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In a fractured world, lessons from Mandela, Tutu and the Dalai Lama offer hope

Today at 16:56 PM, via Daily Maverick

The friendship between the Dalai Lama, Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu once defined how South Africa was imagined — as a place of moral courage and transformative leadership. Today, in a more transactional and fractured world, that legacy raises a sharper question about what kind of global relationships we still choose to value.

Sport

Rybakina beats Muchova in Stuttgart final

Today at 15:59 PM, via BBC News

World number two Elena Rybakina beats Karolina Muchova in straight sets to clinch victory at the indoor clay-court tournament in Stuttgart.

Education

Times Are Hard. What’s a Teacher to Do?

Today at 15:00 PM, via New York Times

Readers respond to an Opinion essay by Frank Bruni. Also: An arch near Arlington; cuts in mental health care; transformation in prison.

Education

Fee hikes, big bonuses, then bosses exit: the curious case of City & Guilds privatisation

Today at 12:00 PM, via The Guardian

Sale of vocational training brand and million-pound executive pay deals now subject to Charity Commission inquiry

When electrician Charlie Butler was contacted by City & Guilds last autumn, he received a shock.

He had branched out to launch a new company schooling future sparkies in Essex, offering City & Guilds-affiliated courses and qualifications. When the representative from the training...

Entertainment

Five highlights: SA Athletics Championships

Today at 14:38 PM, via The Citizen

Some athletes lived up to the hype as pre-race favourites, and others produced spectacular surprises at Coetzenburg Stadium.

Science/Tech

The Physical-to-Financial Handshake: Capitalization Discipline at the Center of AI Infrastructure

Today at 16:56 PM, via Tech Financials

Artificial intelligence infrastructure is usually described through the most visible parts of the buildout. The discussion centers on megawatts, land, chips, and the pace at which hyperscalers can expand the physical footprint required to support increasingly compute-intensive workloads. That story is real, but it is incomplete. Beneath the visible race sits a second discipline that […]

Science/Tech

The Public Sector’s Cloud Modernization Gap: Why Government Grant Systems Are Still Running on Legacy Infrastructure

Today at 16:51 PM, via Tech Financials

The federal government directs more than $100 billion annually toward information technology, yet roughly 80% of that spending feeds the operation and maintenance of existing systems rather than building new ones. A July 2025 Government Accountability Office audit surfaced 11 critical federal legacy IT systems in urgent need of replacement, with some running on programming […]

Science/Tech

Disney Creates Its Own IMAX for ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ After Losing Screens to ‘Dune: Part 3’

Today at 16:34 PM, via Slashdot

Ahead of December’s release of Avengers: Doomsday, Disney has unveiled “Infinity Vision,” reports Kotaku, which they describe as “a new theater-going experience that will be certain to transform your pedestrian $15 night out into an exotic $43 one.” (Though those prices appear to be estimates…) Disney’s announcement calls it “a new certification for premium large format (PLF) theaters,” helping...

Science/Tech

Best Meta Glasses (2026): Ray-Ban, Oakley, AR

Today at 13:00 PM, via Wired

Meta is unquestionably winning the face-wearable war. Can you trust the company? Maybe not. But these are some of the nicest glasses I’ve ever worn.

Health

The Help That Many Older Americans Need Most

Yesterday at 11:02 AM, via New York Times

With shortages of medical professionals and an aging population, thousands of community health care workers prevent older adults from falling through the cracks.