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One ANC decision saving South Africa

Today at 07:30 AM, via Daily Investor

The ANC’s realisation that it should encourage private sector investment in the economy rather than cling to failing state monopolies may prove to be a turning point for South Africa. 

Business

South Africa heading for another disaster

Yesterday at 13:00 PM, via BusinessTech

An expert warns that South Africa is heading for disaster if urgent action is not taken to rescue its ailing industrial sector.

Education

UK university degree no longer ‘passport to social mobility’, says King’s vice-chancellor

Yesterday at 12:00 PM, via The Guardian

Prof Shitij Kapur says there are too many graduates and degree is now just a ‘visa’ to enter professional world

The UK now has a “surfeit” of graduates and students must accept that a university degree is no longer a “passport to social mobility”, a leading vice-chancellor has argued.

Prof Shitij Kapur, the head of King’s College London, said the days when universities could promise that...

Education

One Week Without Smartphones on a College Campus

Yesterday at 12:00 PM, via New York Times

A student-organized “tech fast” at St. John’s College thrust young people headfirst into a world of chalkboard-based communication. (On that note: Has anyone seen Eliza?)

Education

The Guardian view on care leavers: responsibility for looked-after children does not end at 18 | Editorial

Friday at 20:05 PM, via The Guardian

Free prescriptions and eye tests ought to help these young adults stay healthy. They also signal the state’s ongoing role

The outcomes for children who grow up in care are shocking. A vital part of the welfare state, which exists to promote the safety and wellbeing of highly vulnerable young people, is falling short in health, education and employment terms. They have a 62% higher chance of...

Science/Tech

Starlink reality check in South Africa

Today at 07:13 AM, via MyBroadband

SpaceX’s Internet service Starlink rolled out to less than half the African countries it planned to add to its markets in 2025.

Science/Tech

What Happened When Alaska’s Court System Tried Answering Questions with an AI Chatbot?

Today at 04:34 AM, via Slashdot

An AI chatbot to answer probate questions from Alaska residents “was supposed to be a three-month project,” said Aubrie Souza, a consultant with the National Center for State Courts told NBC News. “We are now at well over a year and three months, but that’s all because of the due diligence that was required to get it right.””With a project like this, we need to be 100% accurate, and that’s...

Science/Tech

Google’s $250M Deal with California to Fund Newsrooms May Be Stalled

Today at 01:45 AM, via Slashdot

Remember how California’s government negotiated a 2024 deal where Google contributed millions to California’s local newsrooms to offset advertisers moving to the search engine? “A year after it was cemented — and billed as a model that could succeed where entire countries and continents had fallen short — the agreement is tangled in budget cuts, bureaucratic infighting and unresolved...

Science/Tech

Has Microsoft Discontinued Offline Activation of Windows?

Today at 00:45 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader sharedthis report from Neowin:Offline Windows activation has been possible to do using the phone. However, it looks like Microsoft has quietly killed off that method as users online have found that they are no longer able to activate the OS using it… [As documented by Windows user Ben Kleinberg on his YouTube channel], Now when trying to activate the OS by attempting to call...

Motoring

Why your Uber prices are so unpredictable

Yesterday at 08:45 AM, via TopAuto

If you are encountering a massively increased Uber trip price, you are unfortunate to be requesting an Uber during a period of peak demand.