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Africa

E-voting versus paper ballots

Yesterday at 15:14 PM, via Mail & Guardian

Allowing independent candidates to contest the next general election in South Africa is a boon for democracy. Prof. Colin Thakur asks if it is time to move to an electronic voting system?

Politics

EFF member says he will apologise to Indian community after hate speech ruling

Yesterday at 19:00 PM, via Mail & Guardian

But Khehla Mngwengwe argued that the term ‘coolie’ was not a hateful term

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Sport

Watch: Match of the Day

Today at 00:59 AM, via BBC News

Including a Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool.

Sport

Glasner hails Mateta-Ayew partnership

Today at 00:43 AM, via BBC News

Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner praises the performance of forwards Jean-Philippe Mateta and Jordan in their 2-0 Premier League win over Newcastle United at Selhurst Park.

Education

Photojournalist among 20 people arrested at UT Austin campus protest

Today at 02:44 AM, via The Guardian

Local and state police clash with demonstrators in Texas state capital while rightwing governor says protesters ‘belong in jail’

At least 20 people were arrested, including a photojournalist, as police and demonstrators violently clashed at the University of Texas at Austin on Wednesday.

Hundreds of students walked out of class to protest against the conflict in Gaza and demand the university...

Education

Police and students clash at University of Texas in Austin – live

Today at 01:12 AM, via The Guardian

Journalist and at least 10 protesters arrested as Texas governor Greg Abbot says arrests to continue until ‘the crowd disperses’

Speaker jeered at Columbia as tensions rise over protests

Mike Johnson, the Republican House speaker, will visit Columbia University today to speak to Jewish students and hold a press conference “regarding the troubling rise of virulent antisemitism on America’s...

Education

Ruth Perry family furious as Ofsted single-word ratings are retained

Today at 01:01 AM, via The Guardian

Teaching unions share family’s disappointment after government says system has ‘significant benefits’

Ofsted’s controversial single-word judgments are here to stay, the government has ruled, in a blow to campaigners who hoped they would be scrapped after the suicide of the primary school headteacher Ruth Perry.

Perry’s sister, Prof Julia Waters, reacted with fury to the government’s...

Science/Tech

Manga Site Blocks Adult Content, But Only For US and UK Users

Today at 04:02 AM, via Slashdot

Samantha Cole reports via 404 Media: A Japan-based online art platform is banning kink content for users based in the US and UK, as laws in these countries continue to tighten around sites that allow erotic content. Pixiv is an image gallery site where artists primarily share illustrations, manga, and novels. The site announced on April 22 that starting April 25, users whose account region is...

Science/Tech

Apple Reportedly Developing Its Own Custom Silicon For AI Servers

Today at 03:25 AM, via Slashdot

Hartley Charlton reports via MacRumors: Apple is said to be developing its own AI server processor using TSMC’s 3nm process, targeting mass production by the second half of 2025. According to a post by the Weibo user known as “Phone Chip Expert,” Apple has ambitious plans to design its own artificial intelligence server processor. The user, who claims to have 25 years of experience in the...

Science/Tech

Google Delays Third-Party Cookie Demise Yet Again

Today at 02:45 AM, via Slashdot

Google is delaying the end of third-party cookies in Chrome — again. This marks the third time Google pushed back its original deadline set in January 2020, when the company said it would phase out third-party cookies “within two years” to improve internet security. Digiday reports: The announcement was made on Tuesday ahead of quarterly reports from Google and the ever-watchful U.K....

Science/Tech

Deprivation linked to higher second cancer risk among England breast cancer survivors

Today at 01:30 AM, via The Guardian

Cambridge study finds those from poorest areas have 35% higher risk of second non-breast cancer

Female survivors of breast cancer living in the most deprived areas have a 35% higher risk of developing second, unrelated cancers, compared with those from the most affluent areas, research shows.

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the UK, with about 56,000 people being told they...