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South Africa

Turn.io Accelerator Backs AI Chat Solutions to Expand Healthcare Access

Yesterday at 17:58 PM, via iAfrica

Turn.io has launched its 2025 Chat for Health & AI Accelerator, a 24-week programme helping health organisations scale conversational AI services for underserved communities. Selected from more than 400 applicants, 10 organisations will receive over $500,000 in technology, mentorship, and support in partnership with IDinsight. Each will build a working AI-enabled solution by January 2026. […]

South Africa

Redhill School to Host Education Conference on AI and Child-Centred Learning

Yesterday at 17:46 PM, via iAfrica

Redhill School will host its first Redefine Education Conference Oct. 17–19 at its Early Learning Centre in Sandton, bringing together educators, parents, and experts to explore child-centred learning and the role of technology in classrooms. The event will feature keynote speeches, workshops, and research presentations on artificial intelligence in schools, future skills, arts integration,...

Africa

Mpina’s removal from Tanzania’s presidential race boosts Samia’s reelection chances

Yesterday at 18:00 PM, via Mail & Guardian

Tanzania’s 2025 general elections campaign has taken a dramatic turn after the removal of the Alliance for Change and Transparency (ACT Wazalendo) party’s candidate — former minister and outspoken legislator Luhaga Mpina — from the presidential race.  The decision announced by the National Electoral Commission (NEC) is widely seen as strengthening President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s […]

Sport

Newcastle want Man Utd’s Mainoo – Wednesday’s gossip

Yesterday at 22:42 PM, via BBC News

Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo a target for Newcastle, Chelsea step up their interest in Crystal Palace’s Adam Wharton, while Real Madrid and Paris St-Germain keep tabs on Arsenal defender William Saliba, plus more.

Sport

Could Scots trio really sweep world 1500m medals?

Yesterday at 22:35 PM, via BBC News

Former Scottish 1500m runner Chris O’Hare thinks Josh Kerr, Jake Wightman and Neil Gourley have a chance of winning all three medals in Wednesday final at the World Athletics Championships.

Education

Third of UK parents have sought special needs assessment for their child, survey finds

Today at 01:01 AM, via The Guardian

Parentkind charity also says 33% of parents of children with special educational needs reported financial strain

One in three parents have sought a special needs assessment for their child, according to a survey that reveals a surge in demand for special needs support in schools across the UK.

The figures were released amid mounting apprehension in England over national plans to reform special...

Education

Our Vanishing Culture of Argument

Yesterday at 23:00 PM, via New York Times

What the University of Chicago might have taught Charlie Kirk — and the rest of us.

Science/Tech

Microsoft Announces $30 Billion Investment In AI Infrastructure, Operations In UK

Today at 01:20 AM, via Slashdot

Microsoft will invest $30 billion in the U.K. through 2028 to expand AI infrastructure and operations, including building the country’s largest supercomputer with 23,000 GPUs in partnership with Nscale. CNBC reports: On a call with reporters on Tuesday, Microsoft President Brad Smith said his stance on the U.K. has warmed over the years. He previously criticized the country over its attempt in...

Science/Tech

Fedora Linux 43 Beta Released

Today at 00:40 AM, via Slashdot

BrianFagioli shares a report from NERDS.xyz: The Fedora Project has announced Fedora Linux 43 Beta, giving users and developers the opportunity to test the distribution ahead of its final release. This beta introduces improvements across installation, system tools, and programming languages while continuing Fedora’s pattern of cleaning out older components. The beta can be downloaded in...

Science/Tech

Daily weight loss pill can help cut body weight by a fifth, trial shows

Today at 00:01 AM, via The Guardian

One in five people who took orforglipron once a day for 72 weeks lost 20% or more of their weight, maker Eli Lilly says

A daily pill for weight loss can help people reduce their body weight by as much as a fifth, according to a trial that could pave the way for millions more people to shed pounds.

The drug, called orforglipron, is manufactured by Eli Lilly and targets the same GLP-1 receptors...