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JAMB eyes AI to improve UTME access for candidates with disabilities Moravec‘s Paradox

JAMB eyes AI to improve UTME access for candidates with disabilities

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is considering the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to further improve access to the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for candidates with disabilities, as part of efforts to deepen inclusive higher education in Nigeria. Is-haq Oloyede, registrar of JAMB, disclosed this in Abuja…
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July 2, 2026
New PV module recycling tech achieves 97.75% silicon recovery for electrode production Recycling

New PV module recycling tech achieves 97.75% silicon recovery for electrode production

Researchers developed a process to recover silicon and silicon dioxide (SiO₂) from end-of-life crystalline silicon solar cells for use in lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery electrodes across different substrates. The recovered material achieved around 97.75% silicon yield and showed substrate-dependent performance. The post New PV module recycling tech achieves 97.75% silicon recovery…
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July 2, 2026
Chemotactic self-organization captures the dynamics of mammalian hair follicle patterning Cursor

Chemotactic self-organization captures the dynamics of mammalian hair follicle patterning

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 27, July 2026. SignificanceThe dynamics of development and resulting spatial arrangement of hairs, feathers, and scales widely varies across vertebrate species. A classical description, known as expansion-induction, proposed that hair follicle precursors form in ...Read More
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July 2, 2026
“I was like, ‘I’m standing in the middle of these young school children destroying my guitar – for this?!’” With a parts-caster his dad found on the street, and a TikTok-inspired rhythm guitar style, hardcore phenoms Hammok are reinventing the TikTok

“I was like, ‘I’m standing in the middle of these young school children destroying my guitar – for this?!’” With a parts-caster his dad found on the street, and a TikTok-inspired rhythm guitar style, hardcore phenoms Hammok are reinventing the

(Image credit: Sebastiaan Stam) Tobias Osland is the wildly inspiring guitarist and songwriter behind one of the most essential bands in hardcore right now, the Norwegian trio Hammok. He started in a place familiar to most players: banging out single-string renditions of Smoke On The Water and Seven Nation Army.…
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July 2, 2026
AI as Political Theatre: Serbia’s Embrace of New Tech Lacks Legal Guardrails Moravec‘s Paradox

AI as Political Theatre: Serbia’s Embrace of New Tech Lacks Legal Guardrails

On June 27, during a rally held by the ruling Serbian Progressive Party, SNS, two robots danced a traditional Serbian dance called the Moravac, on a stage in front of the national parliament. Dressed in traditional folk costume, robots Milutin and Dragutin performed before thousands of people bussed to Belgrade…
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July 2, 2026
Media Briefing: ‘Surveillance pricing’ laws are coming for dynamic subscription strategies  Times Square

Media Briefing: ‘Surveillance pricing’ laws are coming for dynamic subscription strategies 

This Media Briefing covers the latest in media trends for Digiday+ members and is distributed over email every Thursday at 10 a.m. ET. More from the series → This week’s Media Briefing looks at whether the era of quietly charging subscribers different prices for the same news subscription may be…
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July 2, 2026
Anwar says Malaysia will stay non-aligned but never neutral on Palestine, sovereignty or Islamophobia Palestine

Anwar says Malaysia will stay non-aligned but never neutral on Palestine, sovereignty or Islamophobia

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said Malaysia will continue to pursue an independent and non-aligned foreign policy during his keynote address at the 39th Asia-Pacific Roundtable in Kuala Lumpur July 2, 2026. — Picture by Firdaus Latif By Dhesegaan Bala Krishnan First Published: Thursday, 02 Jul 2026 11:14 AM…
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July 2, 2026