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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

Right-to-Repair Laws Gain Political Momentum Across America

Today at 05:34 AM, via Slashdot

“California, Colorado, Minnesota, New York, Connecticut, Oregon and Washington have all passed comprehensive right-to-repair regulations,” reports CNBC, “covering everything from consumer electronics and farm equipment to wheelchairs and automobiles.” And the consumer movement “continues to gain political momentum” across America…As of this year, advocates are tracking 57 right-to-repair bills...

Science/Tech

Bank Robber Challenges Conviction Based on His Cellphone’s Location Data

Today at 03:14 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shared this report from the Associated Pres:Okello Chatrie’s cellphone gave him away. Chatrie made off with $195,000 from the bank he robbed in suburban Richmond, Virginia, and eluded the police until they turned to a powerful technological tool that erected a virtual fence and allowed them collect the location history of cellphone users near the crime scene… Now the Supreme...

Science/Tech

Google Studies Prompt Injection Attacks Against AI Agents Browsing the Web

Today at 01:48 AM, via Slashdot

Are AI agents already facing Indirect Prompt Injection attacks? Google’s Threat Intelligence teams searched for known attacks that would target AI systems browsing the web, using Common Crawl’s repository of billions of pages from the public web).We observed a number of websites that attempt to vandalize the machine of anyone using AI assistants. If executed, the commands in this example would...

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%...