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South Africa

Tunisian Students Set Guinness World Record by Building AI-Powered Startup in Under Three Hours

Today at 12:27 PM, via iAfrica

Three hundred students from Tunisia’s University of Sfax have set a Guinness World Record by building a complete AI-powered startup in less than three hours, demonstrating how artificial intelligence is compressing timelines that would traditionally take weeks or months. The achievement took place during a scientific forum titled “Artificial Intelligence at the Heart of Value […]

South Africa

AI Subscriptions Surpass Streaming as South Africa’s Fastest-Growing Subscription Category

Today at 12:25 PM, via iAfrica

South African consumers are shifting away from entertainment-focused online subscriptions toward services offering productivity and everyday convenience, with artificial intelligence subscriptions recording the second-fastest growth of any category over the past year, according to the Discovery Bank SpendTrend26 report. AI subscription payment volumes grew 125% during the year, and AI services...

Sport

R&A in dialogue with Muirfield over Open return

Today at 12:49 PM, via BBC News

Chief executive Mark Darbon says the R&A are having “ongoing dialogue” with Muirfield with a view to returning the Open Championship to the Gullane course.

Education

Liberia: Prominent Resident Earmarks Sports, Education and Peace Initiatives in Soul Clinic

Today at 13:44 PM, via AllAfrica

[FrontPageAfrica] Paynesville — A prominent citizen of the Soul Clinic Community in Paynesville, outside Monrovia, has disclosed the launch of a series of community-driven initiatives aimed at promoting peace, youth empowerment and educational advancement within Montserrado County Electoral District 4, specifically within Soul Clinic.

Education

Kenya: NTSA Launches ‘Watoto Wafike Salama’ As Schools Reopen

Today at 13:32 PM, via AllAfrica

[Capital FM] Nairobi — The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has announced a nationwide crackdown on road safety as schools reopen this week for the second term, following a fatal road accident along the Mai Mahiu-Narok Road.

Science/Tech

America Now Has 70% More Bookstores Than in 2020, Says Bookshop.org Founder

Today at 13:14 PM, via Slashdot

“There are about 70% more bookstores now than there were six years ago in the United States,” says Andy Hunter, the founder/CEO of Bookshop.org.Fast Company checks in on his site, which gives over 80% of its profit margin to independent bookstores, structuring itself as a B Corporation (a for-profit company certified for its social-impact) while providing an alternative to Amazon and other...

Science/Tech

The Tech Bros Are All In on Zyn

Today at 13:00 PM, via Wired

Nicotine pouches are revered among tech workers, who tout them as the perfect brain-boosting, productivity-jacking stimulants.