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Education

Uganda: Minister, Police Storm Jinja School Over Corporal Punishment Allegations

Yesterday at 21:52 PM, via AllAfrica

[Nile Post] JINJA CITY — The Minister of State for Youth and Children Affairs, Mercy Faith Lakisa, on Thursday led police detectives and government officials to Multiple Junior School in Jinja City following allegations of continued corporal punishment at the institution.

Education

Liberia: Deputy Minister of State for Administration Mcgill Jones Urges Bong County University Graduates to Become Job Creators and Nation Builders

Yesterday at 18:35 PM, via AllAfrica

[FrontPageAfrica] Gbarnga — Deputy Minister of State for Administration and Deputy Chief of Staff to President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr., Bill McGill Jones, has challenged graduating students of Bong County University to transform their academic achievements into meaningful national service, urging them to become innovators, entrepreneurs and leaders committed to rebuilding Liberia.

Science/Tech

Steve Wozniak’s Foundation Partners With Realbotix To Build AI Teacherbot

Today at 01:00 AM, via Slashdot

“Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak’s Woz Ed foundation is partnering with Realbotix, best known for their RealDoll-branded artificial companions, to deploy AI-powered robotic tutors in classrooms,” writes Slashdot reader Hentes. “The doll will serve as a sort of artificial teaching assistant, helping students who get stuck or generating lessons. Students will be assigned an ID code, allowing the...

Science/Tech

Xi Vows to Make AI for All in Debut at China’s Top Tech Summit

Today at 00:00 AM, via Slashdot

Xi Jinping used his first appearance at China’s World AI Conference to promote a vision of low-cost, broadly accessible AI and call for international cooperation rather than technological rivalry. “AI development should not be a solo performance by a single country, but a symphony of international cooperation,” he said. Bloomberg reports: His presence at the gathering, attended by scores of...

Science/Tech

Billing Software Error Sends Billion-Dollar AWS Estimates

Yesterday at 23:00 PM, via Slashdot

AWS says a billing software bug caused some customers to see wildly inflated estimated charges, including reports of accounts showing bills in the billions or even trillions of dollars. The Register reports: An open issue on the AWS Health Dashboard (archived copy at the time of writing) popped up at 1:33 am Pacific time on Friday informing users that Cost Explorer was “reflecting inaccurate...

Health

Cyclospora Investigation Turns to Farms in Mexico

Yesterday at 22:30 PM, via New York Times

The F.D.A. is planning to inspect farms and a lettuce shredding facility to determine how lettuce supplied by the produce company Taylor Farms to Taco Bell became contaminated and where it was shipped.