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This Week in AI: When ‘open source’ isn’t so open
20 Apr 2024
Keeping up with an industry as fast-moving as AI is a tall order. So until an AI can do it for you, here’s a handy roundup of recent stories in the world of machine learning, along with notable research and experiments we didn’t cover on their own. This week, Meta released the latest in its Llama series […]
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Late payments annoy green hydrogen bursary recipients
20 Apr 2024
Recipients of the inaugural Youth for Green Hydrogen scholarship have expressed their frustration with delays in accessing their quarterly stipends. The scholarship programme, facilitated by the Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management (Sasscal), backed by the German and Namibian governments, supports students pursuing careers in the green hydrogen and […]
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Lawmakers vote to reauthorize US spying law that critics say expands government surveillance
20 Apr 2024
House and Senate lawmakers passed a bill reauthorizing the controversial Section 702 powers under FISA, which allows U.S. spy agencies to conduct warrantless searches of Americans' communications.
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Women in AI: Allison Cohen on building responsible AI projects
20 Apr 2024
Alison Cohen, profiled as part of TechCrunch's series on women in AI, is a senior AI projects manager at Mila, a Quebec-based AI research group.
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India’s election overshadowed by the rise of online misinformation
20 Apr 2024
As India kicks off the world’s biggest election, which starts on April 19 and runs through June 1, the electoral landscape is overshadowed by misinformation. The country — which has more than 830 million internet users and is home to the largest user base for social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram — is already […]
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New SA exportmeasures hit Namibia
20 Apr 2024
The Livestock Producers Organisation (LPO) of Namibia says South African authorities have introduced new rules for exporting livestock without consulting other stakeholders, including Namibia. According to the latest issue of the Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU) newsletter, South Africa (SA) is a major export market for live cattle from Namibia, allowing the country no option but […]
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Corridor group booms in 2023
20 Apr 2024
The Walvis Bay Corridor Group (WBCG) moved more goods to and from the port last year, compared to the previous year, says chief executive Hippy Tjivikua. The company moved 2,4 million tonnes of cargo last year, a significant increase from the 1,6 million tonnes in 2022. Tjivikua is positive the group can move more freight […]
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Namibia aims to be Africa’s energy capital
20 Apr 2024
Miminster of mines and energy Tom Alweendo says Namibia is gearing up to become the sustainable energy capital of Africa. Speaking at the Global Africa Hydrogen Summit conference in Windhoek yesterday, Alweendo confirmed that Namibia has the equivalent of 11 billion barrels of crude oil reserves offshore. He said the country has the potential to […]
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Age Is Just a Number
20 Apr 2024
I am open to dating someone older than me. They say age brings sweetness, but then there is the risk of being micromanaged, like being kept on a tight leash, right? On the other hand, going for someone younger, maybe Gen Z, seems appealing, but there are definitely some red flags to watch out for. […]
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Let’s Talk About Nothing
20 Apr 2024
The worst nightmare for a columnist is to have ‘nothing’ to write about. It’s like staring at a blank canvas with nothing to fill it with. This week, I came up with ‘nothing’. I even asked the editors to suggest something, and they too came back empty-handed. So, guess what I’m writing about this week? […]
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Lastly, Water
20 Apr 2024
A bus drives past the Independence Memorial Museum by night, and four of its excited passengers decrease their chatter to a stillness. Though each has passed that way before, the evening several hours after a man allegedly ended his life with a decisive leap from the fourth floor feels different, demanding perhaps, of far less […]
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Next Ma /Gaisa StarContest Gears Up For Grand Finale
20 Apr 2024
The next Ma /Gaisa Star competition is currently enjoying its breakthrough season. The event, which was launched by Welwitschia Music Production in 2021, has attracted a record of close to 400 entries in only its third season. As a result, the organisers deemed it necessary to open the season with a top 40 stage, instead […]
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CesiumAstro claims former exec spilled trade secrets to upstart competitor AnySignal
19 Apr 2024
CesiumAstro alleges in a newly filed lawsuit that a former executive disclosed trade secrets and confidential information about sensitive tech, investors and customers to a competing startup. Austin-based Cesium develops active-phased array and software-defined radio systems for spacecraft, missiles and drones. While phased-array antenna systems have been used on satellites for decades, Cesium has considerably […]
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Your Android phone could have stalkerware — here’s how to remove it
19 Apr 2024
This simple guide helps you identify and remove common consumer-grade spyware apps from your Android phone.
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Too many models
19 Apr 2024
How many AI models is too many? It depends on how you look at it, but 10 a week is probably a bit much. That’s roughly how many we’ve seen roll out in the last few days, and it’s increasingly hard to say whether and how these models compare to one another, if it was […]
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