Kauna Malgwi had just started at university in northern Nigeria when the terrorist group Boko Haram began a major insurgency. The Islamist militants, whose name means “western education is forbidden,” carried out raids on universities like Malgwi’s, kidnapped female students, and set up roadside bombs. Once, Malgwi says, one of those bombs exploded just five…
Specialists from Russia will visit hospitals, as well as take samples from patients with monkeypox and examine them in the Russian-Burundian center for infectious disease research and prevention
Pay packages in the AI industry are some of the most generous in tech. Salaries in the U.K. government… not so much. So Jade Leung took a big pay cut when, in October 2023, she quit her job at OpenAI to become chief technology officer to the U.K. government’s new AI Safety Institute (AISI). Established…
The Swachh Bharat Mission's construction of toilets has potentially prevented 60,000-70,000 infant deaths annually, according to a study. Researchers found that increased toilet access correlates with lower child mortality rates. Despite these benefits, inequalities in toilet adoption persist due to caste and religion-based discrimination. The campaign has built nearly 12 crore toilets since its launch in 2014.
HARVEY Weinstein will not face indecent assault charges in the UK after prosecutors dropped a criminal probe.
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As a young researcher, Dario Amodei helped prove the so-called “scaling laws” of AI: the observation that neural networks perform reliably better given more data and computing power. The finding underpins almost everything about today’s AI boom. It has given tech companies the confidence to invest previously unthinkable sums on training new models, with spectacular…
KNOWING how many items of clothing to pack for a holiday can be an absolute nightmare.
Читать дальше...Recommended YouTube videos showing idealised body weight and fitness have been limited for U.S. teens since 2023. The platform is now extending this to Europe and the UK.
Indian cyber-security agencies have detected a phishing fraud that mimics the Ministry of Defence's official website to steal sensitive government documents. The National Informatics Centre has identified two phishing links and advised government staffers to delete such emails, change passwords, and update their operating systems if they have clicked on the links.
More than most AI researchers, Sara Hooker is aware of the social implications of her work. Despite her warm disposition, she is often “grumpy” about the field. “It stops me in my tracks,” she says. “Our work is not just used in conference centers anymore. It’s used all over the world, and so this means…
Hereditary peers will not be banned from re-joining the Lords as life peers under government reforms to the upper chamber.
The 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 151.48 points at 82201.16
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Fifteen out of 24 cities in Haryana ranked among India's 100 most polluted cities based on PM2.5 levels in the first half of 2024, according to a new analysis. According to India's National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), safe limits for PM2.5 and PM10 annual levels are 40 micrograms per cubic metre and 60 micrograms per cubic metre, respectively. However, these limits are much higher than the World Health Organization's (WHO) 2021 guidelines, which recommend 5 micrograms per cubic metre for... Читать дальше...
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch has issued a safety bulletin to the fishing industry.
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Scott and Diana Anderson were demanding their Club 33 access be reinstated, along with compensation.
Leonard Ncube ZIMBABWE should consider capacitating traditional and faith-based healers to be able to provide legal counsel and psychological support to mental health patients. This comes amid revelations the country has only 40 registered psychologists, 38 of them in private practice and only two in Government while there are over 55 000 registered traditional healers […]
Fire crews responded to a house fire in southwest Oklahoma City Thursday morning.
Former Strictly star Giovanni Pernice, who turned 34 today (September 5), made cheeky confessions about his bedroom antics before leaving the BBC show in explosive fashion
A SCHOOL has been compared to a prison for putting up metal barriers to stop pupils entering the toilets.
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A woman who was allegedly drugged by her now ex-husband so that she could be raped while unconscious by other men testified Thursday that her world collapsed when police uncovered the years of alleged abuse. Speaking in a calm and clear voice, Gisèle Pélicot detailed to the court in the southern French city of Avignon...
The 33-year-old, who finished 44th in the marathon at the Olympics last month, suffered burns to 80 per cent of her body in Sunday's brutal attack, according to medical officials.
The 14-year-old from Brighton claimed her second Paralympics bronze medal on Thursday.