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Education

Ethiopia: Five Ethiopia Public Universities Successfully Establish State-of-the-Art Multimedia Studios

Today at 21:48 PM, via AllAfrica

[Mastercard Foundation] As part of strengthening and enhancing the quality, accessibility, and resilience of higher education in Ethiopia, the e-SHE program, a partnership between the Ministry of Education, the Mastercard Foundation, Arizona State University, and ShayaShone, successfully established five state-of-the-art multimedia studios in public universities across Ethiopia, known as...

Education

Nigeria: The Delay, the Relay, the Display – Reflections As Prof Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello Clocks 60

Today at 19:44 PM, via AllAfrica

[Vanguard] A starting point will be to felicitate our motherly scholar and scholarly mother, the vice chancellor of Lagos State University, LASU, as she joins the league of sexagenarians on Tuesday, 23 April, 2024! The story of the 9th substantive vice chancellor of Lagos State University is one that can be beneficially recounted as a lesson for all and in celebration of her 60th birthday.

Lifestyle

Dog breeds who deserve more than a second look

Today at 19:40 PM, via The South African

Some dog breeds, like Pit Bulls and Rottweilers, have a negative reputation due to misconceptions and sensationalized media coverage.

Science/Tech

AI Is Poisoning Reddit To Promote Products and Game Google With ‘Parasite SEO’

Today at 21:22 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shares a report: For years, people who have found Google search frustrating have been adding “Reddit” to the end of their search queries. This practice is so common that Google even acknowledged the phenomenon in a post announcing that it will be scraping Reddit posts to train its AI. And so, naturally, there are now services that will poison Reddit threads with AI-generated...

Science/Tech

The 35 Best Shows on Hulu Right Now

Today at 21:00 PM, via Wired

From Shōgun to Under the Bridge, here’s everything you should be watching on Hulu this week.

Science/Tech

How GM Tricked Millions of Drivers Into Being Spied On

Today at 20:45 PM, via Slashdot

General Motors (GM) has been selling data about the driving behavior of millions of people to insurance companies, leading to higher premiums for some drivers, according to a recent investigation. The affected drivers were not informed about the tracking, which was carried out through GM’s OnStar connected services plan and the Smart Driver program. The New York Times reporter who broke the...

Science/Tech

Apple Cuts Vision Pro Shipments As Demand Falls ‘Sharply Beyond Expectations’

Today at 20:01 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shares a report: Apple has dropped the number of Vision Pro units that it plans to ship in 2024, going from an expected 700 to 800k units to just 400k to 450k units, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Orders have been scaled back before the Vision Pro has launched in markets outside of the United States, which Kuo says is a sign that demand in the U.S. has “fallen...