Nigeria is on the verge of securing a $500 million loan from the World Bank, a significant financial boost aimed at addressing critical challenges in the country’s education and healthcare sectors. This is according to the “Program Information Document (PID)” for the appraisal stage of the Nigeria Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity (HOPE)…
One hundred and fifty years of oil and gas production in the United States has left millions of decommissioned wells scattered around the country. While they no longer have much, if any, oil and gas to offer, the wells are still highly productive. Unfortunately, what they’re producing is a veritable pandora’s box of toxins threatening…
A dystopian future in which swarms of killer drones hunt for human targets is drawing closer, but fully autonomous AI drones remain an elusive technology, at least on the battlefields of Ukraine. “The issue of correct identification of enemy targets by drones still remains,” says Viktoria Kovalchuk…
Researchers are investigating how beer making may be affected by microgravity—not (just) for the prospect of one day sipping brews in space, but for ensuring humanity’s survival beyond Earth. Virtually every civilization throughout history has relied on fermentation not just for their booze, but for making everything from bread…
Amid “serious human rights concerns” in Colombia reported by Human Rights Watch, the public also has “concerns” about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s decision to visit the South American country…
Leagues Cup Round-of-16 play has concluded, and Quarterfinal action is just around the corner, with all four matches on Aug. 17. Hosting rights are determined by the Leagues Cup rankings…
Senior journalist Hamid Mir has filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court against the recent internet slowdown and the planned installation of a new firewall. Represented by his lawyer, Imaan Mazari, Mir has named the PTA and the Ministry for Human Rights as the parties being challenged in the case…
Large language models like ChatGPT are unable to learn or develop new abilities on their own, so they do not pose an existential threat to humanity. According to recent research from the University of Bath and the Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany, ChatGPT and other large language models (LLMs) are unable to learn autonomously…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Immigration Department detained 14 foreign nationals in an operation to combat human trafficking and migrant smuggling at two restaurants in Shah Alam, Selangor, yesterday.During the 10.30 pm operation, immigration officers also rescued an underage foreign boy suspected of being exploited for forced labour.Immigration Department (Operations) deputy director-general…
THE Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) has urged the Attorney-General’s Chamber (AGC) to expedite criminal proceedings against a police escort who allegedly attacked a deaf Grab driver in May. Suhakam said the delay in addressing this serious incident undermined public confidence in the institutions responsible for upholding the rule of law and delivering justice. …