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Intellectual Property In AI – Who Owns It? 

Today at 16:06 PM, via iAfrica

As artificial intelligence moves rapidly from experimentation into core business operations, organisations are rushing to deploy AI tools across customer service, operations and internal workflows. But in the race to adopt the technology, many companies are overlooking a critical question:  Who actually owns the intellectual property created by these systems? Dawood Patel, CEO of Helm, […]

Politics

Mchunu challenges committee report, alleging prejudicial findings

Today at 13:25 PM, via Mail & Guardian

Parliament’s ad hoc committee defended the evidence leaders’ draft report after suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu objected to the findings that he dismantled the PKTT without consultation and for nefarious reasons

Education

Nigeria: Futo to Graduate 3, 358 Students As VC Bows Out

Today at 18:41 PM, via AllAfrica

[Leadership] Vice-chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, (FUTO), Prof. Nnenna Oti, has said a total of 3,358 students will graduate at the institution’s 38th convocation.

Education

Nigeria: Fayose’s Cryptic Outburst On Oyo School Abduction

Today at 18:40 PM, via AllAfrica

[Leadership] Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, appears to be becoming increasingly eccentric in his public statements. His latest comments that the abduction of schoolchildren in Oyo State was orchestrated to blackmail President Bola Ahmed Tinubu are as cryptic as they are startling. One is left wondering the veracity of the claim, what prompted such an allegation on national...

Education

Trump’s justice department is weaponizing civil rights laws against students of color | ReNika Moore

Today at 16:00 PM, via The Guardian

Claims of discrimination at UCLA and Yale show how laws meant to foster inclusion are being used for the opposite

The Department of Justice’s civil rights division was once known as the crown jewel of the agency, but under Trump it has become just another tool of this administration’s politicized and racialized attacks targeting Black, Latino and other people of color. The latest examples...

Science/Tech

Logitech G512 X 98 Review: A Hybrid Mish-Mash

Today at 18:10 PM, via Wired

The Logitech G512 X 98 lets you swap between mechanical and analog switches in an attempt to achieve the best of both worlds. Unfortunately, its solution isn’t as well thought-out as I’d hoped.

Science/Tech

Valve Says Steam Machine ‘Shipping This Summer’

Today at 18:00 PM, via Slashdot

Valve says its long-awaited Steam Machine and Steam Frame are both “shipping this summer.” The company is also expanding its Verified program beyond Steam Deck to cover the new hardware. “Steam Verified is a developer-focused program where game makers ensure that their titles are capable of running on the Deck (meaning they’ll run fine under Linux), that the UI elements and text are readable at...

Health

1 in 4 births in England now by emergency C-section

Today at 11:12 AM, via BBC News

A quarter of all babies in England are now delivered by emergency caesarean operations, BBC analysis shows – marking a significant rise over the last five years.

Health

How Gold Is Driving the Spread of Ebola

Today at 11:04 AM, via New York Times

Mining has been the lifeblood of this remote Congolese hill town for decades. Now, it is fueling the spread of a devastating outbreak.