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Club revokes Mickelson membership over allegations

Today at 00:50 AM, via BBC News

Phil Mickelson’s membership at Farms Golf Club has been revoked amid allegations of inappropriate contact with a female employee at the Californian establishment.

South Africa

Mauritania and World Bank Expand WARDIP Programme to Include AI Infrastructure and Skills

Yesterday at 19:06 PM, via iAfrica

Mauritania and the World Bank have agreed to provide additional financing under the West Africa Regional Digital Integration Program to expand its scope to include artificial intelligence infrastructure, the country’s digital ministry announced. The agreement was reached during a working session between Minister Ahmed Salem Bede and a World Bank delegation led by Michel Rogy, […]

Business

Have you been mis-sold car finance?

Yesterday at 14:41 PM, via BBC News

Martin Lewis has advice for those who have or who are planning to put in a car finance mis-selling claim.

Education

Sudan: Minister of Higher Education Inspects Nile University

Yesterday at 13:15 PM, via AllAfrica

[SNA] KHARTOUM — The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Professor Ahmed Modawi Musa, affirmed that the ministry is moving steadily to implement its policies aimed at returning higher education institutions to their original premises and resuming full academic activity, noting that field visits are intended to assess the progress of the educational process and ensure its...

Education

Nigeria: Soludo Names Onwualu Pro-Chancellor of Ojukwu Varsity

Yesterday at 12:54 PM, via AllAfrica

[Vanguard] AWKA — Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has inaugurated the eighth governing council of the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), appointing Professor Peter Onwualu as Pro-Chancellor and chairman of the council.

Education

Sudan: Sudanese Ambassador in Doha Meets Qatari Minister of Education and Higher Education

Yesterday at 12:37 PM, via AllAfrica

[SNA] DOHA — The Ambassador of Sudan to the State of Qatar, Badr-Eddin Abdullah, met on Wednesday with the Minister of Education and Higher Education of Qatar, Lolwah bint Rashid Al-Khater, to discuss prospects for cooperation between the two countries in the fields of education and higher education, and ways to strengthen and develop them.

Science/Tech

Jeff Bezos’ AI Startup Aims To Build an ‘Artificial General Engineer’

Today at 01:00 AM, via Slashdot

Jeff Bezos says his new AI startup, Prometheus, is working toward an “artificial general engineer” capable of helping design complex physical products such as robots, drugs, manufacturing systems, and rocket engines. The Verge reports: The NYT first reported on Prometheus last November, but now Bezos is sharing more information about the startup after a $12 billion funding round, putting the...

Science/Tech

Justice Department Approves Paramount’s $111 Billion Acquisition of Warner Bros.

Today at 00:00 AM, via Slashdot

The Justice Department has approved Paramount Skydance’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery without requiring divestitures or other concessions. The deal still faces scrutiny from state attorneys general. Politico reports: The decision, expected to be announced Friday, paves the way for Paramount to combine with the entertainment and media company behind a vast film and...

Science/Tech

Blood test can find thousands of genetic conditions in pregnancy, say scientists

Today at 00:00 AM, via The Guardian

Technique that examines fragments of foetal DNA in mother’s bloodstream could limit need for invasive screening, according to researchers

A new maternal blood test that can detect thousands of serious genetic conditions in the developing foetus could limit the need for invasive screening during pregnancy, according to scientists.

The test, to be described at the European Society for Human...