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South Africa

South African Researcher Develops AI Career Guidance Framework Tailored to Under-Resourced Universities

Today at 18:03 PM, via iAfrica

Research conducted through Nelson Mandela University has produced an artificial intelligence framework specifically designed to address the career guidance gap facing students at South Africa’s under-resourced universities — many of whom arrive having never received any professional career counseling. Dr. Nosipho Mavuso, who lectures in information technology at Walter Sisulu University in...

Sport

Wales ‘grateful’ to have Fishlock on board

Today at 18:40 PM, via BBC News

Carrie Jones says Wales’ players are grateful to have Jess Fishlock in the dressing room as they head into their Women’s World Cup qualifying campaign.

Sport

How Chiefs beat Pirates last year in May

Today at 18:13 PM, via The South African

Kaizer Chiefs ended their trophy drought by beating Orlando Pirates but it was through Nasreddine Nab’s changes that turned the final.

Education

Liberia: Maryland County – Licosess Graduates First Aa Degree Students

Today at 18:05 PM, via AllAfrica

[New Dawn] – The Liberian Cooperative Standard Education School System (LICOSESS) has marked a significant milestone by graduating its first cohort of Associate of Arts (AA) degree students in Maryland County. Nineteen students received AA degrees, and forty others were awarded “C” Certificates during the institution’s 8th graduation convocation–its first to include the AA Degree program.

Education

Liberia: BCU VP Defends University Leadership Amid Controversy

Today at 18:05 PM, via AllAfrica

[New Dawn] – Bong County University’s Vice President for Administration, James K. Saybay, has strongly defended the institution’s leadership, highlighting what he described as a sweeping transformation of the university and firmly rejecting allegations surrounding the departure of former Procurement Director Lawrence N. Yallah.

Education

Liberia: Enrollment Is Rising, but Are Liberian Students Learning?

Today at 17:36 PM, via AllAfrica

[Liberian Observer] Since the end of the civil war, Liberia has made determined efforts to rebuild its education system. Schools have been reopened across the country, classrooms constructed, and thousands of children who once had no access to schooling are now enrolled. These achievements deserve recognition. After years when education nearly collapsed, restoring access was both urgent and...

Science/Tech

Sam Altman Says OpenAI Shares Anthropic’s Red Lines in Pentagon Fight

Today at 18:40 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shares a report: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wrote in a memo to staff that he will draw the same red lines that sparked a high-stakes fight between rival Anthropic and the Pentagon: no AI for mass surveillance or autonomous lethal weapons. If other leading firms like Google follow suit, this could massively complicate the Pentagon’s efforts to replace Anthropic’s Claude, which was...

Science/Tech

Netflix Ditches deal for Warner Bros. Discovery After Paramount’s Offer is Deemed Superior

Today at 18:00 PM, via Slashdot

Netflix is walking away from a deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming assets after the WBD board on Thursday deemed a revised bid by Paramount Skydance to be a superior offer. From a report: Earlier this week, Paramount raised its bid to buy the entirety of WBD to $31 per share, up from $30 per share, all cash. It was the latest amendment to Paramount’s multiple offers in...

Science/Tech

Wall Street Has AI Psychosis

Today at 18:00 PM, via Wired

A “thought experiment” about the impacts of AI sent stocks tumbling earlier this week. It’s probably going to keep happening.

Science/Tech

Microsoft: Computer Programming Is Dying, Long Live AI Literacy

Today at 17:21 PM, via Slashdot

theodp writes: On Tuesday, Microsoft GM of Education and Workforce Policy (and former Code.org Chief Academic Officer) Pat Yongpradit posted an obituary of sorts for coders. “Computer programmers and software developers are codified differently in the BLS [Bureau of Labor Statistics] data,” Yongpradit wrote. “The modern AI-infused world needs less computer programmers (coders) and more software...