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'You can't show weakness' - why African leaders maintain secrecy around their health
There is a long history of African leaders hiding or lying about their health to keep rivals at bay.Top stories - BBC News - October 19 -
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‘We built Brazil’: how descendants of enslaved Africans have helped shape the country
A new book explores the way Black people are playing a transformative role in the fight for equality despite centuries of enslavement and continued neglect. “A cook for a small family is needed. ...World - The Guardian - October 31 -
‘It’s shocking no-one’s done this before’: the 13-hour gig digging up the African roots of global pop
With a marathon performance and album, the wildly ambitious Chromesthesia charts centuries of intercontinental music. Its creator explains why she’s asking big questions about the true owners of ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
South African government says it won't help 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine
South Africa’s government will not help the illegal miners inside a closed mine as part of an official policy against illegal miningWorld - ABC News - Yesterday -
Rating new kits for top African teams, from Egypt's pyramids to Senegal's lions
Puma have gone early with the first batch of brand-new home and away kits for AFCON 2025. ESPN breaks down the best (and worst) of the lot.Sports - ESPN - 23 hours ago -
Lion cub evacuated from Lebanon to South African sanctuary escapes airstrikes, abuse
When Sara first arrived at her rescuers’ home, she was sick, tired, and was covered in ringworms and signs of abuse all over her little furry bodyWorld - ABC News - 21 hours ago -
FAA opening Boeing safety review
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Friday it is opening a review into Boeing's safety processes to ensure they meet the administration's requirements. "The review will focus on key ...Politics - The Hill - October 18 -
Book Review: ‘Patriot,’ by Alexei Navalny
The Russian opposition leader, who died in an Arctic penal colony earlier this year, tells the story of his struggle to wrest his country back from President Vladimir Putin.Top stories - The New York Times - October 21 -
Sonic X Shadow Generations Video Review
Sonic X Shadows Generations is a celebration of a specific era of Sonic games, for better and worse.Tech - GameSpot - October 21 -
Nintendo Alarmo Review: Nagging Nostalgia
Nintendo’s alarm clock does less than we want it to for more than we want to pay. You might want to buy one anyway.Tech - Wired - October 23 -
Unbound Flick Review: A Ring Vibrator
This is the new wearable vibrator to get.Tech - Wired - November 3 -
Review of England's defeat by Australia 'brutal'
England's review of their last-gasp defeat by Australia was "brutal" but exactly what the squad needed, says wing Ollie Sleightholme.Top stories - BBC News - 4 days ago -
Ex-Indian government agent plotted assassination on U.S. soil, DOJ says
The Justice Department has accused an Indian government employee of directing the assassination attempt of a Sikh separatist leader in New York City.Top stories - NBC News - October 18 -
Somali security agents arrest journalist in night-time raid
Abduqadir Mohamed Nur’s reported abduction from home and detention is latest attack on press freedom for critical writing on regime, media union says. A Somali journalist was abducted from his home ...World - The Guardian - October 19 -
Moody, Warriors agree to three-year, $39M extension, per agent
Fourth-year guard Moses Moody will be staying with the Golden State Warriors for the next few years.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 21 -
Gartner: 2025 will see the rise of AI agents (and other top trends)
Also keep an eye on AI governance tools, hybrid computing, disinformation security, post-quantum cryptography and even more out-there tech.Tech - VentureBeat - October 21 -
MLB free agent rankings: Top five first basemen
Here are the top five MLB first basemen set to hit the free-agent market this offseason.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 24 -
MLB free agent rankings: Top 10 right-handed hitters
The Red Sox need to add a right-handed-hitting slugger or two to balance out their left-handed-heavy lineup. Here are the top 10 right-handed hitters set to hit free agency.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 21 -
CrewAI now lets you build fleets of enterprise AI agents
CrewAI is one of the most popular AI agent frameworks, enabling users to quickly and simply build, deploy and iterate multi-agent “crews.”Tech - VentureBeat - October 22 -
Asana AI Studio now offers AI agent creation for workflow management
Work management platform Asana said multiple AI agents on a workflow system gets rid of "busy work."Tech - VentureBeat - October 22 -
Anthropic Wants Its AI Agent to Control Your Computer
Claude is the first major AI model to be able to take control of a computer to do useful work.Tech - Wired - October 22 -
DeepMind’s Talker-Reasoner framework brings System 2 thinking to AI agents
Talker-Reasoner is inspired by the two-system thinking cognitive framework proposed by Daniel Kahneman.Tech - VentureBeat - October 24 -
Clippers reportedly give P.J. Tucker's agent permission to find trade
Tucker remains away from the Clippers. The 76ers, Heat, Bucks and Suns are rumored to be interested.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 25 -
ServiceNow advocates for ‘invisible’ AI agents to ease worker adoption
ServiceNow vice president of AI Dorit Zilbershot believes employees will be more accepting of AI agents when they don't even know they're using AI agents.Tech - VentureBeat - October 25 -
Coronato's Agent Seemingly Criticizes GM and Teammate Amid Flames' AHL Decision
The agent didn't post the tweet, but he reposted someone else's, hinting that the agency and perhaps the player aren't too happy.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 27 -
Gartner predicts AI agents will transform work, but disillusionment is growing
Gen AI is one of the hottest and hyped topics today. However, enterprise leaders are becoming skeptical about its near-term usefulness.Tech - VentureBeat - October 28 -
The change agent v the tyrant: Harris’s big speech focuses on Trump
The Democratic nominee mentioned Trump by name 24 times at the Washington DC event, before pivoting to hope. Whither the politics of joy? Kamala Harris ’s solid if unspectacular closing argument ...World - The Guardian - October 30 -
From Soto to Jansen, here are MLB's top 50 free agents
This Major League Baseball offseason's free agent class is headlined by a generational hitter, but it's also full of fascinating players at a variety of positions.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 31
