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Africa

Mpina’s removal from Tanzania’s presidential race boosts Samia’s reelection chances

Tuesday at 18:00 PM, via Mail & Guardian

Tanzania’s 2025 general elections campaign has taken a dramatic turn after the removal of the Alliance for Change and Transparency (ACT Wazalendo) party’s candidate — former minister and outspoken legislator Luhaga Mpina — from the presidential race.  The decision announced by the National Electoral Commission (NEC) is widely seen as strengthening President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s […]

Education

Privately educated still have ‘vice-like grip’ on most powerful UK jobs

Today at 01:01 AM, via The Guardian

Those in top roles are five times as likely to have been to private school than general population, study finds

The privately educated are tightening their “vice-like grip” on some of the most powerful and influential roles in British society, such as FTSE 100 chairs, newspaper columnists and BBC executives, a report has found.

Those in the most important positions are five times as likely to...

Science/Tech

China Is Sending Its World-Beating Auto Industry Into a Tailspin

Today at 05:30 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: On the outskirts of this city of 21 million, a showroom in a shopping mall offers extraordinary deals on new cars. Visitors can choose from some 5,000 vehicles. Locally made Audis are 50% off. A seven-seater SUV from China’s FAW is about $22,300, more than 60% below its sticker price. These deals — offered by a company called Zcar, which says it...

Science/Tech

DeepSeek Writes Less-Secure Code For Groups China Disfavors

Today at 03:25 AM, via Slashdot

Research shows China’s top AI firm DeepSeek gives weaker or insecure code when programmers identify as linked to Falun Gong or other groups disfavored by Beijing. It offers higher-quality results to everyone else. “The findings … underscore how politics shapes artificial intelligence efforts during a geopolitical race for technology prowess and influence,” reports the Washington Post. From the...

Science/Tech

After Child’s Trauma, Chatbot Maker Allegedly Forced Mom To Arbitration For $100 Payout

Today at 02:45 AM, via Slashdot

At a Senate hearing, grieving parents testified that companion chatbots from major tech companies encouraged their children toward self-harm, suicide, and violence. One mom even claimed that Character.AI tried to “silence” her by forcing her into arbitration. Ars Technica reports: At the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism hearing, one mom, identified as...

Health

Support for Federal Vaccine Policy May Be Eroding

Today at 00:41 AM, via New York Times

Insurers suggested they would still cover routine shots even if a C.D.C. panel tried to limit them, as an influential senator warned against new restrictions.

Health

5 Takeaways From Ousted C.D.C. Director’s Hearing

Today at 00:06 AM, via New York Times

Susan Monarez, the head of the public health agency for barely a month, repeatedly told senators that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was ignoring science in undercutting vaccines.