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Southern Africa: Call for Applications for 20 Freelance Journalists – Connected Media, Informed Citizens – Cooperation in Fighting Against Disinformation in Southern Africa

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Closing date September 25th 2026 at 11.59 p.m. (GMT + 1). 1. Why apply? Information ecosystems today are facing major challenges: the rapid spread of disinformation, growing distrust toward information sources, shifting audience habits, and increasing competition from digital and social media platforms. Follow us on WhatsApp | LinkedIn for the latest headlines We are…

Anthropic’s IPO push collides with Amodei’s call to slow AI

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Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic, during an interview on “The Circuit with Emily Chang” at Anthropic’s headquarters in San Francisco, California, US, on Thursday, April 30, 2026. Jason Henry | Bloomberg | Getty Images Anthropic’s road to an IPO just got a lot bumpier. While the Claude creator meets with prospective…

Sam Altman backs Anthropic CEO’s call to slow down the global AI race

eriinfo.com1 week ago07 mins

The CEOs of two of the world’s leading AI companies are publicly agreeing that the race to build increasingly powerful AI systems needs to be slowed, continuing this week’s cascade of warnings from researchers working on the technology. Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, maker of the Claude chatbot, said in essay published Saturday that…

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Africa: Gwandu Renews Call for 600mhz Spectrum Allocation Across Africa to Boost Rural Connectivity

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Speaking during a keynote address at the 2026 Spectrum Management Conference in Tunis on Monday, Gwandu urged African countries to push for the allocation and identification of the 600MHz band for International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) Tunis, Tunisia – As the global telecommunications community prepares for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-27) in…

Ukraine’s chief prosecutor resigns over call centre corruption scandal

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Ukraine’s chief prosecutor Ruslan Kravchenko has resigned over corruption allegations related to illegal call centres in the country. It follows a search of his offices over the weekend by Ukrainian anti-corruption investigators, who said they had identified a money-laundering scheme led by an official in Kravchenko’s office. In his resignation letter, Kravchenko said he did…

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Africa Climate Finance Conference Ends With Call to Turn Commitments Into Investable Solutions

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The Third Annual Africa Climate Finance Conference has ended in Kampala with a call for African governments, financial institutions, development partners and the private sector to move beyond climate commitments and channel funding into bankable, locally led solutions. Held under the theme, “From Commitments to Capital: Operationalizing Africa’s Climate Finance Architecture,” the two-day conference brought…

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Africa: No Place to Call Home – Increasing Homophobic & Transphobic Laws in the U.S. & Africa

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A network of Christian evangelical organizations has spent nearly two decades and tens of millions of dollars fueling a storm of anti-LGBTI+ legislation across Africa. That same network now drafts and bankrolls a parallel wave of anti-LGBTI legislation including anti-trans bills sweeping through American statehouses. Meanwhile, new and expanding U.S. immigration laws increasingly restrict access…

Wisconsin Democratic governor primary too close to call between Crowley, Hong

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IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Sen. Amy Klobuchar to face Lisa Demuth in Minnesota gubernatorial general election 01:50 Now Playing Wisconsin Democratic governor primary too close to call between Crowley, Hong 02:50 UP NEXT Larson, Bronin speak to voters after Bronin’s win in Connecticut House…

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Africa CDC and WHO Call for Urgent, Community-Led Action to Contain Ebola in the DR Congo

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The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have called for an urgent scale-up of the community-led Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with stronger early detection, contact follow up, access to care, support for frontline health workers and faster delivery of resources…

IITPSA SIGCyber experts call for governance-first approach as Shadow AI becomes business reality

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Professor Kerry-Lynn Thomson, Director of the School of Information Technology at Nelson Mandela University. Organisations should move beyond trying to eliminate Shadow AI and instead focus on governance, visibility and employee education to reduce cyber risk while enabling responsible AI adoption. This is according to experts from the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa…