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South Africa

Egypt Expands National AI Council Mandate to Include Quantum Computing, Biotech

Yesterday at 20:27 PM, via iAfrica

Egypt’s Cabinet has approved expanding the mandate of the National Council for Artificial Intelligence to include quantum computing, biotechnology and other emerging technologies, and will rename the body the National Council for Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, and Emerging Technologies. The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, approved the move in line with...

Sport

Dunlop named as Irish Motorcyclist of the Year

Today at 02:00 AM, via BBC News

Michael Dunlop wins the Irish Motorcyclist of the Year award for the third time after extending his record number of Isle of Man TT wins to 33 in 2025, and picking up a hat-trick at the North West 200.

Science/Tech

Trump Wants Tech Companies To Foot the Bill For New Power Plants

Today at 02:45 AM, via Slashdot

The Trump administration urged the largest electricity grid in the U.S. to make big tech companies pay for new power plants to support the surging electricity demand from AI and data centers. CNBC reports: Electricity prices have exploded in recent years on PJM Interconnection due in part to the data centers that tech companies are building to train and power artificial intelligence. The PJM...

Science/Tech

Supreme Court Hacker Posted Stolen Government Data On Instagram

Today at 02:02 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Last week, Nicholas Moore, 24, a resident of Springfield, Tennessee, pleaded guilty to repeatedly hacking into the U.S. Supreme Court’s electronic document filing system. At the time, there were no details about the specifics of the hacking crimes Moore was admitting to. On Friday, a newly filled document — first spotted by Court Watch’s...

Health

For Men, How Much Alcohol Is Too Much?

Yesterday at 12:01 PM, via New York Times

Federal officials working on the new dietary guidelines had considered limiting men to one drink daily. The final advice was only that everyone should drink less.