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Africa

Holders Nigeria lead qualifiers for 2026 Wafcon

Yesterday at 11:30 AM, via BBC News

Reigning champions Nigeria qualify for next year’s tournament alongside Cape Verde and Malawi who will make their Women’s Africa Cup of Nations debut.

Education

Southern Africa: Malawi Overhauls Education System

Yesterday at 19:09 PM, via AllAfrica

[Nyasa Times] In a bold step toward transforming the country’s education landscape, the Malawi Institute of Education (MIE) has unveiled a new National Curriculum Framework that promises to redefine how Malawians learn, teach, and build futures — aligning with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4, which calls for inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for...

Science/Tech

Character.AI To Bar Children Under 18 From Using Its Chatbots

Today at 00:02 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: Character.AI said on Wednesday that it would bar people under 18 from using its chatbots starting late next month, in a sweeping move to address concerns over child safety. The rule will take effect Nov. 25, the company said. To enforce it, Character.AI said, over the next month the company will identify which users are minors and put...

Science/Tech

FCC’s Gomez Slams Move To Revise Broadband Labels as ‘Anti-Consumer’

Yesterday at 23:21 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shares a report: The FCC adopted a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to rescind and revise certain rules attached to consumer broadband labels. The measure passed on a two-to-one vote, with Commissioner Anna Gomez, the lone Democrat on the FCC, voting no and calling the notice “one of the most anti-consumer items I have seen.” The vote was held at the Commission’s open...

Science/Tech

Windows is the Problem With Windows Handhelds

Yesterday at 22:42 PM, via Slashdot

Microsoft shipped its first Xbox handheld nearly two weeks ago. The $600 white Xbox Ally cannot reliably sleep, wake, or hold a charge while asleep. Neither Microsoft nor Asus would admit there’s a problem or offer a timeline to fix it after repeated requests by The Verge. Asus said it needs more time to test. Installing Bazzite, a Linux-based operating system, solves the problems, the...