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Japan orders evacuations as Typhoon Dolphin approaches, cancels 500 flights

Today at 04:43 AM, via Daily Maverick

TOKYO, Aug 7 (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of people in southwestern Japan were ordered to evacuate and more than 500 flights cancelled on Friday as slow-moving Typhoon Dolphin approached the region to bring violent winds, heavy rain and high waves.

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Meta ordered to pay $567 million in New Mexico for teen mental health fund

Today at 04:41 AM, via Daily Maverick

Aug 6 (Reuters) – A New Mexico state court ordered Meta on Thursday to pay $567 million into a teen mental health fund and change how its platforms function for young users after finding the company is to blame for harming children’s wellbeing.

Sport

Barron scores hat-trick as Hull FC sink St Helens

Yesterday at 23:20 PM, via BBC News

Harvey Barron’s first senior hat-trick inspires lowly Hull FC to a first win at the BrewDog Stadium in nine years as St Helens’ season continues to unravel.

Sport

Liverpool not pursuing Spence move – Friday’s gossip

Yesterday at 23:01 PM, via BBC News

Liverpool have no intention of pursuing Djed Spence this summer, Juventus looking to secure Joshua Zirkzee on loan, Arsenal and Manchester United send scouts to watch Kaua Elias, plus more.

Education

Plagiarism and a pig’s head: the rise and fall of Jason Arday – podcast

Today at 04:00 AM, via The Guardian

Jason Arday’s appointment as Cambridge’s youngest black professor made global headlines. Then questions about his meteoric rise began to snowball. Lanre Bakare reports.

When the University of Cambridge appoints a new professor, it doesn’t usually make global headlines. But Jason Arday was different. He was just 37 in 2023 when he became Cambridge’s youngest black professor, specialising in...

Education

Dons call for Cambridge leaders to take blame for Jason Arday appointment

Yesterday at 21:54 PM, via The Guardian

Exclusive: Academics call for inquiry, saying university must be held accountable for ‘grotesque racism unleashed’

The University of Cambridge’s leaders deserve blame for the “grotesque racism unleashed” by Jason Arday’s appointment as professor, according to academics calling for the university to hold an independent inquiry.

The Guardian understands that senior dons at Cambridge are...

Education

Uganda: Ibanda Schools Receive Science Kits to Boost Practical Learning

Yesterday at 21:51 PM, via AllAfrica

[Nile Post] Twenty government-aided primary schools in Ibanda District have received science kits from the Government of Uganda in a move aimed at improving practical science learning and boosting pupils’ performance in science subjects.

Entertainment

Chiefs confirm Abrahams loan deal

Yesterday at 19:36 PM, via The Citizen

‘Abrahams now joins Amakhosi as the team prepares for the MTN8 quarterfinal clash against Golden Arrows,’ said Chiefs.

Science/Tech

Court Orders Meta To Establish $567 Million Fund To Abate Harms To Youth

Today at 03:00 AM, via Slashdot

A New Mexico court ordered (PDF) Meta to create a $567 million fund to address harms linked to youth mental health and child sexual exploitation after finding its platforms constituted a public nuisance. “In sum, the Court finds that New Mexico is in the midst of a teen mental health crisis affecting public health and public safety in and throughout the state, and that Meta’s platforms are a...

Science/Tech

Google’s $15 Billion India Data Center Project Battles Water, Wildlife Concerns

Today at 01:00 AM, via Slashdot

Google’s $15 billion data-center project in Visakhapatnam is facing protests and legal challenges over fears that it will worsen local water shortages and disturb wildlife near the Kambalakonda sanctuary. Google says the campus will use advanced air cooling and comply with Indian law, while state officials deny that residential or rural water supplies will be tapped. Reuters reports: The...

Health

This A.I. Just Created Viruses Not Found in Nature

Yesterday at 20:00 PM, via New York Times

Scientists trained artificial intelligence on libraries of DNA and then asked the model to create recipes for viral genomes. Sixteen of them were viable, yielding new viruses.

Health

Senate Panel Holds Fauci in Contempt of Congress

Yesterday at 15:52 PM, via New York Times

Dr. Anthony Fauci had refused to answer questions at a hearing last week, invoking the Fifth Amendment. Republicans argued that he wasn’t entitled to that protection because he had a presidential pardon.