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Electronic line-calling in Madrid wrong – Rybakina

Today at 12:31 PM, via BBC News

Elena Rybakina says she does not “trust” the electronic line-calling system following a disputed decision in her win against Zheng Qinwen at the Madrid Open.

South Africa

Tunisian Students Set Guinness World Record by Building AI-Powered Startup in Under Three Hours

Today at 12:27 PM, via iAfrica

Three hundred students from Tunisia’s University of Sfax have set a Guinness World Record by building a complete AI-powered startup in less than three hours, demonstrating how artificial intelligence is compressing timelines that would traditionally take weeks or months. The achievement took place during a scientific forum titled “Artificial Intelligence at the Heart of Value […]

South Africa

AI Subscriptions Surpass Streaming as South Africa’s Fastest-Growing Subscription Category

Today at 12:25 PM, via iAfrica

South African consumers are shifting away from entertainment-focused online subscriptions toward services offering productivity and everyday convenience, with artificial intelligence subscriptions recording the second-fastest growth of any category over the past year, according to the Discovery Bank SpendTrend26 report. AI subscription payment volumes grew 125% during the year, and AI services...

Sport

R&A in dialogue with Muirfield over Open return

Today at 12:49 PM, via BBC News

Chief executive Mark Darbon says the R&A are having “ongoing dialogue” with Muirfield with a view to returning the Open Championship to the Gullane course.

Education

Nigeria: Nigeria’s Degree Obsession Is Costing Us Growth – Why Technical Education Must Take Centre Stage

Today at 13:01 PM, via AllAfrica

[Vanguard] Nigeria is not short of graduates. It is short of skills. Each year, universities across the country produce thousands of degree holders, yet employers continue to report a persistent gap in practical competencies. This is not simply a labour market problem; it is a structural imbalance in how we define education, productivity, and national development.

Education

Sudan: Primary School Examinations Begin At Overseas Centres

Today at 12:58 PM, via AllAfrica

[SNA] – Primary school certificate examinations began on Sunday at overseas centres in 12 sisterly and friendly countries, comprising 22 examination centres. The exams are being held with broad participation to ensure the continuity of education despite Sudan’s exceptional circumstances, with around 37,000 pupils sitting for them.

Education

Nigeria: FCT Indigenous Students Laud Wike Over Scholarships

Today at 12:13 PM, via AllAfrica

[Daily Trust] The President of the Abuja Indigenous Students Association (AISA), Comrade Aliyu Hassan Hamza, has commended the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, for disbursing scholarships to indigenous students of the territory studying across various tertiary institutions in the country.

Science/Tech

The Tech Bros Are All In on Zyn

Today at 13:00 PM, via Wired

Nicotine pouches are revered among tech workers, who tout them as the perfect brain-boosting, productivity-jacking stimulants.

Science/Tech

There are two kinds of people: those who enjoyed school PE lessons and the rest of us | Emma Beddington

Today at 12:00 PM, via The Guardian

The horror of sports lessons put three in 10 of British 50 to 65-year-olds off exercise for life. I wish I’d known sooner that movement can feel so good

Surprising news: three in 10 50- to 65-year-olds in a recent Age UK survey said school sports memories had put them off exercise “for life”. Only three in 10? When it comes to exercise, there are surely two kinds of people – the handful...