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World

In China, a meme is worth a thousand words

Today at 00:08 AM, via NPR

As China celebrates the lunar new year, the year of the horse has taken on an uncanny association with Draco Malfoy of the Harry Potter series.

Sport

Bodo / Glimt stun Inter to take unlikely first-leg lead

Today at 00:28 AM, via BBC News

Bodo / Glimt score two goals in three minutes to stun Inter Milan in a famous 3-1 home win for the Norwegian champions in the first leg of their Champions League knockout round play-off.

Education

Tens of thousands more students join legal action over Covid-hit studies

Yesterday at 22:46 PM, via The Guardian

Sign-ups to Student Group Claim in England and Wales escalate amid reports of £21m payout by University College London

Tens of thousands more students who were at university during the pandemic have joined a group claim for compensation, amid reports of a £21m payout by one of the UK’s leading institutions.

Lawyers acting for student claimants said a further 30,000 from different universities...

Education

Liberia: Lisa Concludes High-Level Engagement With Academia and Regulators

Yesterday at 19:55 PM, via AllAfrica

[New Dawn] The Liberia Standards Authority (LiSA) has concluded a high-level engagement session with representatives from academia and various regulatory bodies, aimed at strengthening collaboration between the authority and its institutional partners.

Education

South Africa: How Kraaifontein High Boosted Its 56 Percent Matric Pass Rate to 89 Percent in Two Years

Yesterday at 19:52 PM, via AllAfrica

[Daily Maverick] Many no-fee schools in South Africa don’t have the resources to provide the academic and non-academic support that learners and staff need. Through working together as a school community and mobilising the support of nonprofit organisations, Kraaifontein High School managed to increase its matric pass rate by more than 30 percentage points in two years.

Science/Tech

Google’s AI Music Maker Is Coming To the Gemini App

Today at 00:40 AM, via Slashdot

Google is bringing its Lyria 3 AI music model into the Gemini app, allowing users to generate 30-second songs from text, images, or video prompts directly within the chatbot. The Verge reports: Lyria 3’s text-to-music capabilities allow Gemini app users to make songs by describing specific genres, moods, or memories, such as asking for an “Afrobeat track for my mother about the great times we...

Science/Tech

GameHub Will Give Mac Owners Another Imperfect Way To Play Windows Games

Today at 00:00 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: For a while now, Mac owners have been able to use tools like CrossOver and Game Porting Toolkit to get many Windows games running on their operating system of choice. Now, GameSir plans to add its own potential solution to the mix, announcing that a version of its existing Windows emulation tool for Android will be coming to macOS. Hong...

Science/Tech

Texas Sues TP-Link Over China Links and Security Vulnerabilities

Yesterday at 23:25 PM, via Slashdot

TP-Link is facing legal action from the state of Texas for allegedly misleading consumers with “Made in Vietnam” claims despite China-dominated manufacturing and supply chains, and for marketing its devices as secure despite reported firmware vulnerabilities exploited by Chinese state-sponsored actors. The Register: The Lone Star State’s Attorney General, Ken Paxton, is filing the lawsuit...

Motoring

Major warning for Chery owners in South Africa

Yesterday at 15:23 PM, via TopAuto

The Chery Tiggo 7 has received a poor NCAP crash-test result, raising questions about the safety promises made by manufacturers in South Africa.

Health

How Microbes Got Their Crawl

Yesterday at 18:00 PM, via New York Times

In the oceans and on land, scientists are discovering rare, transitional organisms that bridge the gap between Earth’s simplest cells and today’s complex ones.