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Africa

Malawi’s new cabinet stokes fears of a return to impunity

Yesterday at 00:23 AM, via Mail & Guardian

The controversial hirings have unsettled Malawi’s international partners, with funds critical for health, agriculture and infrastructure now at risk of suspension if donors conclude that accountability has been abandoned

Politics

Trump U-turn on G20 as US asks to join summit

Yesterday at 00:05 AM, via Mail & Guardian

‘There should be no bullying of one nation by another. We are all equal’ the president said after Washington warned Pretoria against pursuing a joint G20 leaders’ statement this weekend

Sport

Littler wins as Van Veen comeback stuns Humphries

Today at 00:44 AM, via BBC News

Luke Littler wins his first match as world number one to progress at the Players Championship Finals, while Gian van Veen produces a stunning comeback to knock out Luke Humphries.

Education

Universities blame ‘societal shift’ for axing foreign language degrees

Yesterday at 19:00 PM, via The Guardian

Numbers taking languages at A-level and beyond has been falling for decades, although Duolingo says its app is most popular with young people

Universities are blaming a “societal shift” for the axing of dozens of foreign language degrees and even entire departments, citing a lack of demand among students – but can years of study be easily replaced by AI or online translation tools?

Not so,...

Science/Tech

Cryptographers Cancel Election Results After Losing Decryption Key

Today at 04:02 AM, via Slashdot

The International Association of Cryptologic Research (IACR) was forced to cancel its leadership election after a trustee lost their portion of the Helios voting system’s decryption key, making it impossible to reveal or verify the final results. Ars Technica reports: The IACR said Friday that the votes were submitted and tallied using Helios, an open source voting system that uses...

Science/Tech

Google Starts Testing Ads In AI Mode

Today at 03:25 AM, via Slashdot

Google has begun testing sponsored ads inside its Gemini-powered AI Mode, placing labeled “sponsored” links at the bottom of AI-generated responses. Engadget reports: [A] Google spokesperson says the result shown is akin to similar tests it’s been running this year. “People seeing ads in AI Mode in the wild is simply part of Google’s ongoing tests, which we’ve been running for several months,”...

Science/Tech

SEC Dismisses Case Against SolarWinds, Top Security Officer

Today at 02:45 AM, via Slashdot

The SEC has officially dismissed its high-profile case against SolarWinds and its CISO that was tied to a Russia-linked cyberattack involving the software company. Reuters reports: The landmark case, which SEC brought in late 2023, rattled the cybersecurity community and later faced scrutiny from a judge who dismissed many of the charges. The SEC had said SolarWinds and its chief information...

Science/Tech

Malaysia’s Palm Oil Estates Are Turning Into Data Centers

Today at 02:02 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Malaysia’s palm oil giants, long-blamed for razing rainforests, fueling toxic haze and driving orangutans to the brink of extinction, are recasting themselves as unlikely champions in a different, potentially greener race: the quest to lure the world’s AI data centers to the Southeast Asian country (source paywalled; alternative source). Palm...