FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026, 14:53
Harvard faculty are voting on a proposal (PDF) to curb grade inflation by limiting solid A grades to 20% of students in a class, plus four additional A’s per course. Axios reports: Grade inflation is at a tipping point at Harvard. A move to make A grades harder to come by at one of the world’s leading universities could influence grading debates at peer institutions. Solid A’s account for...
Dozens of long-shot bets on Polymarket, from the war with Iran to the cryptocurrency market, have defied the odds, according to a New York Times examination.
Electric vehicle sales have soared in Europe and much of the rest of the world, but Americans are still hesitant.
Republicans still have the midterms to get through, but administration officials have already set their sights on the next election.
Researchers say rise not inevitable and it is important to unpick what is behind differences in obesity trends
A continuing rise in obesity around the world is not inevitable, research suggests, with rates in some countries levelling off or potentially in decline.
Researchers say focusing on what has been described as a global epidemic of obesity hides large variations in trends across...
Boomi, the data activation company for AI, and Couchbase, Inc., the operational data platform for AI, today announced a partnership through which the two companies are collaborating closely to accelerate AI pilots to production.
A cyber security expert says deleting chat history could lead to a lack of accountability if things go wrong.
The company says its new Incognito Chat allows you to use its AI chatbot without anyone else—including Meta—being able to access your conversations.
Boomi, the data activation company for AI, and Red Hat, the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today announced a strategic collaboration to deliver a single, integrated stack for deploying agentic AI at scale.
A new book by linguistics professor Valerie Fridland, who was raised in Memphis by parents with French accents, explores the power behind the way we speak
Valerie Fridland writes in her new book, Why We Talk Funny: the Real Story Behind Our Accents, that humans instinctively use accents to categorize those around us. “We learn to recognize other people as being like us through the way that...
Binance South Africa’s Sam Mkhize on how compliance is reshaping Africa’s crypto ecosystem.
Small business owners, entrepreneurs and students in SA, Kenya and Nigeria can register for free access to the training sessions.
The Microsoft REO programme allows channel partners to create and manage private offers on behalf of software vendors, as cloud marketplace sales are forecast to reach $163 billion by 2030.
DAVENTRY, UK – Cash Felber took on a starring role at Brands Hatch this past weekend (9-10 May) as the American teenager claimed a first-ever podium finish in the Wera Tools F4 British Championship, certified by FIA. In just his second meeting competing in Britain’s Formula 4 category, Cash delivered a sublime drive in the weekend’s […]
Policy direction that would lower regulatory hurdles for telecoms licences would require changes to the law, says ICASA.
The regulator said the forum had not done enough to protect UK users – but critics accuse Ofcom of acting too slowly.
A University of Nebraska lab has developed a test that can detect the virus before symptoms become severe. Now, it’s ready to start testing those returning to the US after a cruise outbreak.
Low-Earth orbit satellites are key to delivering meaningful connectivity, says minister Solly Malatsi, amid the Starlink impasse in SA.
Protect your home against dust, pets, allergies, and more with the best air purifiers, tested firsthand.
Ancient Slashdot reader ewhac writes: CERN, a longtime Open Source pioneer, has made several contributions over the years to KiCad (“KEE-kad”), an Open Source EDA (Electronic Design Automation) package widely used in the hobbyist and professional electronics communities. It’s gotten so widely used that users can now submit their KiCad design files directly to several electronics fabricators...
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