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South Africa’s biggest universities are collapsing

Today at 07:30 AM, via Daily Investor

Many of South Africa’s biggest universities are gradually being undermined by mismanagement, corruption, and political interference, leading to dysfunction and potential collapse.

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How will Arteta set Arsenal up for Man City showdown?

Today at 07:24 AM, via BBC News

Novel solutions, no matter how small, might decide the Premier League title. We take a closer look at how Arsenal have played recently and what this means for the run-in.

Sport

Heaven impresses amid Man Utd centre-back crisis

Today at 01:09 AM, via BBC News

Match of the Day pundits Ashely Williams and Joe Hart analyse Ayden Heaven’s performance against Chelsea after the young defender played a key role in Manchester United’s win alongside strong performances from other senior players.

Education

You Can’t Game Your Way to a Real Education

Today at 07:00 AM, via New York Times

Technology must return to its proper place in the classroom — as a supplemental tool rather than the source and summit of education.

Education

Nigeria: No Ban On Hijab During Utme, JAMB Insists

Friday at 13:40 PM, via AllAfrica

[Leadership] The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has reiterated that no candidate is prohibited from wearing the hijab during the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

Science/Tech

Duolingo CEO Says They’ve Stopped Tracking Employees’ AI Use for Performance Reviews

Today at 05:34 AM, via Slashdot

Last May Duolingo’s stock peaked at $529.05. But while the learning app passed $1 billion in revenue in 2025 and 50 million daily active users, today its stock price has dropped more than 81%, to $100.51. And there’s been other changes, reports Entrepreneur:In April 2025, Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn made headlines after writing a memo calling the company “AI-first.” In the memo, von Ahn announced...

Science/Tech

SpaceX, Blue Origin Compete For ‘Artemis III’ Mission

Today at 03:34 AM, via Slashdot

After Artemis II’s astronauts returned to earth, “NASA has Artemis III in its sights,” reports the Associated Press:In a mission recently added to the docket for next year, Artemis III’s yet-to-be -named astronauts will practice docking their Orion capsule with a lunar lander or two in orbit around Earth. Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin are racing to have their company’s lander...

Science/Tech

New Movie Trailer Shows First AI-Generated Performance By a Major Star: the Late Val Kilmer

Today at 00:34 AM, via Slashdot

“A trailer has been released for the first film to star an authorised generative AI version of a major Hollywood actor,” writes The Guardian:Val Kilmer was cast in western As Deep As the Grave before his death in April 2025. Production delays meant he never shot any scenes, but the creative team worked with UK-based company Sonantic to create an AI speaking voice based on his old recordings....

Science/Tech

Old Cars ‘Tell Tales’ by Storing Data That’s Never Wiped

Yesterday at 23:34 PM, via Slashdot

Slashdot reader Bismillah shared this report from ITNews:Research and development engineer Romain Marchand of Paris headquartered Quarkslab obtained a telematic control unit (TCU) from a salvage yard in Poland… Marchand tore down the TCU, which is based on a Qualcomm system on a chip, and extracted the Linux-based file system from the Micron multi-chip package (MCP) which contained NAND-based...

Health

The Help That Many Older Americans Need Most

Yesterday at 11:02 AM, via New York Times

With shortages of medical professionals and an aging population, thousands of community health care workers prevent older adults from falling through the cracks.