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Sport

Navgire hits fastest ever women’s T20 hundred

Today at 18:42 PM, via BBC News

Opening batter Kiran Navgire breaks the record for the fastest century in women’s T20 history with a 34-ball hundred in a domestic match in India.

Education

I Have Parkinson’s: A Range of Voices

Today at 19:09 PM, via New York Times

Readers, many with Parkinson’s, respond to an article about Sue Goldie, who has the disease. Also: Tears over Trump’s America; losing to China; learning through play.

Education

Stormzy elected honorary fellow of Jesus College Cambridge

Today at 18:49 PM, via The Guardian

Musician and philanthropist was nominated in recognition of scholarship programme at the university

The acclaimed musician and philanthropist Stormzy has been elected an honorary fellow of Jesus College at the University of Cambridge.

The 32-year-old, whose full name is Michael Ebenezer Kwadjo Omari Owuo Jr, was nominated in recognition of his cultural impact and philanthropic work, having...

Education

Nigeria: New Horizons Adopts School for the Blinds, Offers Scholarships

Today at 18:44 PM, via AllAfrica

[This Day] In a remarkable display of compassion and commitment to making the lives of visually impaired people better, New Horizons Nigeria has taken a bold step towards transforming the lives of over 100 visually impaired students at the Federal Nigerian Society for the Blind, Oshodi, Lagos.

Science/Tech

New York Bans AI-Enabled Rent Price Fixing

Today at 18:41 PM, via Slashdot

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed into law legislation banning the use of price-fixing software by landlords to set rental rates. From a report: New York is the first state to outlaw algorithmic pricing by landlords, following a number of city-wide bans in Jersey City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Seattle. Software companies such as RealPage offer landlords algorithms that can set...

Science/Tech

Samsung To Showcase Its First Ever Trifold Phone Later This Month

Today at 18:01 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shares a report: Samsung Electronics will unveil its highly-anticipated trifold smartphone when world leaders and global dignitaries gather at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea later this month. It will be the company’s first device with two hinges — allowing it to work as either a conventional smartphone or a significantly larger tablet when fully...

Science/Tech

Army General Says He’s Using AI To Improve ‘Decision-Making’

Today at 17:20 PM, via Slashdot

Maj. Gen. William Taylor told reporters at the Association of the US Army Conference in Washington this week that he and the Eighth Army he commands out of South Korea are regularly using AI for decision-making. Taylor said he has been asking AI chatbots to help build models for personal decisions that affect his organization and overall readiness. The general referred to his chatbot companion...

Science/Tech

Can AI Avoid the Enshittification Trap?

Today at 17:00 PM, via Wired

Cory Doctorow’s theory of “enshittification” explains how tech platforms rot from within. As AI grows more profitable—and powerful—it risks the same fate.

Health

How to spot if you have athlete’s foot

Today at 14:34 PM, via BBC News

Dr Ivan Bristow – from the British Association of Dermatologists’ Foot Fungus Task Force – explains why the signs of athlete’s foot can get missed by doctors and nurses.