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Business

South Africa heading for another disaster

Today at 13:00 PM, via BusinessTech

An expert warns that South Africa is heading for disaster if urgent action is not taken to rescue its ailing industrial sector.

Education

UK university degree no longer ‘passport to social mobility’, says King’s vice-chancellor

Today at 12:00 PM, via The Guardian

Prof Shitij Kapur says there are too many graduates and degree is now just a ‘visa’ to enter professional world

The UK now has a “surfeit” of graduates and students must accept that a university degree is no longer a “passport to social mobility”, a leading vice-chancellor has argued.

Prof Shitij Kapur, the head of King’s College London, said the days when universities could promise that...

Education

One Week Without Smartphones on a College Campus

Today at 12:00 PM, via New York Times

A student-organized “tech fast” at St. John’s College thrust young people headfirst into a world of chalkboard-based communication. (On that note: Has anyone seen Eliza?)

Education

The Guardian view on care leavers: responsibility for looked-after children does not end at 18 | Editorial

Yesterday at 20:05 PM, via The Guardian

Free prescriptions and eye tests ought to help these young adults stay healthy. They also signal the state’s ongoing role

The outcomes for children who grow up in care are shocking. A vital part of the welfare state, which exists to promote the safety and wellbeing of highly vulnerable young people, is falling short in health, education and employment terms. They have a 62% higher chance of...

Science/Tech

Jobs Vulnerable to AI Replacement Actually ‘Thriving, Not Dying Out’, Report Suggests

Today at 17:34 PM, via Slashdot

AI startups now outnumber all publicly traded U.S. companies, according to a year-end note to investors from economists at Vanguard. And yet that report also suggest the jobs most susceptible to replacement by AI “are actually thriving, not dying out,” writes Forbes:”The approximately 100 occupations most exposed to AI automation are actually outperforming the rest of the labor market in terms...

Science/Tech

After Half a Decade, the Russian Space Station Segment Stopped Leaking

Today at 14:01 PM, via Slashdot

A small section of the International Space Station that has experienced persistent leaks for years appears to have stopped venting atmosphere into space. ArsTechnica: The leaks were caused by microscopic structural cracks inside the small PrK module on the Russian segment of the space station, which lies between a Progress spacecraft airlock and the Zvezda module. The problem has been a...

Motoring

Why your Uber prices are so unpredictable

Today at 08:45 AM, via TopAuto

If you are encountering a massively increased Uber trip price, you are unfortunate to be requesting an Uber during a period of peak demand.