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World

Syrians in Turkey Decide Whether to Return Home

Today at 21:32 PM, via NPR

Millions of Syrians fled their country during the civil war that lasted more than a decade. Now the dictator has been deposed and the country is trying to recover. Many ex-pat Syrians, including a large number in Turkey, are looking at what they have left in Syria and deciding whether to return. This reporting was sponsored by the Pulitzer Center

Education

Rwanda: Proof That Gender Policies Work? Look At Rwanda’s Schools

Today at 16:52 PM, via AllAfrica

[New Times] In 2008, Rwanda adopted the Girls’ Education Policy with the goal of closing the gender gap in education. Seventeen years later, the results are striking: girls are not just catching up; they are leading. Today, more Rwandan girls are completing primary and secondary school than boys, a reversal of trends seen in many parts of the world.

Science/Tech

MoonPay Executives May Have Sent $250,000 To Nigerian Scammer, DoJ Filing Suggests

Today at 21:30 PM, via Slashdot

A Department of Justice filing aiming to recover fraudulently obtained cryptocurrency may have inadvertently revealed the scam’s victims as the CEO and CFO of crypto payment firm MoonPay. From a report: The filing, which aims to seize around $40,350 in USDT frozen by Tether, reveals that two victims sent $250,300 in USDT to a person posing as Steve Witkoff, co-chair of the President Trump’s...

Science/Tech

Cognition AI Buys Windsurf as AI Frenzy Escalates

Today at 20:50 PM, via Slashdot

Cognition AI, an artificial intelligence startup that offers a software coding assistant, said on Monday that it had bought rival Windsurf as part of an escalating battle to lead in the technology. From a report: The move follows a $2.4 billion deal by Google to acquire some of Windsurf’s top executives and license the start-up’s technology, which was revealed on Friday. Google’s deal appeared...