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Africa

One house, two faiths, one fasting season

Thursday at 14:40 PM, via BBC News

Ramadan and Lent haven’t overlapped since 1993 and couples like Olanrewaju and Kaosara in Nigeria are observing them together.

Business

Cash isn’t king in South Africa

Today at 16:00 PM, via BusinessTech

Nedbank CFO Mike Davis says that South Africa is seeing a push away from cash, which is extremely expensive for banks.

Education

Phillipson accuses lawyers of exploiting parents of children with special needs

Yesterday at 18:22 PM, via The Guardian

Education secretary has claimed lawyers’ criticisms of her department’s policy changes are motivated by profit

Lawyers have been accused of exploiting parents of children with special needs by the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, who claimed their criticisms of the government’s policy changes were motivated by profit.

Speaking at the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL)...

Science/Tech

Gaming Site Editor Jailbreaks an Amazon Echo Show

Today at 22:34 PM, via Slashdot

“A few developers found a way, for now, to turn a few of these increasingly mediocre Amazon Show devices into friendly, useful, open computers,” writes the co-founder of the gaming/tech news site Aftermath. For under $50 each, he bought some used versions of the devices and tested their instructions, partly to escape the full-screen ads Amazon began showing late last year, and also to overwrite...

Science/Tech

Should Keycaps Use Text or Glyphs for Delete, Return, Tab, Caps Lock, and Shift?

Today at 21:34 PM, via Slashdot

“The new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models feature a keyboard change,” reports MacRumors:On the U.S. English version of the new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro keyboards, the tab, caps lock, shift, return, and delete keycaps now have glyphs on them. On previous-generation models, these keys are labeled with text instead… Given the U.S. English keyboard layout is the default option for MacBook Air,...

Science/Tech

System76 CEO Sees ‘Real Possibility’ Colorado’s Age-Verification Bill Excludes Open-Source

Today at 20:34 PM, via Slashdot

Last week System76 CEO Carl Richell criticized age-verification laws for operating systems — but he now sees a “real possibility” Colorado’s law might exclude open-source. Phoronix reports that the System76 CEO met with the state Senator who co-authored Colorado’s bill, and then posted on X.com that the Senator “suggested excluding open source software from the bill.” Richell: This appears...

Science/Tech

US Set To Receive $10 Billion Fee For Brokering TikTok Deal

Today at 19:34 PM, via Slashdot

The deal to take control of TikTok’s U.S. business came with an unusual condition, according to people familiar with the matter. The investors — which include Oracle, Abu Dhabi investor MGX, and private-equity firm Silver Lake — “paid the Treasury Department about $2.5 billion when the deal closed in January,” reports the Wall Street Journal, “and are set to make several additional payments...

Motoring

5 ways to save petrol in South Africa

Today at 08:40 AM, via TopAuto

South Africa could be facing massive petrol price hikes next month due to the conflict in the Middle East, making it more important than ever for motorists to conserve fuel.

Health

How Safe Is Plasma Donation?

Yesterday at 18:07 PM, via New York Times

Two recent deaths tied to for-profit clinics in Canada raised concerns about the health effects of having plasma drawn as often as twice a week.

Health

E.P.A. Moves to Weaken Limits on Ethylene Oxide

Yesterday at 17:32 PM, via New York Times

The gas, ethylene oxide, plays a crucial role in sterilizing medical devices. But long-term exposure is linked to several types of cancer and other ailments.