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Africa

Are we using the wrong world map?

Yesterday at 13:44 PM, via BBC News

This is why the African Union has backed calls to stop using the Mercator map of the world.

Sport

Barca confident on Haaland move – Tuesday’s gossip

Yesterday at 23:48 PM, via BBC News

Barcelona optimistic about signing Manchester City striker Erling Haaland, Liverpool face competition from City for Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi, Everton rebuff interest in centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite, plus more

Education

‘Cricket gave me everything’: South African sports star brings township children into the game

Today at 06:00 AM, via The Guardian

Gary Kirsten was a top international player and coach but rates his work in Cape Town’s Khayelitsha as one of the highlights of his cricketing career

Photographs by Chris de Beer-Procter

It’s just after 3pm on a Friday and 22-year-old Sinelethu Yaso is in her happy place. Her spotless cricket whites pop against the synthetic green turf, while the upbeat rhythms of kwaito music waft on the...

Education

‘Our children matter’: parents protest against government’s Send overhaul plans

Yesterday at 20:37 PM, via The Guardian

Concerns grow about potential cuts to educational support as Lib Dem leader addresses rally at Westminster

Parents fearful about the government’s plans to overhaul special needs education in England took their fight to parliament on Monday, where the Liberal Democrat leader, Ed Davey, warned the prime minister: “Get this wrong and you are out.”

Up to 700 parents, many carrying colourful,...

Science/Tech

FTC Probes Whether Ticketmaster Does Enough To Stop Resale Bots

Today at 03:25 AM, via Slashdot

The FTC is investigating whether Ticketmaster is doing enough to prevent bots from illegally reselling tickets on its platform, with a decision on the matter coming within weeks, according to Bloomberg (paywalled). Reuters reports: The 2016 law prohibits the use of bots and other methods to bypass ticket purchase limits set by online sellers. As part of the probe, FTC investigators are...

Science/Tech

‘Meta Ray-Ban Display’ Glasses Design, HUD Clips Leak

Today at 02:45 AM, via Slashdot

A leaked Meta video revealed upcoming “Meta Ray-Ban Display” smart glasses with a monocular HUD and sEMG wristband control, set to debut at Connect 2025 for around $800. Despite past hesitation, it looks like EssilorLuxottica has agreed to co-brand after Meta invested $3.5 billion in the company, taking a 3% stake. UploadVR reports: Meta’s HUD glasses with the sEMG wristband will in fact be...

Science/Tech

Robinhood Plans To Launch a Startups Fund Open To All Retail Investors

Today at 02:02 AM, via Slashdot

Robinhood has filed with the SEC to launch “Robinhood Ventures Fund I,” a publicly traded fund designed to give retail investors access to startup shares before IPOs. TechCrunch reports: While the current version of the application is public, Robinhood hasn’t filled in the fine-print yet. This means we don’t know how many shares it plans to sell, nor other details like the management fee it...

Science/Tech

Vibe Coding Has Turned Senior Devs Into ‘AI Babysitters’

Today at 01:20 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Carla Rover once spent 30 minutes sobbing after having to restart a project she vibe coded. Rover has been in the industry for 15 years, mainly working as a web developer. She’s now building a startup, alongside her son, that creates custom machine learning models for marketplaces. She called vibe coding a beautiful, endless cocktail napkin...

Health

Kennedy Adds Five New Members to Vaccine Committee

Yesterday at 23:33 PM, via New York Times

The committee, whose members were appointed by the health secretary and include vaccine skeptics, will meet on Thursday to review recommendations for several shots.

Health

When a Simple Swim Carries a Risk of Dangerous Illness

Yesterday at 11:00 AM, via New York Times

The parasitic infection schistosomiasis affects an estimated 200 million people globally, many of them children. But campaigns to identify and treat it face formidable hurdles.