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Politics

IFP celebrates 50 years in Soweto

Saturday at 13:27 PM, via SABC News

The IFP was founded on the 21st of March 1975 at KwaNzimela in Melmoth, KwaZulu-Natal

Sport

GB win two more world golds on final day

Today at 00:44 AM, via BBC News

Great Britain win two more gold medals on the final day of action at the Para-cycling Track World Championships in Rio de Janeiro.

Education

People submit Welsh placenames to project to protect linguistic heritage

Yesterday at 15:00 PM, via The Guardian

Entries include Welsh language names for fields and hills in move to ensure preservation of stories and legends

Dozens of placenames in Welsh, some hinting at ancient legends, others telling rich stories of how people used to live, have been submitted to a project designed to make sure they are preserved.

The Welsh government appealed for people to add historical names that may be missing from...

Science/Tech

Was the Web More Creative and Human 20 Years Ago?

Today at 04:34 AM, via Slashdot

Readers in 2025 “may struggle to remember the optimism of the aughts, when the internet seemed to offer endless possibilities for virtual art and writing that was free…” argues a new review at Bookforum. “The content we do create online, if we still create, often feels unreflectively automatic: predictable quote-tweet dunks, prefabricated poses on Instagram, TikTok dances that hit their beats...

Science/Tech

Boriswave, fighting-age men, cultural Marxism: how the far right is changing how we speak

Today at 04:00 AM, via The Guardian

Why are the online far right so successful in shaping our political language? With Dr Robert Topinka

At a press conference in September, Reform UK announced a seismic policy proposal – the end of indefinite leave to remain for immigrants. This change, which would drastically transform the UK immigration system, was justified by a supposed need to tackle the “Boriswave”.

At first glance, the...

Science/Tech

A Plan for Improving JavaScript’s Trustworthiness on the Web

Today at 02:20 AM, via Slashdot

On Cloudflare’s blog, a senior research engineer shares a plan for “improving the trustworthiness of JavaScript on the web.” “It is as true today as it was in 2011 that Javascript cryptography is Considered Harmful.”The main problem is code distribution. Consider an end-to-end-encrypted messaging web application. The application generates cryptographic keys in the client’s browser that lets...

Science/Tech

Should Workers Start Learning to Work With AI?

Today at 01:20 AM, via Slashdot

“My boss thinks AI will solve every problem and is wildly enthusiastic about it,” complains a mid-level worker at a Fortune 500 company, who considers the technology “unproven and wildly erratic.” So how should they navigate the next 10 years until retirement, they ask the Washington Post’s “Work Advice” columnist. The columnist first notes that “Despite promises that AI will eliminate tedious,...

Health

When a Hearing Aid Isn’t Enough

Saturday at 16:29 PM, via New York Times

More older adults have turned to cochlear implants after Medicare expanded eligibility for the devices.