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Best news for the South African rand in over 20 years

Today at 16:30 PM, via Daily Investor

South Africa’s rand is on a weekly winning run not seen in more than two decades as elevated precious-metal prices and an improving economic backdrop drive gains.

Sport

Tyrer set for Cardiff as transfer embargo lifted

Today at 16:29 PM, via BBC News

Cardiff City can resume their January transfer work after an EFL embargo was lifted, with Everton goalkeeper Harry Tyrer set to become the League One leaders’ first signing of the winter window.

Education

Judge to protect noncitizen academics testifying in case from ‘authoritarian’ Trump

Today at 16:47 PM, via The Guardian

William Young to issue order to protect those who challenge arrest and deportation of pro-Palestinian activists

A federal judge described Donald Trump as an authoritarian and accused his administration of “an unconstitutional conspiracy to pick off certain people” in its aggressive pursuit of non-US citizen, pro-Palestinian activists on American college campuses.

The judge in Boston, who was...

Science/Tech

Hard Drive Prices Have Surged By an Average of 46% Since September

Today at 16:40 PM, via Slashdot

Tom’s Hardware: Extensive research into the pricing of some of the best hard drives on the market for large capacity, economical storage indicates that prices are beginning to increase sharply, with some of the most popular models on the market seeing increases upwards of 60%. According to research from ComputerBase, pricing analysis on 12 of the most popular mainstream drives on the market...

Science/Tech

Xgram.io Announces XMR Exchange Services with High Limits

Today at 16:16 PM, via Tech Financials

San Jose, Costa Rica (PinionNewswire) —  Xgram.io, a leading non-custodial multichain cryptocurrency exchange platform, today highlights the full availability of secure and private exchanges for privacy-focused coins, with particular emphasis on seamless Bitcoin (BTC) to Monero (XMR) swaps. Launched in 2023, Xgram.io has rapidly become a trusted choice for users seeking instant,...

Science/Tech

Code.org: Use AI In an Interview Without Our OK and You’re Dead To Us

Today at 16:00 PM, via Slashdot

theodp writes: Code.org, the nonprofit backed by AI giants Microsoft, Google and Amazon and whose Hour of AI and free AI curriculum aim to make world’s K-12 schoolchildren AI literate, points job seekers to its AI Use Policy in Hiring, which promises dire consequences for those who use AI during interviews or take home assignments without its OK. Explaining “What’s Not Okay,” Code.org writes:...

Health

For Men, How Much Alcohol Is Too Much?

Today at 12:01 PM, via New York Times

Federal officials working on the new dietary guidelines had considered limiting men to one drink daily. The final advice was only that everyone should drink less.