A landmark Supreme Court ruling has made it harder to challenge racial discrimination in US voting maps, handing Republicans a potential electoral advantage. The decision raises deeper questions about the health of American democracy and the resilience of its constitutional institutions.
Artificial intelligence is no longer the shiny new toy in the corporate cupboard. It is already sitting inside fraud detection systems, customer service tools, compliance monitoring, investment processes, document drafting, staff workflows and board packs.
Only a fool would write off chocolate entirely, but the rising demand for healthier snacking and Tiger Brands reducing its chocolate slab production point to a significant change in consumer tastes and market dynamics.
A hackathon, workshops, and a conference built around one question. HACKATHON May 30 – June 6 · Free · Virtual + In-person (Lagos) The next Artificial Future hackathons bring together builders to creatively solve real African problems using AI — across four thematic areas: There is also a non-technical track for those working in data […]
[Nile Post] The Pharmaceutical Society of Uganda (PSU) has rejected key provisions of the National Education and Training for Health Policy 2025, calling for its suspension over concerns about internship integration, regulatory oversight and the readiness of university curricula.
[Nile Post] The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) has established a Technical Working Group (TWG) to review the controversial National Education and Training for Health Policy 2025 and assess its implications before finalising its position on the framework.
[New Times] Mount Kigali University has called on graduates and young people to stand firm against genocide ideology and all forms of hate speech. The higher learning institution made the call as it joined the nation in the 32nd commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
[Daily News] Cambridge — Tanzania’s banking transformation and its broader macroeconomic impact took centre stage at the University of Cambridge recently.
Funding, co-led by Khosla Ventures and Connect Ventures, will scale engineering and product and deepen Sekai’s creator partnerships with Creative Artists Agency (CAA) SAN FRANCISCO— Sekai, the consumer platform where anyone can build software by describing what they want, today announced $26 million in Seed and Series A funding. The Series A of $20 million […]
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order asking artificial intelligence companies to provide models to the federal government to assess their capabilities ahead of a full release. The order asks companies, on a voluntary basis, to participate in a benchmarking process to assess a model’s “advanced cyber capabilities” and...
Available for Android 12 and later, the anti-scam feature is baked into Google Dialer, which sends a silent “confirmation signal” to ensure whoever’s calling you is who they appear to be.