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South Africa

UNDP, GSMA Launch AI Governance Training for Policymakers in Egypt

Yesterday at 21:31 PM, via iAfrica

The United Nations Development Programme in Egypt, in partnership with GSMA, has launched a high-level artificial intelligence capacity-building programme for policymakers in Cairo. The two-day training, held at UNDP Egypt’s headquarters, brings together senior government officials, regulators and representatives from key national institutions. Policymakers from Libya, Sudan, Tanzania and...

South Africa

Rwanda Partners With Oracle to Expand Nationwide Digital Skills Training

Yesterday at 21:28 PM, via iAfrica

Rwanda has signed a strategic agreement with Oracle to launch a nationwide digital skills development programme aimed at strengthening the country’s workforce in cloud computing, artificial intelligence and database technologies. The partnership, formalized through a memorandum of understanding between Rwanda’s Ministry of Information, Communication, Technology and Innovation and Oracle,...

South Africa

Ghana Deploys AI and Drones to Strengthen Mining Oversight

Yesterday at 21:25 PM, via iAfrica

Ghana is using artificial intelligence and drone technology to shift mining regulation from a reactive model to a proactive and preventive system, a senior official said. Emmanuel Kwamena Ayeme, deputy chief executive officer of the Minerals Commission, said traditional inspection methods are increasingly inadequate in tackling illegal mining, environmental degradation and the challenges of...

Sport

Can people fall back in love with Welsh rugby?

Today at 06:34 AM, via BBC News

A Cardiff weekend combining Valentine’s Day and a Wales Six Nations home match would have previously proved the perfect Welsh rugby love affair.

Sport

Birdie run puts Bhatia ahead at Pebble Beach

Today at 02:15 AM, via BBC News

Akshay Bhatia holds a two-shot lead after the third round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am as fellow American Collin Morikawa’s round of 62 moves him into contention.

Science/Tech

Additional Benefits For Brain, Heart, and Lungs Found for Drugs Like Viagra and Cialis

Today at 06:34 AM, via Slashdot

“Research published in the World Journal of Men’s Health found evidence that drugs such as Viagra and Cialis may also help with heart disease, stroke risk and diabetes,” reports the Telegraph, “as well as enlarged prostate and urinary problems.”Researchers found evidence that the same mechanism may benefit other organs, including the heart, brain, lungs and urinary system. The paper reviewed a...

Science/Tech

Your Friends Could Be Sharing Your Phone Number with ChatGPT

Today at 04:34 AM, via Slashdot

“ChatGPT is getting more social,” reports PC Magazine, “with a new feature that allows you to sync your contacts to see if any of your friends are using the chatbot or any other OpenAI product…”It’s “completely optional,” [OpenAI] says. However, even if you don’t opt in, anyone with your number who syncs their contacts are giving OpenAI your digits. “OpenAI may process your phone number if...

Science/Tech

Small Crowd Pays to Watch a Boxing Match Between 80-Pound Chinese Robots

Today at 01:52 AM, via Slashdot

Recently a small crowd paid to watch robots boxing, reports Rest of World. (Almost 3,000 people have now watched the match’s 83-minute webcast.)The match was organized by Rek, a San Francisco-based company, and drew hundreds of spectators who had paid about $60-$80 for a ticket to watch modified G1 robots go at each other. Made by Unitree, the dominant Chinese robot maker, they weighed in at...

Science/Tech

US Government Will Stop Pollution-Reduction Credits for Cars With ‘Start-Stop’ Systems

Today at 00:52 AM, via Slashdot

Starting in 2009, the U.S. government have given car manufacturers towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions if they included “start-stop” systems in cars with internal combustion engines. (These systems automatically shut off idling engines to reduce pollution and fuel consumption.)But this week the new head of America’s Environmental Protection Agency eliminated the credits, reports Car and...

Motoring

Why insurers write off cars

Yesterday at 09:18 AM, via TopAuto

Following a major accident, the last thing people want to hear is the words “write off”.