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Africa

‘Emotional’ Mourinho should apologise – McCarthy

Today at 13:43 PM, via BBC News

Benni McCarthy says Jose Mourinho should admit his “mistake” following the Benfica manager’s post-match comments after Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr claimed he was racially abused.

Africa

Lobito Corridor: A new line for trade and investment

Today at 00:00 AM, via Mail & Guardian

The corridor is strategically significant given that Zambia, Angola and the DRC are home to some of the world’s most significant deposits of critical minerals

Business

Trump vows new 10% global tariff after crushing loss

Today at 21:03 PM, via BusinessTech

US President Donald Trump said he would sign an order imposing a 10% global tariff after the Supreme Court struck down the bulk of the levies he imposed last year.

Sport

Watch: Comedy miss as teammate clears shot off line

Today at 22:43 PM, via BBC News

Watch as Sam Stanton’s shot is cleared off the line by St Johnstone teammate Josh Fowler during their Scottish Championship game against the midfielder’s former side, Raith Rovers, on Friday.

Sport

GB ’25 years’ behind world’s best in short track

Today at 21:34 PM, via BBC News

Great Britain has fallen 25 years behind the best short track nations in the world amid outdated facilities and rising costs, according to British Ice Skating’s head of performance.

Education

Five former education secretaries urge Labour MPs to back government’s Send reforms in open letter

Today at 20:33 PM, via The Guardian

Exclusive: David Blunkett and Estelle Morris among those calling plans a ‘once in a generation chance’ to fix system

Five former education secretaries have made a joint appeal to Labour MPs to back the overhaul of special education provision in English schools, calling it “a once in a generation chance” to fix a failing system.

The open letter is signed by David Blunkett, Estelle Morris,...

Education

Amid Trump crackdown on Chinese students, one US university appears to block them altogether

Today at 16:00 PM, via The Guardian

Purdue says no ban on Chinese students exists, but reportedly rescinded dozens of offers after warnings from legislators

Several universities have scrapped partnerships with Chinese institutions in recent months as a direct result of pressure from US legislators. But no university appears to have gone as far as Purdue University in Indiana.

Students and faculty at the public university say that...

Lifestyle

US nomad praised Cape Town’s quality of life

Today at 22:55 PM, via The South African

A US nomad has given the public a look at his life in Cape Town, where he claims housing, food and the cost of living are ‘affordable’.

Science/Tech

OpenAI Has No Moat, No Tech Edge, No Lock-in and No Real Plan, Analyst Warns

Today at 22:44 PM, via Slashdot

OpenAI faces four fundamental strategic problems that no amount of fundraising or capex announcements can paper over, according to analyst Benedict Evans: it has no unique technology, its enormous user base is shallow and fragile, incumbents like Google and Meta are leveraging superior distribution to close the gap, and its product roadmap is dictated by whatever the research labs happen to...

Science/Tech

Several Meta Employees Have Started Calling Themselves ‘AI Builders’

Today at 22:05 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shares a report: Meta product managers are rebranding. Some are now calling themselves “AI builders,” a signal that AI coding tools are changing who gets to build software inside the company. One of them, Jeremie Guedj, announced the change in a LinkedIn post last week. “I still can’t believe I’m writing this: as of today, my full-time job at Meta is AI Builder,” he wrote....

Health

A Cancer Detection Test Fails in Major Study

Today at 16:25 PM, via New York Times

A closely watched clinical trial in Britain that screened blood for early detection of cancer did not show a reduction in later stages of the disease.