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- 2026-10-22 funding The University of Cape Town received a $1.6 million grant from Google.org to develop an AI platform for African pharmacogenomics. source
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University of Cape Town receives $1.6M Google grant for African pharmacogenomics AI
The University of Cape Town has been awarded a $1.6 million grant from Google.org to develop an AI platform named AfriPGx - AI. This platform will utilize artificial intelligence to investigate the impact of genetic var…
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African leaders demand say in global AI safety standards
African leaders are calling for a more significant role in shaping global AI safety standards, expressing concern over the rapid deployment of AI models without adequate oversight. They highlighted incidents of AI misus…
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South Africa faces calls to halt data center growth over resource concerns
Civil rights groups in South Africa are demanding a pause on new data center construction due to concerns over the significant consumption of scarce water, land, and electricity resources. Despite the country aiming to …
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Africa emerges as strategic hub for Chinese industrial expansion
African nations are increasingly positioning themselves as strategic hubs for Chinese industrial expansion, moving beyond simply exporting raw minerals. Countries like Zimbabwe and Guinea are implementing policies that …
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Madagascar's $170M unused cable car system sparks public anger
Madagascar has a largely unused $170 million cable car system in its capital, Antananarivo, which was intended to alleviate traffic congestion. The system, inaugurated by former President Andry Rajoelina, proved too exp…
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China confirms death of hypersonic weapon expert Fang Daining
China has confirmed the death of Fang Daining, a prominent hypersonic weapon expert and member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Fang passed away at the age of 68 due to an illness on February 27 while on a work trip …
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New MCTS policies improve Monte Carlo Tree Search with variance awareness
Researchers have developed a new methodology called Inverse-RPO to systematically derive prior-based tree policies for Monte Carlo Tree Search (MCTS). This approach builds upon framing MCTS as a regularized policy optim…