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Türkiye President praises SA’s support for Palestinians amid Gaza crisis

Today at 17:55 PM, via SAnews

Türkiye President praises SA’s support for Palestinians amid Gaza crisis

President of the Republic of Türkiye, Tayyip Erdoğan, says his country remains committed to supporting a lasting truce and contributing to the reconstruction of Gaza, and he has commended South Africa for standing firmly with Palestinians.

“South Africa’s unwavering support for the Palestinian cause is...

South Africa

Global media praise South Africa’s world-class G20 media centre

Today at 17:27 PM, via SAnews

Global media praise South Africa’s world-class G20 media centre

International media delegates and guests have lauded South Africa’s world-class hosting of the G20 Summit, praising the country’s warmth, organisation and an exceptional media experience that many described as among the best they have ever encountered.

Speaking to SAnews on the ground at the Nasrec Expo Centre in...

Sport

Benavidez inflicts brutal defeat on Britain’s Yarde

Today at 17:02 PM, via BBC News

British light-heavyweight Anthony Yarde loses his third shot at a world title as WBC champion David Benavidez stops him in the seventh round of their bout in Saudi Arabia.

Education

Labor advances universal childcare plan with new laws to allow collection of data from private operators

Today at 16:00 PM, via The Guardian

Exclusive: Jason Clare says new powers will ensure information is ‘accurate, comprehensive and representative’ to help government deliver ‘evidence-based reforms’

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Labor is quietly advancing plans for universal childcare in Australia, with new laws to require private operators to hand over sensitive commercial data needed to design a...

Education

The University of Virginia and Cornell deals with Trump set a dangerous precedent | Serena Mayeri and Amanda Shanor

Today at 16:00 PM, via The Guardian

The bespoke agreements are full of peril for the universities, allowing the federal government to quietly exert control

In October, President Trump proposed a compact for higher education, a federal takeover of state and private institutions thinly disguised as an offer of preferential funding consideration. Most of the initially targeted universities rightfully have rejected Trump’s unlawful...

Education

With a million young people locked out of work, the UK’s hidden jobs crisis is only growing | John Harris

Today at 15:02 PM, via The Guardian

Held back by Covid and then phased out by AI, Britain’s so-called Neets are desperately seeking a secure future. Who will offer them hope?

Another week, another set of sobering economic numbers. Last Thursday, the Office for National Statistics published its latest quarterly estimate of the number of 16- to 24-year-olds who are so-called Neets – people not in education, employment or...

Science/Tech

Microsoft and GitHub Preview New Tool That Identifies, Prioritizes, and Fixes Vulnerabilities With AI

Today at 18:34 PM, via Slashdot

“Security, development, and AI now move as one,” says Microsoft’s director of cloud/AI securityproduct marketing. Microsoft and GitHub “have launched a native integration between Microsoft Defender for Cloud and GitHub Advanced Security that aims to address what one executive calls decades of accumulated security debt in enterprise codebases…” according to The New Stack:The integration,...

Science/Tech

Walmart takes on Sixty60 with 60-minute delivery in SA debut

Today at 17:59 PM, via TechCentral

Walmart opened its first store in South Africa on Saturday, marking the US retail giant’s debut on the African continent as it seeks a stake in a competitive market. More than 100 shoppers queued for hours outside the store to take advantage of Walmart’s “Everyday Low Prices” and shop international products that are not easily […]

Science/Tech

Engineers are Building the Hottest Geothermal Power Plant on Earth – Next to a US Volcano

Today at 17:34 PM, via Slashdot

“On the slopes of an Oregon volcano, engineers are building the hottest geothermal power plant on Earth,” reports the Washington Post:The plant will tap into the infernal energy of Newberry Volcano, “one of the largest and most hazardous active volcanoes in the United States,” according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It has already reached temperatures of 629 degrees Fahrenheit, making it one...