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WEDNESDAY, 03 JUNE 2026, 19:18

Africa

Mayor cancels DR Congo friendly over Ebola concern

Yesterday at 21:28 PM, via BBC News

DR Congo’s international friendly against Chile in Spain next week is cancelled after authorities raise health concerns over the Ebola outbreak in the African nation.

Sport

Hewett & Reid into wheelchair doubles semi-finals

Today at 18:47 PM, via BBC News

British duo Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid start their bid for a seventh consecutive men’s wheelchair doubles title at the French Open with a comfortable quarter-final win.

Education

City & Guilds faces legal and industrial action over plans to cut hundreds of jobs

Today at 18:17 PM, via The Guardian

New crisis at former vocational charity involves alleged withholding of data and breaching redundancy laws

City & Guilds is facing potential legal and industrial action over claims it has been “dishonest” over plans to shed about 400 UK staff.

Officials at the Unite union allege the owner of the training and qualifications body has been “unlawfully withholding key information during transfer...

Education

Thousands sign petition against cuts to tech support for disabled students in England

Today at 16:12 PM, via The Guardian

DfE plans to withdraw funding for assistive software, saying it is now rarely needed due to ‘widely available free tools’

Disability campaigners have called on the government to halt plans to cut funding for specialist tech support for tens of thousands of disabled students in England.

Almost 10,000 people have signed a petition opposing Department for Education (DfE) proposals to withdraw...

Science/Tech

Kevin O’Leary Just Delivered Crypto’s Biggest Keynote – ZKP Backed for AI Dominance as ETH & APT Dip 

Today at 19:00 PM, via Tech Financials

The global cryptocurrency market capitalization recently dropped 6% during an intense network liquidation event. Institutional capital is rapidly fleeing the Ethereum ETF market, pulling Ether down 14.6% this month to a two month low of $1,933. Meanwhile, official Aptos news reports strict token compression below $1.08 despite major funding. Can these restricted mainstream digital assets […]

Science/Tech

Diagnostic Orders Direct Launches Partner Program Helping Imaging Centers Convert Patients Who Need Provider Orders

Today at 18:46 PM, via Tech Financials

 LAS VEGAS, NV, June 3, 2026 — Diagnostic Orders Direct, a Las Vegas-based telehealth diagnostic order consultation service, today announced a new partner initiative designed to help independent radiology facilities, physician-owned imaging centers, independent ultrasound centers, mobile ultrasound companies, mobile imaging providers, and preventive imaging businesses convert more patient...

Science/Tech

Salesforce Accelerates South Africa’s Agentic AI Journey At Johannesburg Leg Of Agentforce World Tour

Today at 18:27 PM, via Tech Financials

Johannesburg, South Africa – June 3, 2026 – Salesforce today marked a significant moment for South Africa’s technology sector at its annual World Tour event at the Kyalami International Convention Centre in Johannesburg, unveiling a series of announcements designed to accelerate the country’s transition to what the company terms the “Agentic Enterprise,” a new model […]

Science/Tech

Microsoft Claims New Quantum Chip 1,000 Times Better Than Before

Today at 18:00 PM, via Slashdot

Microsoft says its new Majorana 2 quantum chip is 1,000 times more reliable than its predecessor, with qubits lasting about 20 seconds instead of milliseconds, and claims it could have a commercially useful quantum machine by 2029. The BBC reports: “We will have a quantum machine in 2029 that can solve commercially viable, reasonable problems,” said Zulfi Alam, corporate vice president of...

Health

Genital herpes rising in England

Today at 14:08 PM, via BBC News

New cases of genital herpes are increasing in England, bucking an overall fall in sexually transmitted infections (STIs), the latest data shows.