Eight in 10 South African children struggle to read by age of 10
Eight in 10 students have issues with literacy, the lowest performance in a study of 57 countries.
2023-05-17 08:23
A Billion New Air Conditioners Will Save Lives But Cook the Planet
Summer in India has always been hot. Increasingly, it’s testing the limits of human survival. As temperatures have
2023-05-17 08:21
Elizabeth Holmes puts off starting prison sentence yet again
Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes may have again stalled the date by which she must report to prison by filing another appeal of her fraud conviction. Holmes was convicted by a federal jury of defrauding Theranos investors last year and was sentenced in November to just more than 11 years in prison. Holmes’s attorneys asked that she be allowed to remain free on bail while she appeals her conviction, but a judge declined that request and ordered her to report to prison on April 27. Now, though, it seems the disgraced tech star might not have to begin her prison sentence until June at the earliest. On Monday, her attorney filed a new motion of appeal of her conviction — after which Holmes was granted an immediate stay of her prison-report date, according to NBC Bay Area. The state has 21 days to respond to the appeal, after which Holmes’s defence team will have a further three weeks to file a final motion. After the final motion is filed, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will consider her legal fate. The appeal filed this week is considered a longshot, but while that process is ongoing it is believed that Ms Holmes will remain free unless a judge orders her to report to prison. Holmes was back in the news last week after The New York Times published a long-form profile of her that was panned by a number of readers for its tone and credulity. Some critics, including the poet and essayist Hanif Abdurraqib, noted that Black people convicted of felonies are rarely given the same space to pitch their reformations to the media that the profile gave Holmes. Much of the article focused in part on Holmes as a mother. The former CEO gave birth to her first child in 2021 and her second child sometime around the beginning of 2023. Holmes’s former romantic partner and business partner Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani was sentenced to just under 13 years in prison on conspiracy and fraud counts for his role in the Theranos situation. He began serving his prison sentence last month. Read More Elizabeth Holmes says actors are playing a ‘character I created’ in dramatisations of her downfall Elizabeth Holmes says she’s working on new inventions but admits ‘mistakes’ in first interview post trial OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AI can go ‘quite wrong’ Regulation ‘critical’ to curb risk posed by AI, boss of ChatGPT tells Congress Sam Altman testifies before Congress saying there is ‘urgent’ need for regulation
2023-05-17 07:46
Indonesia Warns $20 Billion Climate Deal Looks Too Expensive
A $20 billion international effort to accelerate Indonesia’s shift away from coal hinges on the availability of low-cost
2023-05-17 07:27
Instructor Accuses Entire Texas A&M Class of Using ChatGPT, Withholds Grades
In a startling example of how ChatGPT can disrupt education, a university instructor punished an
2023-05-17 07:16
Musk says he's not stepping down as Tesla CEO, tells shareholders the company will advertise
Elon Musk has dismissed speculation that he might step down as Tesla's CEO
2023-05-17 07:16
US offers $10 million reward for info on Russian hacker accused of cyberattack on major US police department
The US State Department on Tuesday offered a $10 million reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of a Russian man accused of a 2021 ransomware attack on the Washington, DC, Police Department that led to the leak of sensitive police files.
2023-05-17 06:20
BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Champions Stage: Bracket, Results, Schedule
BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Champions Stage bracket, results and schedule information for the final CS:GO Major.
2023-05-17 05:26
Meta’s Advertising Glitch Refunds Are Slow to Reach Small Clients
Meta Platforms Inc. has started refunding advertisers’ money for a major glitch last month that caused businesses to
2023-05-17 04:26
YouTube’s recommendations send violent and graphic gun videos to 9-year-olds, study finds
YouTube is great at sending users videos that it thinks they'll like based on their interests
2023-05-17 04:18
YouTube sends gun videos to 9-year-olds: 'It's not the kids. It's the algorithms,’ study finds
YouTube is great at sending users videos that it thinks they'll like based on their interests
2023-05-17 03:24
Google to delete accounts that have been inactive for at least two years
If you haven't logged into your Google account in a long time, you better use it or lose it.
2023-05-17 03:22