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What next for Iran’s Supreme Leader?

Today at 20:58 PM, via BBC News

Despite the bloodbath of recent weeks, Ayatollah Khamenei might think he must plough on with an iron fist

South Africa

Egypt Expands National AI Council Mandate to Include Quantum Computing, Biotech

Today at 20:27 PM, via iAfrica

Egypt’s Cabinet has approved expanding the mandate of the National Council for Artificial Intelligence to include quantum computing, biotechnology and other emerging technologies, and will rename the body the National Council for Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, and Emerging Technologies. The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, approved the move in line with...

Education

Liberia: Over 134 UL Medical Students Laud LNP Deputy Inspector for Enhanced Campus Security

Today at 19:47 PM, via AllAfrica

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia — More than 134 students of the Pre-Clinical Division at the A.M. Dogliotti College of Medicine, University of Liberia(UL), have formally commended Cllr. J. Nelson Freeman, Deputy Inspector General for Operations of the Liberia National Police (LNP) for sustained supervision and the strategic deployment of police officers on the Fendall Campus.

Science/Tech

Microplastics From Washing Clothes Could Be Hurting Your Tomatoes

Today at 22:44 PM, via Slashdot

A new study from Cornell and University of Toronto researchers has found that polyester microfibers shed from synthetic clothing during laundry can interfere with cherry tomato plant development [non-paywalled source] when these particles accumulate in agricultural soil. Plants grown in contaminated soil were 11% less likely to emerge, grew smaller and took several days longer to flower and...

Science/Tech

OpenAI Starts Testing Ads in ChatGPT

Today at 22:09 PM, via New York Times

The company said on Friday that it would start serving ads in the free version of its chatbot over the next several weeks.

Science/Tech

PhD Students’ Taste For Risk Mirrors Their Supervisors’

Today at 22:05 PM, via Slashdot

A researchers’ propensity for risky projects is passed down to their doctoral students — and stays with trainees after they leave the laboratory, according to an analysis of thousands of current and former PhD students and their mentors. From a report: Science involves taking risks, and some of the most impactful discoveries require taking big bets. However, scientists and policymakers have...

Health

For Men, How Much Alcohol Is Too Much?

Today at 12:01 PM, via New York Times

Federal officials working on the new dietary guidelines had considered limiting men to one drink daily. The final advice was only that everyone should drink less.