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Electronic line-calling in Madrid wrong – Rybakina

Today at 12:31 PM, via BBC News

Elena Rybakina says she does not “trust” the electronic line-calling system following a disputed decision in her win against Zheng Qinwen at the Madrid Open.

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Trump calls suspect in press dinner attack ‘pretty sick guy’

Today at 12:09 PM, via SowetanLIVE

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday the suspect accused of trying to attack administration officials at a black tie gala on Saturday night was a “pretty sick guy” who had been flagged to law enforcement by family members.

South Africa

Tunisian Students Set Guinness World Record by Building AI-Powered Startup in Under Three Hours

Today at 12:27 PM, via iAfrica

Three hundred students from Tunisia’s University of Sfax have set a Guinness World Record by building a complete AI-powered startup in less than three hours, demonstrating how artificial intelligence is compressing timelines that would traditionally take weeks or months. The achievement took place during a scientific forum titled “Artificial Intelligence at the Heart of Value […]

South Africa

AI Subscriptions Surpass Streaming as South Africa’s Fastest-Growing Subscription Category

Today at 12:25 PM, via iAfrica

South African consumers are shifting away from entertainment-focused online subscriptions toward services offering productivity and everyday convenience, with artificial intelligence subscriptions recording the second-fastest growth of any category over the past year, according to the Discovery Bank SpendTrend26 report. AI subscription payment volumes grew 125% during the year, and AI services...

South Africa

African Union Names Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed Champion for AI and Digital Health

Today at 12:23 PM, via iAfrica

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been appointed African Union Champion for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Health, in recognition of his leadership and Ethiopia’s expanding role in digital innovation and emerging technologies across the continent. The African Union said in a message accompanying the appointment that Abiy’s advocacy has helped position AI as a key […]

Sport

R&A in dialogue with Muirfield over Open return

Today at 12:49 PM, via BBC News

Chief executive Mark Darbon says the R&A are having “ongoing dialogue” with Muirfield with a view to returning the Open Championship to the Gullane course.

Education

Nigeria: FCT Indigenous Students Laud Wike Over Scholarships

Today at 12:13 PM, via AllAfrica

[Daily Trust] The President of the Abuja Indigenous Students Association (AISA), Comrade Aliyu Hassan Hamza, has commended the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, for disbursing scholarships to indigenous students of the territory studying across various tertiary institutions in the country.

Education

Nigeria: Govt Introduces School Textbooks Ranking System

Today at 11:41 AM, via AllAfrica

[Vanguard] In a sweeping reform aimed at sanitising Nigeria’s education sector, the federal government has announced the introduction of a National Textbook Ranking System for primary, junior and senior secondary schools, setting the stage for a major shake-up in the selection and use of learning materials nationwide.

Education

HSBC ‘reviewing’ private school perk for bankers in Hong Kong

Today at 10:31 AM, via The Guardian

Hundreds of senior staff in territory benefit from nearly £30,000-a-year grant per child not available to staff in group’s other hubs

HSBC is reportedly reviewing a perk that covers school fees for bankers in Hong Kong as part of a big overhaul of the bank under chief executive Georges Elhedery.

Europe’s largest bank is considering whether to scrap the perk for new employees or make changes...

Science/Tech

There are two kinds of people: those who enjoyed school PE lessons and the rest of us | Emma Beddington

Today at 12:00 PM, via The Guardian

The horror of sports lessons put three in 10 of British 50 to 65-year-olds off exercise for life. I wish I’d known sooner that movement can feel so good

Surprising news: three in 10 50- to 65-year-olds in a recent Age UK survey said school sports memories had put them off exercise “for life”. Only three in 10? When it comes to exercise, there are surely two kinds of people – the handful...