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Africa

Nigerian heritage key to my success – Itauma

Yesterday at 17:34 PM, via BBC News

Moses Itauma, one of heavyweight boxing’s brightest prospects, says he found the answers to questions about his identity on a trip to his father’s village in Nigeria.

Education

Top English schools take in half as many Send pupils as average comprehensive

Today at 02:01 AM, via The Guardian

School leaders believe some deploy a deliberate strategy to boost grades and improve finances, new research suggests

The top 500 secondary schools take in half as many disadvantaged pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) as the average comprehensive, in what is believed may be a deliberate strategy to boost grades and improve finances.

New research from the Sutton Trust...

Science/Tech

Trump Administration To Pay French Company $1 Billion To Stop Offshore Wind Farms

Today at 05:30 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from NPR: The Trump administration will pay $1 billion to a French company to walk away from two U.S. offshore wind leases as the administration ramps up its campaign against offshore wind and other renewable energy. TotalEnergies has agreed to what’s essentially a refund of its leases for projects off the coasts of North Carolina and New York, and will...

Science/Tech

Nvidia CEO Says He’s ‘Empathetic’ To DLSS 5 Concerns

Today at 01:00 AM, via Slashdot

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says he understands the concerns about “AI slop” with DLSS 5 but insists the feature preserves a game’s underlying geometry and artistic intent. “I think their perspective makes sense, ” said Huang during a recent appearance on the Lex Fridman podcast. “And I could see where they’re coming from because I don’t love AI slop myself. You know, all of the AI-generated...

Science/Tech

Bipartisan Bill Seeks To Ban Sports Betting On Prediction Market Platforms

Today at 00:00 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Senators Adam Schiff (D-CA) and John Curtis (R-UT) introduced (PDF) a bill on Monday that could prevent prediction market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket from allowing users to wager money on sports events or play casino-style games. This bipartisan bill would not apply to FanDuel and DraftKings, which are subject to state-by-state gambling...

Science/Tech

Wing Expands Its Drone Delivery Service To the Bay Area

Yesterday at 23:00 PM, via Slashdot

Wing is expanding its drone delivery service to the San Francisco Bay Area. “The drone delivery startup has been rapidly expanding to metro areas across the US, but is now targeting the tech-friendly Silicon Valley region,” reports Engadget. From the report: Going back to its inaugural deliveries, Wing ferried office supplies across Google’s Mountain View campus in the Bay Area with its...

Health

Diabetes, Overlooked and Unchecked, Poses New Risks in Africa

Yesterday at 11:00 AM, via New York Times

As deaths from diabetes start to rival those from infectious threats like malaria, a new form of the condition linked to malnutrition is surfacing in patients who can afford neither screening nor care.