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How the Prem transfer market got hot

Today at 20:12 PM, via BBC News

The intrigue and interest around player movements has exploded in recent weeks and could be a useful tool for engaging new fans.

South Africa

OpenAI in Talks With Amazon Over Potential Investment and AI Chip Partnership

Today at 17:23 PM, via iAfrica

OpenAI is in discussions with Amazon over a potential investment and an agreement to use the company’s artificial intelligence chips, CNBC confirmed on Tuesday. The details remain fluid and subject to change, but the investment could exceed $10 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity because the […]

Africa

Five of the greatest players never to win Afcon

Today at 15:25 PM, via BBC News

As two-time runner-up Mohamed Salah prepares for another tilt at the Africa Cup of Nations, BBC Sport Africa profiles other stars who never lifted the trophy.

Education

Liberia: World Bank Launches U.S.$88.7m Excel Project to Tackle Liberia’s Learning Crisis

Today at 19:32 PM, via AllAfrica

[FrontPageAfrica] Ganta — The World Bank has launched the Excellence in Learning in Liberia (EXCEL) project, a landmark education initiative aimed at reversing Liberia’s deep learning deficits, with officials warning that two out of three Grade 3 pupils cannot read a simple story and four out of five struggle with basic numeracy.

Education

Britain rejoining Erasmus+ won’t halt the nativist tide – but it’s a step in the right direction | Julian Baggini

Today at 19:30 PM, via The Guardian

In an era of rising nationalism, this move represents a brief flicker of hope for the internationalist ideal

‘I am a citizen of the world,” so the great Renaissance thinker Desiderius Erasmus is reputed to have said. It is because of his cosmopolitanism that 521 years after his birth, the EU named its exchange programme for students after him. It was part of a project aiming to create...

Science/Tech

FCC Chair Suggests Agency Isn’t Independent, Word Cut From Mission Statement

Today at 20:17 PM, via Slashdot

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said in his Wednesday Senate testimony that the agency he governs “is not an independent agency, formally speaking.” Axios: During his testimony, the word “independent” was removed from the FCC’s mission statement on its website. The extraordinary statement speaks to a broader trend of regulatory agencies losing power to the executive branch during the Trump era. Last...

Science/Tech

How We Ingest Plastic Chemicals While Consuming Food

Today at 19:38 PM, via Slashdot

A comprehensive database built by scientists in Switzerland and Norway has catalogued 16,000 chemicals linked to plastic materials, and the findings paint a troubling picture of what Americans are actually eating when they prepare food in their kitchens. Of those 16,000 chemicals, more than 5,400 are considered hazardous to human health by government and industry standards, while just 161 are...