball’

Yesterday at 23:27 PM, via BBC News

BBC Sport pundits Wayne Rooney and Alan Shearer believe referees are “petrified” of making decisions without the “safety net of VAR,” after the officials decided not to award a penalty for a potential handball by Lucas Digne in the FA Cup fourth round tie between Aston Villa and Newcastle.

South Africa

UNDP, GSMA Launch AI Governance Training for Policymakers in Egypt

Yesterday at 21:31 PM, via iAfrica

The United Nations Development Programme in Egypt, in partnership with GSMA, has launched a high-level artificial intelligence capacity-building programme for policymakers in Cairo. The two-day training, held at UNDP Egypt’s headquarters, brings together senior government officials, regulators and representatives from key national institutions. Policymakers from Libya, Sudan, Tanzania and...

South Africa

Rwanda Partners With Oracle to Expand Nationwide Digital Skills Training

Yesterday at 21:28 PM, via iAfrica

Rwanda has signed a strategic agreement with Oracle to launch a nationwide digital skills development programme aimed at strengthening the country’s workforce in cloud computing, artificial intelligence and database technologies. The partnership, formalized through a memorandum of understanding between Rwanda’s Ministry of Information, Communication, Technology and Innovation and Oracle,...

South Africa

Ghana Deploys AI and Drones to Strengthen Mining Oversight

Yesterday at 21:25 PM, via iAfrica

Ghana is using artificial intelligence and drone technology to shift mining regulation from a reactive model to a proactive and preventive system, a senior official said. Emmanuel Kwamena Ayeme, deputy chief executive officer of the Minerals Commission, said traditional inspection methods are increasingly inadequate in tackling illegal mining, environmental degradation and the challenges of...

World

A London beat framed by colonial history

Today at 00:39 AM, via NPR

NPR’s Lauren Frayer arrived in London after years in India, and she’s been covering Britain with the legacy of empire in view.

Sport

Liverpool favourites for Gordon – Sunday’s gossip

Yesterday at 23:40 PM, via BBC News

Anthony Gordon could be heading back to Merseyside as Mohamed Salah looks set to leave Liverpool, Arsenal target Castello Lukeba, while Manchester United watch Serie A duo.

Sport

Kane becomes first Englishman to 500 career goals

Yesterday at 22:46 PM, via BBC News

Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane strikes from distance against Werder Bremen to become the first Englishman in history to score 500 professional goals in official matches.

Science/Tech

US Government Will Stop Pollution-Reduction Credits for Cars With ‘Start-Stop’ Systems

Today at 00:52 AM, via Slashdot

Starting in 2009, the U.S. government have given car manufacturers towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions if they included “start-stop” systems in cars with internal combustion engines. (These systems automatically shut off idling engines to reduce pollution and fuel consumption.)But this week the new head of America’s Environmental Protection Agency eliminated the credits, reports Car and...

Science/Tech

Dates with AI Companions Plagued by Lag, Miscommunications – and General Creepiness

Yesterday at 23:52 PM, via Slashdot

To celebrate Valentine’s Day, EVA AI created a temporary “pop-up” restaurant at a wine bar in Manhattan’s “Hell’s Kitchen” district where patrons can date AI personas. The Verge notes that looking around the restaurant, “Of the 30-some-odd people in attendance, only two or three are organic users. The rest are EVA AI reps, influencers, and reporters hoping to make some capital-C Content…” But...

Science/Tech

What is dart frog toxin, which is said to have been used to kill Alexei Navalny?

Yesterday at 23:12 PM, via The Guardian

Epibatidine is about a hundred times more potent than morphine, and derived from frogs native to South America

• Russia killed Alexei Navalny with frog toxin, UK and four European allies say

Epibatidine, the dart frog toxin Britain says was used to kill Alexei Navalny, is about a hundred times more potent than morphine.

The extremely toxic nicotine-like substance was first derived from the...

Motoring

Why insurers write off cars

Yesterday at 09:18 AM, via TopAuto

Following a major accident, the last thing people want to hear is the words “write off”.