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Man City’s world falls apart in 24 hours of despair

Today at 00:22 AM, via BBC News

Manchester City’s world fell apart in the space of 24 hours after surrendering the Premier League title and the bombshell news of manager Pep Guardiola’s impending departure.

Africa

Ghana to face Ivory Coast in Afcon 2027 qualifying

Yesterday at 17:56 PM, via BBC News

Ghana will face fellow West African heavyweights Ivory Coast in qualifying for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, which will be co-hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

Africa

Defunct Malawian Bank seeks $552m compensation

Yesterday at 12:45 PM, via Mail & Guardian

A bank that ceased operations more than two decades ago is seeking compensation from Malawi that could approach a 10th of the country’s annual budget, following a court ruling that regulators illegally revoked its licence

Politics

MK Party axes Nhlamulo Ndhlela as spokesperson and MP

Yesterday at 12:40 PM, via Mail & Guardian

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party has axed Nhlamulo Ndhlela as its national spokesperson and MP with immediate effect, appointing the former editor of ‘The Star’, Sifiso Mahlangu, as his replacement

Education

Liberia: Ganta Model High School Principal Is Dead

Yesterday at 17:21 PM, via AllAfrica

[FrontPageAfrica] Ganta — A medical doctor at Esther and Jereline Koung Medical Hospital in Ganta City, Nimba County has confirmed the death of Samuel S. Dolo, Principal of Ganta Model High School.

Education

Today, In Short

Yesterday at 16:51 PM, via New York Times

Poison ivy. The best ketchups. And Alex Cooper is pregnant.

Science/Tech

Google Changes Its Search Box for the First Time in 25 Years

Today at 00:00 AM, via Slashdot

Google is giving its iconic search box its first major redesign since 2001. The new design incorporates, you guessed it, artificial intelligence, “getting bigger and more interactive so that people can ask even longer questions and upload photographs and videos into queries,” reports the New York Times. “In addition, people can ask follow-up questions with a chatbot on Google’s main search...

Science/Tech

NextEra and Dominion’s $67 Billion Mega-Merger Is All About the Data Centers

Yesterday at 23:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Inside Climate News: A proposed merger of the largest utility in the country by market value, NextEra Energy, with the sixth-largest, Dominion, would create a megacompany at a time when data centers and rapid increases in electricity demand are reshaping the industry. The proposal, announced Monday morning and contingent on state and federal regulatory...

Science/Tech

Tech Life

Yesterday at 22:00 PM, via BBC News

We talk to an expert about the risks from AI hackers.