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Business

Plan to get rid of Cyril Ramaphosa

Yesterday at 21:06 PM, via BusinessTech

There are calls within the ANC to oust Cyril Ramaphosa, disband the NEC, and replace the leadership with a national task team led by former president Thabo Mbeki.

Politics

Ramaphosa will serve full term: ANC

Today at 06:03 AM, via SABC News

A letter circulating in the Eastern Cape calls for Ramaphosa’s removal and proposes a task team.

Sport

Liverpool pursue Semenyo – Monday’s gossip

Today at 00:20 AM, via BBC News

Antoine Semenyo pursued by Liverpool, Christian Pulisic holding off his AC Milan contract renewal, and Manchester United keen on Carlos Baleba.

Education

Judge bars Trump administration from cutting funding to University of California

Saturday at 16:16 PM, via The Guardian

White House had demanded $1.2bn from UC to restore funding after saying it allowed antisemitism on campus

The Trump administration cannot fine the University of California or summarily cut the school system’s federal funding over claims it allows antisemitism or other forms of discrimination, a federal judge ruled late on Friday in a sharply worded decision.

US district judge Rita Lin in San...

Science/Tech

Microsoft Executives Discuss How AI Will Change Windows, Programming — and Society

Today at 05:40 AM, via Slashdot

“Windows is evolving into an agentic OS,” Microsoft’s president of Windows Pavan Davuluri posted on X.com, “connecting devices, cloud, and AI to unlock intelligent productivity and secure work anywhere.” But former Uber software engineer and engineering manager Gergely Orosz was unimpressed. “Can’t see any reason for software engineers to choose Windows with this weird direction they are...

Science/Tech

Chinese Astronauts Return From Their Space Station After Delay Blamed on Space Debris Damage

Today at 04:06 AM, via Slashdot

“Three Chinese astronauts returned from their nation’s space station Friday,” reports the Associated Press, “after more than a week’s delay because the return capsule they had planned to use was damaged, likely from being hit by space debris.”The team left their Shenzhou-20 spacecraft in orbit and came back using the recently arrived Shenzhou-21, which had ferried a three-person replacement...

Science/Tech

Rust in Android: More Memory Safety, Fewer Revisions, Fewer Rollbacks, Shorter Reviews

Today at 03:06 AM, via Slashdot

Android’s security team published a blog post this week about their experience using Rust. Its title? “Move fast and fix things.”Last year, we wrote about why a memory safety strategy that focuses on vulnerability prevention in new code quickly yields durable and compounding gains. This year we look at how this approach isn’t just fixing things, but helping us move faster. The 2025 data...

Science/Tech

Some Americans Are Trying to Heat Their Homes With Bitcoin Mining

Today at 01:41 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shared this report from CNBC:[T]he computing power of crypto mining generates a lot ofheat, most which just ends up vented into the air. According todigital assets brokerage, K33, the bitcoin mining industry generates about 100 TWh of heat annually — enough to heat all ofFinland.This energy waste within a very energy-intenseindustry is leading entrepreneurs to look for...

Health

Hochul Urged to Ban Horseshoe Crab Fishing

Saturday at 12:00 PM, via New York Times

Supporters of the legislation argue it would protect a declining horseshoe crab population, while opponents warn it will harm the commercial fishing industry.