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Becoming Hugh Masekela

Today at 10:04 AM, via SowetanLIVE

On the set of ‘The Road Home’ with Thabo Rametsi as he prepares for his biggest leading role yet as Hugh Masekela in ‘The Road Home’ film under production in Cape Town.

Africa

Seven stars to watch at Wafcon 2026 and why

Friday at 20:18 PM, via BBC News

As the biggest ever Women’s Africa Cup of Nations gets ready for kick-off, BBC Sport Africa picks seven players to keep an eye on in Morocco.

Education

Whatever Happened to the B+ Student?

Yesterday at 13:00 PM, via New York Times

Readers respond to an essay by Frank Bruni about the pressure to give students A’s in college classes.

Science/Tech

Comic-Con 2026 Debuts Trailers for ‘Coyote vs Acme’ Movie, Plus ‘Neuromancer’ and ‘Blade Runner 2099’ Series

Today at 09:34 AM, via Slashdot

Big news from Comic-Con 2026:”Coyote vs. ACME” debuted its long-awaited final trailer. CNET calls it “an animation-meets-live-action story,” with the Coyote catapulting into theaters this August 28. (The film began development back in 2018, but was shelved for a tax write-off in 2023 by Warner Bros. until a backlash led to its sale to Ketchup Entertainment.) “Fed up with Acme’s unreliable...

Science/Tech

32 of 35 Students Caught Using Hilariously Wrong AI-Generated Answers for Professor’s Midterm

Today at 05:34 AM, via Slashdot

“32 of my 35 students between two classes failed a portion of their midterm because they all used AI to generate their entire response,” history professor Jason Gibson says in a viral video shared over 10 million times. “And apparently, they didn’t proofread it.” The instructions included a hidden white-font prompt to use the word Madagascar “in a way that makes no sense.” So if he saw the word...

Science/Tech

Firefox’ New Tab Page Will Get Widgets – Including an AI-Powered Daily Crossword

Today at 03:34 AM, via Slashdot

In a sign of the times, Firefox’s New Tab page could soon include a crossword puzzle from AI-powered news platform Particle. The blog OMG Ubuntu reports:The mini crossword game is updated daily, with puzzles based around recent content Particle’s AI has ingested and summarised that day. [After solving the crossword, links appear to related news articles…] If you just want to try the crossword,...

Science/Tech

Firefox’s New Tab Page Will Get Widgets – Including an AI-Powered Daily Crossword

Today at 03:34 AM, via Slashdot

In a sign of the times, Firefox’s New Tab page could soon include a crossword puzzle from AI-powered news platform Particle. The blog OMG Ubuntu reports:The mini crossword game is updated daily, with puzzles based around recent content Particle’s AI has ingested and summarised that day. [After solving the crossword, links appear to related news articles…] If you just want to try the crossword,...