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Africa

Ethiopia’s Tsegay handed four-month doping ban

Friday at 15:46 PM, via BBC News

Former two-time world champion Gudaf Tsegay is banned for four months after admitting the presence of a prohibited substance in an out-of-competition test.

Sport

England-Croatia referee was called Grade E by Tuchel

Today at 22:45 PM, via BBC News

Clement Turpin is appointed referee for England’s opening World Cup game against Croatia on Wednesday – and was once labelled a “Grade E” official by head coach Thomas Tuchel.

Education

UK government announces £132.5m after-school clubs package

Yesterday at 23:30 PM, via The Guardian

Funding for extracurricular activities comes as ministers prepare to introduce social media restrictions for under-16s

The government has announced a £132.5m funding package for after-school clubs as ministers prepare to introduce expected restrictions on social media use for under-16s.

The programme is designed to expand access to enrichment activities in schools, with funding for clubs...

Education

Pioneering UK Nerve Lab harnesses AI to map effect of children’s screen time

Yesterday at 13:00 PM, via The Guardian

Other projects include developing tools to help visually impaired people navigate video games

Parents are constantly being told to limit their children’s screen time. But when it comes to deciphering which films or TV shows are best suited to developing minds, the guidance remains largely one-size-fits-all. A relatively slow-paced programme such as Bluey offers a very different viewing...

Lifestyle

Helen Zille tries her hand at DJing [video]

Today at 23:33 PM, via The South African

From snorkeling in pot holes, to spinning the decks: Here’s what Helen Zille has been getting up to during her mayoral campaign.

Lifestyle

Came to slay! Bafana anthem jacket turns heads

Today at 22:56 PM, via The South African

Drip is forever? Bafana Bafana have been praised for their fashion statement in their ‘anthem’ jacket at the FIFA World Cup opening match.

Science/Tech

UK Scientists See Little Evidence for Claims Smartphones Are Rewiring Kids’ Brains

Today at 23:35 PM, via Slashdot

UK’s Members of Parliament (MP) were “looking for proof that smartphones and social media are rotting children’s brains,” writes The Register — but they got “a less satisfying answer from neuroscientists on Wednesday: nobody can really prove it.” Appearing before the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee this week, three researchers spent much of the session explaining that concern and...

Science/Tech

As ‘Disclosure Day’ Premieres, Steven Spielberg Says He Believes Aliens Really Have Visited Earth

Today at 22:11 PM, via Slashdot

Steven Spielberg grants that his 1977 UFO film Close Encounters was “speculative,” writes the Associated Press, but “Disclosure Day, he insists, is the real deal.””It’s my first film that will be considered science fiction that I do not consider to be science fiction,” Spielberg said in a recent interview. “It’s much more reflective of the world as it is evolving and discoveries that are being...

Science/Tech

Will Meta’s $14 Billion Bet on AI Ever Pay Off?

Today at 20:43 PM, via Slashdot

“A year after spending over $14 billion to bring in Alexandr Wang and a group of his top Scale AI engineers to revamp its artificial intelligence efforts, Meta is at least back on the map in AI,” reports CNBC, “though it’s still far behind OpenAI, Anthropic and Google in the market.”Wang’s big accomplishment was the delivery of the Muse Spark AI model in April, marking Meta’s first jump into...