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Africa

Who has been called up for Afcon 2025?

Friday at 20:38 PM, via BBC News

Find out who has been called up for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco from 21 December to 18 January.

Sport

Al Hilal prepare Salah bid – Monday’s gossip

Yesterday at 23:58 PM, via BBC News

Al Hilal are ready to offer Mohamed Salah a move away from Liverpool, who have already identified Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo as his replacement.

Education

Young unemployed to be offered work in construction and hospitality in UK

Yesterday at 14:34 PM, via The Guardian

About 350,000 new places to be offered to ‘neets’ with ‘sanctions’ levied for those who do not engage, says DWP

Young unemployed people will be offered training or job opportunities in construction, care and hospitality as part of a UK government scheme, but could have their benefits cut if they do not take up offers.

Pat McFadden, the work and pensions secretary, announced on Sunday that...

Education

Nigel Farage should apologise after racism allegations, says former watchdog head

Yesterday at 13:52 PM, via The Guardian

Kishwer Falkner says Reform leader should apologise to people who say he targeted them at school, even if he rejects being deliberately racist

Nigel Farage should offer an unreserved apology to people who allege he targeted them with racist or antisemitic behaviour while at school, the outgoing head of the government’s equalities watchdog has said.

Kishwer Falkner, a crossbench peer who has...

Education

Artificial intelligence research has a slop problem, academics say: ‘It’s a mess’

Saturday at 17:00 PM, via The Guardian

AI research in question as author claims to have written over 100 papers on AI that one expert calls a ‘disaster’

A single person claims to have authored 113 academic papers on artificial intelligence this year, 89 of which will be presented this week at one of the world’s leading conference on AI and machine learning, which has raised questions among computer scientists about the state of AI...

Education

‘My legacy is not Charlie Kirk’: the university president building a culture of peace after violence

Saturday at 14:00 PM, via The Guardian

Astrid Tuminez, Utah Valley University’s first female leader, had to pivot from personal tragedy to address ‘a wounding that happened to all of us’

Astrid Tuminez was on her way to Rome, the trip a kind of pilgrimage after months of grief. Her husband, Jeffrey Tolk, had died suddenly earlier in the year, and the loss had left her carrying a weight she couldn’t set down. “I felt darkness and...

Science/Tech

No Rise in Radiation Levels at Chernobyl, Despite Damage from February’s Drone Strike

Today at 00:07 AM, via Slashdot

UPDATE (12/7): The New York Times clarifies today that the damage at Chernobyl hasn’t led to a rise in radiation levels:”If there was to be some event inside the shelter that would release radioactive materials into the space inside the New Safe Confinement, because this facility is no longer sealed to the outside environment, there’s the potential for radiation to come out,” said Shaun Burnie,...

Science/Tech

OpenAI Insists Target Links in ChatGPT Responses Weren’t Ads But ‘Suggestions’ – But Turns Them Off

Yesterday at 22:59 PM, via Slashdot

A hardware security response from ChatGPT ended with “Shop for home and groceries. Connect Target.” But “There are no live tests for ads” on ChatGPT, insists Nick Turley, OpenAI’s head of ChatGPT. Posting on X.com, he said “any screenshots you’ve seen are either not real or not ads.” Engadget reportsThe OpenAI exec’s explanation comes after another post from former xAI employee Benjamin De...

Science/Tech

How Home Assistant Leads a ‘Local-First Rebellion’

Yesterday at 21:59 PM, via Slashdot

It runs locally, a free/open source home automation platform connecting all your devices together, regardless of brand. And GitHub’s senior developer calls it “one of the most active, culturally important, and technically demanding open source ecosystems on the planet,” with tens of thousands of contributors and millions of installations. That’s confirmed by this year’s “Octoverse” developer...

Science/Tech

Why Gen Z is Using Retro Tech

Yesterday at 20:45 PM, via Slashdot

“People in their teens and early 20s are increasingly turning to old school tech,” reports the BBC, “in a bid to unplug from the online world.”Amazon UK told BBC Scotland News that retro-themed products surged in popularity during its Black Friday event, with portable vinyl turntables, Tamagotchis and disposable cameras among their best sellers. Retailers Currys and John Lewis also said they...

Motoring

Problems for Afrikaans Uber in South Africa

Yesterday at 10:23 AM, via TopAuto

While it recently celebrated its 1st birthday, Afrikaans e-hailing service Wanatu is being criticised for not fixing its buggy app and charging users exorbitant fees.

Motoring

Toyota unveils new Lexus LFA supercar

Yesterday at 07:00 AM, via TopAuto

Toyota’s luxury sub-brand Lexus has unveiled a successor to the legendary LFA supercar, with a twist.

Health

The Married Scientists Torn Apart by a Covid Bioweapon Theory

Yesterday at 12:00 PM, via New York Times

In 2020, a Chinese virologist fled to the United States, aided by allies of President Trump who sought to promote her unproven theories about the origins of Covid-19. Her husband still can’t find her.

Health

Chuck Kesey, Probiotic Yogurt Pioneer, Dies at 87

Saturday at 00:40 AM, via New York Times

The younger brother of Ken Kesey, the novelist and counterculture luminary, he turned a defunct creamery into what is now Nancy’s Probiotic Foods.