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South Africa

South African Researcher Develops AI Career Guidance Framework Tailored to Under-Resourced Universities

Today at 18:03 PM, via iAfrica

Research conducted through Nelson Mandela University has produced an artificial intelligence framework specifically designed to address the career guidance gap facing students at South Africa’s under-resourced universities — many of whom arrive having never received any professional career counseling. Dr. Nosipho Mavuso, who lectures in information technology at Walter Sisulu University in...

South Africa

Ethiopia Launches University AI Platform to Cultivate Homegrown Tech Innovation

Today at 17:54 PM, via iAfrica

Ethiopia has officially launched the University Innovation Platform for Artificial Intelligence, an initiative developed in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme aimed at positioning the country as a continental hub for AI-based solutions. The platform is designed to equip young people with practical AI skills, transform academic research into innovative projects, and...

South Africa

African Development Bank, UNDP Launch $10 Billion AI Initiative Targeting 40 Million Jobs by 2035

Today at 17:51 PM, via iAfrica

The African Development Bank Group and the United Nations Development Programme have launched a joint initiative to mobilize up to $10 billion by 2035 to accelerate artificial intelligence adoption across Africa, with a target of unlocking 40 million new jobs on the continent. The AI 10 Billion Initiative was announced during the Nairobi AI Forum […]

South Africa

Zambia Moves to Build Local-Language AI Ecosystem With New Industry Report and Cross-Sector Dialogue

Today at 17:48 PM, via iAfrica

Leaders from technology, finance, manufacturing, agriculture and the broader innovation ecosystem gathered recently in Zambia for an industry dialogue and report launch focused on advancing artificial intelligence adoption — with a particular emphasis on localizing the technology for Zambian languages. The event, convened by BongoHive, marked the official launch of a new report developed in […]

Sport

How Chiefs beat Pirates last year in May

Today at 18:13 PM, via The South African

Kaizer Chiefs ended their trophy drought by beating Orlando Pirates but it was through Nasreddine Nab’s changes that turned the final.

Education

Liberia: Maryland County – Licosess Graduates First Aa Degree Students

Today at 18:05 PM, via AllAfrica

[New Dawn] – The Liberian Cooperative Standard Education School System (LICOSESS) has marked a significant milestone by graduating its first cohort of Associate of Arts (AA) degree students in Maryland County. Nineteen students received AA degrees, and forty others were awarded “C” Certificates during the institution’s 8th graduation convocation–its first to include the AA Degree program.

Education

Liberia: BCU VP Defends University Leadership Amid Controversy

Today at 18:05 PM, via AllAfrica

[New Dawn] – Bong County University’s Vice President for Administration, James K. Saybay, has strongly defended the institution’s leadership, highlighting what he described as a sweeping transformation of the university and firmly rejecting allegations surrounding the departure of former Procurement Director Lawrence N. Yallah.

Education

Liberia: Enrollment Is Rising, but Are Liberian Students Learning?

Today at 17:36 PM, via AllAfrica

[Liberian Observer] Since the end of the civil war, Liberia has made determined efforts to rebuild its education system. Schools have been reopened across the country, classrooms constructed, and thousands of children who once had no access to schooling are now enrolled. These achievements deserve recognition. After years when education nearly collapsed, restoring access was both urgent and...

Education

Liberia: Terrence Baller Leads Effort Baptist School Student Council

Today at 17:36 PM, via AllAfrica

[Liberian Observer] The campus of Effort Baptist Church School buzzed with energy and excitement on Friday as 12th grader Terrence Baller of the Student Unification Party (SUP) was elected President of the Student Council in what school authorities hailed as a free, fair, and transparent process.

Science/Tech

Netflix Ditches deal for Warner Bros. Discovery After Paramount’s Offer is Deemed Superior

Today at 18:00 PM, via Slashdot

Netflix is walking away from a deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming assets after the WBD board on Thursday deemed a revised bid by Paramount Skydance to be a superior offer. From a report: Earlier this week, Paramount raised its bid to buy the entirety of WBD to $31 per share, up from $30 per share, all cash. It was the latest amendment to Paramount’s multiple offers in...

Science/Tech

Microsoft: Computer Programming Is Dying, Long Live AI Literacy

Today at 17:21 PM, via Slashdot

theodp writes: On Tuesday, Microsoft GM of Education and Workforce Policy (and former Code.org Chief Academic Officer) Pat Yongpradit posted an obituary of sorts for coders. “Computer programmers and software developers are codified differently in the BLS [Bureau of Labor Statistics] data,” Yongpradit wrote. “The modern AI-infused world needs less computer programmers (coders) and more software...

Science/Tech

Six planets due to parade across night sky in rare celestial spectacle

Today at 16:59 PM, via The Guardian

Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, Mercury, Neptune and Uranus will all be visible at same time in curved line across sky

Six planets are set to parade across the sky this weekend in a rare celestial spectacle, experts have said.

For the next few days, Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, Mercury, Neptune and Uranus will all be visible at the same time in the night sky – although binoculars or a telescope will be...

Science/Tech

Your Smart TV May Be Crawling the Web for AI

Today at 16:40 PM, via Slashdot

Bright Data, a company that operates one of the world’s largest residential proxy networks, has been running an SDK inside smart TV apps that turns those devices into nodes for web crawling — collecting data used by AI companies, among other clients — and most consumers have had no idea it was happening. The company has published more than 200 first-party apps to LG’s app store alone and still...