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The costs and challenges facing the 2026 World Cup

Today at 08:21 AM, via BBC News

The World Cup officially kicked off this week – but alongside the football, there are questions around heat, cost, the environmental impact and travel restrictions.

Education

Pioneering UK Nerve Lab harnesses AI to map effect of children’s screen time

Today at 13:00 PM, via The Guardian

Other projects include developing tools to help visually impaired people navigate video games

Parents are constantly being told to limit their children’s screen time. But when it comes to deciphering which films or TV shows are best suited to developing minds, the guidance remains largely one-size-fits-all. A relatively slow-paced programme such as Bluey offers a very different viewing...

Education

Sudan: Minister of Higher Education Inspects Nile University

Yesterday at 13:15 PM, via AllAfrica

[SNA] KHARTOUM — The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Professor Ahmed Modawi Musa, affirmed that the ministry is moving steadily to implement its policies aimed at returning higher education institutions to their original premises and resuming full academic activity, noting that field visits are intended to assess the progress of the educational process and ensure its...

Education

Nigeria: Soludo Names Onwualu Pro-Chancellor of Ojukwu Varsity

Yesterday at 12:54 PM, via AllAfrica

[Vanguard] AWKA — Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has inaugurated the eighth governing council of the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), appointing Professor Peter Onwualu as Pro-Chancellor and chairman of the council.

Science/Tech

Vim Classic 8.3 Launched as an AI-Free Vim Fork

Today at 21:34 PM, via Slashdot

This month saw the release of Vim Classic 8.3, the first stable version of a new long-term support fork of Vim maintained without generative AI tools. Linuxiac reports:The release is based on Vim 8.2.0148 and includes selected bug fixes and patches backported from later upstream Vim releases. Vim Classic was first announced by [SourceHut’s CEO/founder] Drew DeVault in March 2026 after he...

Science/Tech

Arch Linux Malware Incident: Malicious Commits Found in 1,579 Packages

Today at 20:34 PM, via Slashdot

More than 1,500 user-contributed packages in the Arch Linux User Repository “AUR” were infected with malware, reports Phoronix:The last message in the thread over this security incident is noting that Arch Linux developers have deleted all the malicious commits they are aware of. Cited was this list that puts the number of malware-affected packages at 1,579… Even at 1,579 packages listed, that...

Science/Tech

OpenAI Investigated By Coalition of America’s State Attorneys General

Today at 19:34 PM, via Slashdot

“A coalition of state attorneys general has opened an investigation into OpenAI,” reports the Wall Street Journal, citing “people familiar with the matter.”OpenAI was served Friday with a subpoena seeking documents related to a broad range of its activities and impact on users, including advertising, user engagement and retention, handling of consumer data and health data, activities related to...

Science/Tech

BlockDAG, Ethereum, Chainlink & BNB: Why These Four Keep Appearing in Best Crypto to Buy Now Discussions

Today at 19:00 PM, via Tech Financials

The digital asset landscape is shifting in ways that reward careful analysis over reactive decision-making. Utility, ecosystem depth, real adoption, and sustained development are becoming the filters serious investors apply when identifying the best crypto to buy now. Chasing price charts alone is increasingly being replaced by examining what a network actually delivers. BlockDAG, Ethereum, […]