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TUT Alumnus Banele Mgwevu Builds AI Platform ITSAGO to Help South African Graduates Tackle Interview Anxiety

Yesterday at 13:57 PM, via iAfrica

A Tshwane University of Technology alumnus is using artificial intelligence to help young South Africans prepare for one of the most challenging aspects of entering the workplace — the interview process. Banele Mgwevu, a software developer from Etwatwa on the East Rand, studied Information and Communication Technology at TUT’s Faculty of Information and Communication Technology, […]

World

WHO, UNDP and Japan Launch AI Health Programme in Ghana to Tackle Climate-Sensitive Diseases and Strengthen Service Delivery

Yesterday at 13:55 PM, via iAfrica

Ghana has launched a joint programme with the World Health Organization and the United Nations Development Programme — funded by the Government of Japan through the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security — to harness artificial intelligence in improving health outcomes, strengthening system resilience and protecting vulnerable populations. The programme is implemented in collaboration […]

Education

Who Should Get an A at Harvard?

Yesterday at 13:00 PM, via New York Times

Readers respond to a guest essay about the university’s new 20 percent cap on A grades.

Science/Tech

Cheaper EVs Sales are Increasing

Today at 02:40 AM, via Slashdot

Sales have increased for Hyundai’s under-$35,000 IONIQ 5, totalling 18,395 for the first five months of 2026, reports Electrek, “up 16% from the same period last year.” But meanwhile BYD’s overseas sales surpassed 160,000 for the first time last month, “up 80% from May 2025 and 19% from the previous record of 135,098 set in April.”Through the first five months of 2026, BYD sold 616,263 vehicles...

Science/Tech

Cheaper EV Sales are Increasing

Today at 02:40 AM, via Slashdot

Sales have increased for Hyundai’s under-$35,000 IONIQ 5, totalling 18,395 for the first five months of 2026, reports Electrek, “up 16% from the same period last year.” But meanwhile BYD’s overseas sales surpassed 160,000 for the first time last month, “up 80% from May 2025 and 19% from the previous record of 135,098 set in April.”Through the first five months of 2026, BYD sold 616,263 vehicles...

Science/Tech

EU’s Tech Sovereignty Package Includes 29 Pages on Open Source, Says Open Source Initiative

Today at 00:40 AM, via Slashdot

Friday the Open Source Initiative welcomed the EU’s new tech sovereignty package, noting that “over a third of the 29-page document is devoted to Open Source.” The nonprofit OSI — maintainers of the Open Source definition — submitted their official feedback in February, and notes that “many” of their key requests were addressed, “as well as some exciting new announcements!”One of the...

Health

Are you feeling overwhelmed?

Friday at 19:57 PM, via BBC News

Kimberley Wilson gives some tips on how to deal with feeling overwhelmed.