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Business

Bad news for domestic workers in South Africa

Today at 16:40 PM, via BusinessTech

Domestic worker jobs in the country have once again declined, with unions flagging ongoing issues with pay, protections and ill treatment by employers.

Business

South Africa in major trade deal with China

Today at 15:00 PM, via BusinessTech

South Africa is busy finalising the legal framework needed for a new major trade scheme with the People’s Republic of China that kicked off this month.

Sport

NBA player Clarke dies aged 29

Today at 20:42 PM, via BBC News

Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke dies at the age of 29, the NBA team confirms.

Education

US university’s commencement speaker reveals he will pay off students’ final-year loans

Today at 19:24 PM, via The Guardian

Anil Kochhar hopes textile graduates of North Carolina State can leave with ‘greater freedom to pursue goals’

Anil Kochhar, a North Carolina State University donor, gave graduates of the school’s Wilson College of Textiles a lot more than just words of wisdom when he delivered their keynote commencement address recently.

The Indian American entrepreneur also announced that he would pay off any...

Education

Thousands of University of Nottingham staff told they are at risk of redundancy

Today at 19:21 PM, via The Guardian

Institution says it could run out of money by 2031 and wants to cut more than 600 academic and support posts

Thousands of staff at the University of Nottingham have been told to prepare for redundancy as part of swingeing financial cuts that academics say will harm the institution’s future.

The university’s administration sent letters to 2,700 staff on Tuesday, notifying them their role was...

Science/Tech

Google Announces Its Chromebook Successor: the Googlebook

Today at 22:00 PM, via Slashdot

Google is teasing a new line of “Googlebook” laptops for this fall, powered by a new Android-and-ChromeOS-derived operating system that will run Chrome, Android apps, phone-connected apps and files, and deeply integrated Gemini features. The company says Chromebooks will continue “after the launch of Googlebook” and “…all Chromebooks will continue to receive support through their device’s...

Science/Tech

Microsoft’s $1 Billion AI Data Center Will ‘Switch Off Half of Kenya’

Today at 21:00 PM, via Slashdot

Microsoft and G42’s planned $1 billion AI data center in Kenya has stalled amid disagreements over power commitments, with President William Ruto saying the country would need to “switch off half the country” to support the project at full scale. Tom’s Hardware reports: The project, announced in May 2024 during Ruto’s visit to Washington, was supposed to bring a geothermal-powered data center...