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South Africa

Huawei ICT Congress 2026 in Windhoek Spotlights AI, Talent Development and Youth-Led Innovation in Namibia

Today at 20:22 PM, via iAfrica

Artificial intelligence, cloud computing and data-driven technologies took center stage at the Huawei ICT Congress 2026 in Windhoek on May 13, held under the theme “Advancing All Intelligence” as Namibia sets out its digital transformation agenda. The congress brought together government, academia, industry leaders, innovators and development partners to discuss the country’s digital...

World

What will Trump do next with Iran?

Today at 19:49 PM, via NPR

Three months since the start of its conflict with Iran, the Trump administration is oscillating between strike threats and diplomatic overtures. Neither path has yielded a clear resolution.

Africa

Ndiaye adamant Senegal are champions of Africa

Yesterday at 12:43 PM, via BBC News

Iliman Ndiaye insists Senegal are African champions in “many people’s eyes” despite a legal wrangle over the ultimate destination of the 2025 Afcon title.

Sport

Barcelona thrash Lyon to win Champions League

Today at 20:43 PM, via BBC News

Barcelona secure their fourth Champions League title in six seasons as Ewa Pajor and Salma Paralluelo each score twice to thrash Lyon in the final in Oslo.

Education

Angola: Government Reaffirms Commitment to Young People’s Scientific Training

Yesterday at 19:49 PM, via AllAfrica

[ANGOP] Luanda — The Secretary of State for Pre-School and Primary Education, Pacheco Francisco, reaffirmed on Wednesday in Luanda the government’s commitment to strengthening education in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, which are fundamental to the country’s economic development.

Education

Gambia: University of Education Launches First-Ever Degree Programmes

Yesterday at 19:41 PM, via AllAfrica

[Foroyaa] The University of Education The Gambia (UEG), formerly Gambia College, on Tuesday, 19th May 2026 officially launched its first-ever degree programmes, marking a major milestone in the country’s higher education transformation.

Science/Tech

Free Software Foundation’s Call for ‘LibreLocals’ Answered on Six Continents – With More Coming

Today at 20:34 PM, via Slashdot

The Free Software Foundation announced this week that “its global call for free software supporters to organize LibreLocals this May resulted in free software supporters organizing forty-six LibreLocal events on six continents thus far.” (And new dates and locations are being added daily.)The FSF invited free software supporters to organize in-person community meetups in their area during May...

Science/Tech

Friday Google’s AI-Powered Search Results Glitched on the Word ‘Disregard’

Today at 19:34 PM, via Slashdot

On Friday TechCrunch reported they could no longer Google the word “disregard”. Google’s AI Overview responded “Understood. Let me know whenever you have a new prompt or question!” below an icon for hearing the word “disregard” pronounced — then displayed several inches of blank whitespace. “The Merriam-Webster link is still in there, but you have to scroll…”Earlier this week, Google rolled...

Science/Tech

Researchers Say the Worst Climate Future is Less Likely. But the Best One is Also Slipping Away

Today at 18:34 PM, via Slashdot

Citing new research, the Associated Press reports that “modest gains in the fight to curb climate change have dialed back the most catastrophic of future heating.” That’s the good news. But the same research “also confirmed that there’s no chance to limit warming to the international goal set in 2015.”Researchers’ new list of seven plausible carbon pollution scenarios for the future are pushing...

Science/Tech

Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Unprivileged Users Access Root-Only Files, Execute Arbitrary Commands as Root

Today at 17:34 PM, via Slashdot

Qualys’s Threat Research Unit (TRU) has discovered and published a logic flaw in Linux kernel “that permits an unprivileged local user to disclose sensitive files and execute arbitrary commands as root on default installations of several major distributions.” Friday their blog pointed out “The bug has resided in mainline Linux since November 2016 (v4.10-rc1).” “Upstream patches and distribution...

Health

How Profit-Seeking Autism Clinics Can Harm Kids

Today at 11:00 AM, via New York Times

Profit motives are shaping the care inside an expanding autism therapy industry, creating conditions that can harm some children. Our health reporter Sarah Kliff explains her new investigation, co-authored with Margot Sanger-Katz.