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Tudor charged over ‘home referee’ claim

Today at 17:17 PM, via BBC News

Interim Tottenham manager Igor Tudor is charged with misconduct over his claim that referee Thomas Bramall favoured the “home team” in their loss at Fulham.

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Police inspect premises of controversial security boss

Today at 17:16 PM, via SowetanLIVE

Police ‘found discrepancies’ when they conducted a firearm compliance inspection at the Durban North premises of security businessperson Calvin Mathibeli on Thursday.

South Africa

Government reassures South Africans of reliable water access

Today at 15:17 PM, via SAnews

Government reassures South Africans of reliable water access

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has reaffirmed government’s commitment to ensuring access to sufficient, safe and reliable water, as parts of the country continue to grapple with supply challenges.“We have come up with several resolutions that will assist provinces and municipalities and all water authorities to be...

Education

Efforts to shut down pro-Palestinian speech face series of setbacks in court

Today at 12:00 PM, via The Guardian

Rulings in cases alleging antisemitism on US campuses say common pro-Palestinian speech is constitutionally protected

Few debates from the last few years have been more contentious than whether criticism of Israel and Zionism is antisemitic, threatens Jewish people or violates their civil rights. Allegations of antisemitism have cost people jobs, provided pretexts for censorship and fueled an...

Science/Tech

The Long Farewell to Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse

Today at 17:25 PM, via New York Times

Meta announced changes that effectively leave Mr. Zuckerberg’s vision of an immersive digital world based in virtual reality only on life support.

Science/Tech

Microsoft Considers Legal Action Over $50 Billion Amazon-OpenAI Cloud Deal

Today at 17:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Microsoft is considering legal action against its partner OpenAI and Amazon over a $50 billion deal that could violate its exclusive cloud agreement with the ChatGPT maker, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Last month, Amazon and OpenAI signed several agreements, including one that makes Amazon Web Services the exclusive third-party...

Science/Tech

Signal’s Creator Is Helping Encrypt Meta AI

Today at 16:09 PM, via Wired

Moxie Marlinspike says the technology powering his end-to-end encrypted AI chatbot, Confer, will be integrated into Meta AI. The move could help protect the AI conversations of millions of people.

Science/Tech

New Township-Built App Kasi-2-Kasie Aims To Unlock South Africa’s Hidden Events Economy

Today at 15:52 PM, via Tech Financials

A new homegrown digital platform is looking to transform how South Africans discover and participate in local events, while opening up economic opportunities in townships that have historically been overlooked. Born out of a personal challenge to access information about local events after relocating to Durban, the Kasi2Kasi App was developed to solve a widespread […]

Health

Ozempic Is About to Go Generic in India, China and Canada

Today at 06:00 AM, via New York Times

In India, China and several other nations, Novo Nordisk is on the verge of losing patent protection for its blockbuster weight loss drug, opening the door for cheaper competing versions.