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South Africa

University of Pretoria AI Professor Brings African Perspective to UN’s First Global Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence

Yesterday at 19:14 PM, via iAfrica

For nearly a decade, Prof. Vukosi Marivate has been working to ensure that Africa shapes artificial intelligence rather than being shaped by it. His appointment to the United Nations Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence — the first global scientific body of its kind — has given that mission an international platform. Selected from […]

Africa

Six African athletes blocked from transfers to Turkey

Thursday at 16:58 PM, via BBC News

World Athletics rejects the applications of 11 elite athletes to switch their nationality to Turkey as the requests were “part of a coordinated recruitment strategy” by the country’s government “to attract overseas athletes through lucrative contracts”.

Sport

Heaven impresses amid Man Utd centre-back crisis

Today at 01:09 AM, via BBC News

Match of the Day pundits Ashely Williams and Joe Hart analyse Ayden Heaven’s performance against Chelsea after the young defender played a key role in Manchester United’s win alongside strong performances from other senior players.

Sport

Fitzpatrick keeps Heritage lead despite Scheffler surge

Today at 00:43 AM, via BBC News

England’s Matt Fitzpatrick hits an impressive third-round 68 to give himself a three-shot lead over Scottie Scheffler going into the final round of the RBC Heritage in South Carolina.

Education

Nigeria: No Ban On Hijab During Utme, JAMB Insists

Friday at 13:40 PM, via AllAfrica

[Leadership] The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has reiterated that no candidate is prohibited from wearing the hijab during the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

Science/Tech

New Movie Trailer Shows First AI-Generated Performance By a Major Star: the Late Val Kilmer

Today at 00:34 AM, via Slashdot

“A trailer has been released for the first film to star an authorised generative AI version of a major Hollywood actor,” writes The Guardian:Val Kilmer was cast in western As Deep As the Grave before his death in April 2025. Production delays meant he never shot any scenes, but the creative team worked with UK-based company Sonantic to create an AI speaking voice based on his old recordings....

Science/Tech

Old Cars ‘Tell Tales’ by Storing Data That’s Never Wiped

Yesterday at 23:34 PM, via Slashdot

Slashdot reader Bismillah shared this report from ITNews:Research and development engineer Romain Marchand of Paris headquartered Quarkslab obtained a telematic control unit (TCU) from a salvage yard in Poland… Marchand tore down the TCU, which is based on a Qualcomm system on a chip, and extracted the Linux-based file system from the Micron multi-chip package (MCP) which contained NAND-based...

Science/Tech

Fewer US College Students Major in CS. More Choose Data Science, Engineering

Yesterday at 22:34 PM, via Slashdot

“From 2008 to 2024, the number of four-year computer science degrees granted rose about fivefold…” reports the Washington Post. Then in 2025 CS suddenly dropped from the fourth-largest undergraduate major to sixth, they report (citing data from the nonprofit National Student Clearinghouse, which compiles numbers from 97% of U.S. universities. The 54,000-student drop was “the biggest one-year...

Science/Tech

US Congress Fails to Pass Long-Term FISA Extension, Authorizes It Through April 30

Yesterday at 21:34 PM, via Slashdot

Yesterday the U.S. Congress approved “a short-term extension” of a FISA law that allows wiretaps without a warrant for surveilling foreign targets, reports CNN — but only until April 30. Republican congressional leaders had sought an 18-month extension, but “failed to secure” the votes after “clamoring from some of their members for reforms to protect Americans’ privacy.”The warrantless...

Health

The Help That Many Older Americans Need Most

Yesterday at 11:02 AM, via New York Times

With shortages of medical professionals and an aging population, thousands of community health care workers prevent older adults from falling through the cracks.