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World Bank Pledges Support for Egypt’s Second National AI Strategy Rollout in Cairo Meeting

Today at 18:02 PM, via iAfrica

The World Bank Group has pledged to support Egypt’s push to build a competitive digital economy and accelerate AI adoption, as senior officials from both sides reviewed the country’s broadband expansion and the rollout of the second version of its National AI Strategy in a Cairo meeting. Minister of Communications and Information Technology Raafat Hindi […]

Africa

Inside rugby’s greatest production factory

Friday at 13:36 PM, via BBC News

On Saturday Wales face South Africa – a nation who never seem to run out of international-class players. Are there lessons the tourists can learn?

Education

‘Without this it’s all just tourists’: the fight to save Soho’s last primary school

Yesterday at 10:00 AM, via The Guardian

Falling pupil numbers have left ‘unique’ London school facing an uncertain future, but its supporters have ambitious plans

Sandwiched between a strip club, a West End theatre and a pub might not be the most obvious location for a school but Soho Parish C of E primary has thrived for decades among the colourful charms of inner London.

But in an area that once had 16 schools, Soho Parish is the...

Education

Uganda: Minister, Police Storm Jinja School Over Corporal Punishment Allegations

Friday at 21:52 PM, via AllAfrica

[Nile Post] JINJA CITY — The Minister of State for Youth and Children Affairs, Mercy Faith Lakisa, on Thursday led police detectives and government officials to Multiple Junior School in Jinja City following allegations of continued corporal punishment at the institution.

Science/Tech

Robot ‘Decapitated’ in World’s First-Ever Humanoid UFC Fight

Today at 19:49 PM, via Slashdot

“A humanoid robot lost its head,” reports Newsweek, “during the world’s first free-combat tournament for full-sized humanoid robots.” The Ultimate Robot Knock-out Legend competition began Thursday in Shenzhen, China, according to the article, with local robotics company EngineAI providing $40,000 of their “T800” robots (yes, named after The Terminator) to 32 participating teams from around the...

Science/Tech

Windows 10 Still Being Used, Often Unpatched and Insecure

Today at 18:34 PM, via Slashdot

Windows 10 still runs on 16.9% of the Windows devices monitored by asset-tracking service Lansweeper. That’s more than one in six, The Register points out.A year ago, the operating system accounted for about half of the machines in its dataset, falling to the low-to-mid 40% range by the time Microsoft ended standard support. The decline continued after that, reaching 18.6% in June, but...

Science/Tech

Aptera Announces Nationwide Repair Network For Its Upcoming Solar Electric Car

Today at 17:34 PM, via Slashdot

Solar car maker Aptera has “officially announced a repair network partnership which will give owners of its upcoming solar electric car access to thousands of repair shops nationwide,” reports Electrek:We recently got a chance to drive the Aptera solar EV and tour the company’s factory, and came away both impressed at the progress that has been made, but cognizant of the long road ahead for the...

Science/Tech

Aptera Announces US-Wide Repair Network for Its Upcoming Solar Electric Car

Today at 17:34 PM, via Slashdot

Solar car maker Aptera has “officially announced a repair network partnership which will give owners of its upcoming solar electric car access to thousands of repair shops nationwide,” reports Electrek:We recently got a chance to drive the Aptera solar EV and tour the company’s factory, and came away both impressed at the progress that has been made, but cognizant of the long road ahead for the...