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O’Sullivan-Higgins match set for thrilling finish

Yesterday at 23:47 PM, via BBC News

The World Championship last-16 tie between Ronnie O’Sullivan and John Higgins is set for a dramatic end after the Scot closed the deficit to two frames.

South Africa

Minister announces withdrawal of draft AI Policy

Yesterday at 20:01 PM, via SAnews

Minister announces withdrawal of draft AI Policy

Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi has announced the withdrawal of the Draft National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy following an internal process.

“Following revelations that the Draft National Artificial Intelligence Policy published for public comment contains various fictitious sources in its...

World

Egypt’s Grand Museum opens after many delays

Today at 00:04 AM, via NPR

We visit the new Grand Egyptian Museum, a spacious museum outside Cairo dedicated to displaying artifacts from ancient Egypt. It has finally opened its doors after decades of planning and construction.

Sport

Tactical stoppages need clamping down on – Murphy

Today at 00:11 AM, via BBC News

BBC Sport pundit Danny Murphy believes Chelsea utilised “an obvious tactical stoppage” in their FA Cup semi-final win against Leeds United, and proposes rule changes that can prevent it from happening.

Education

I’m out of a job after issues at the schools I worked for. Is it my fault? | Annalisa Barbieri

Yesterday at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

It feels as if your work and your identity are fused. You’ll get through this, but you may have to use this time to consider other careers

I’ve been a teacher for more than 20 years and loved it. I had promotions every couple of years and was happily making my way up the ladder. This year, however, I was made redundant because of restructuring and this has thrown me into a feeling of complete...

Education

A federal program has helped Native Hawaiian medical students for 35 years. It’s now being sued for discrimination

Saturday at 16:00 PM, via The Guardian

Do No Harm, a conservative group, wants the scholarship, which has helped islands’ underserved communities, declared unconstitutional

Doctors and health experts in Hawaii say a decades-old federal program meant to support Native Hawaiians through medical school and better serve some of the islands’ most underserved communities is under attack after a conservative group filed suit.

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Lifestyle

Sarah Langa brags about boyfriend Sacha

Yesterday at 22:25 PM, via The South African

Sarah Langa celebrated her boyfriend Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu’s 50th cap milestone at his Stormers club over the weekend…

Science/Tech

Elon Musk Vies to Turn X Into Super App With Banking Tool Near Launch

Yesterday at 23:59 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shared this report from Bloomberg: More than three years after acquiring Twitter, Elon Musk says he’s nearing his long-stated goal of turning it into an “everything app” with a new financial services tool that he pledged to launch for the public this month… Early users testing the service have touted competitive perks, including 3% cash back on eligible purchases and a 6%...

Science/Tech

Remembering The 1984 Unix PC. Why Did It Fail So Hard?

Yesterday at 22:54 PM, via Slashdot

“I love these machines,” writes long-time Slashdot reader Shayde:I was super-active in the Unix-PC Usenet groups back in the 90s… We hacked the hell out of them. They were small, sexy, and… they ran Unix! Unfortunately, they were a commercial failure. There were so many things wrong with them — not just stuff that broke, but the baseline configuration was nigh on worthless. I recently was...

Science/Tech

How Will Apple Change Under Its New CEO?

Yesterday at 21:54 PM, via Slashdot

How will Apple change in September under its new CEO — former hardware chief John Ternus? The blog Geeky Gadgets is already expecting “significant updates to the iPhone over the next three years,” as well as streamlined internal engineering (plus durability enhancements and high-capacity batteries). 2026: Foldable display 2027: Bezel-less iPhone 20 (celebrating the iPhone’s 20th anniversary)...