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Satya Nadella's new headache: Disney dumps GitHub Copilot

Satya Nadella's new headache: Disney dumps GitHub Copilot

Disney is dropping GitHub Copilot and several AI coding tools in the US. The company will adopt OpenAI's Codex as its coding assistant. Disney is also retaining access to Anthropic's Claude Enterprise and Cursor. Two Amazon tools, Kiro and…

Northern governors’ security fund: A bold initiative, but will it address insecurity?

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Northern governors’ security fund: A bold initiative, but will it address insecurity?

The inauguration of the Board of Trustees of the Northern States Security Fund by the Northern Governors’ Forum marks an important milestone in the collective effort to confront the worsening insecurity across Northern Nigeria. At a time…

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Microsoft Q4 results: Azure tops $100 bn as AI growth helps beat earnings estimates

Microsoft Q4 results: Azure tops $100 bn as AI growth helps beat earnings estimates

Microsoft reported strong cloud revenue growth and increased paid AI users. Azure revenue surpassed one hundred billion dollars for the first time. Microsoft 365 Copilot now has over thirty million paid seats. Investors are observing…

Wellington school's drastic move to combat students using AI

The head of science at St Patrick's College in Wellington says all assessments in his department will be done in class under supervision to avoid students misusing artificial intelligence to complete them.

Wellington school's move to combat students using AI

Russia launches overnight ballistic missile attack on Ukraine, killing 13

Russia launches overnight ballistic missile attack on Ukraine, killing 13

Russia launched a ballistic missile attack on Kyiv, causing explosions and casualties. Ukraine's drone campaign targeted Russian logistics, damaging a major online retailer's warehouse. Poland scrambled fighter jets to protect its airspace…

Zuckerberg's 1,000-plus words open letter shows Apple's iPhone change still hurts Meta

Zuckerberg's 1,000-plus words open letter shows Apple's iPhone change still hurts Meta

Mark Zuckerberg's 1,000-word Wall Street Journal op-ed on superintelligence reads like philosophy, but its argument against concentrated power traces back to one Apple change. iOS 14.5's App Tracking Transparency cost Meta roughly $10…

‘Warring kingdoms’: cofounder of religious Reformers compares NSW Liberal party factionalism to Braveheart

‘Warring kingdoms’: cofounder of religious Reformers compares NSW Liberal party factionalism to Braveheart

Robert Assaf tells Icac that Angus Taylor wasn’t ‘that involved’ but the federal opposition leader ‘definitely wasn’t opposed’ to work of conservative group A member of a group of young conservative Liberal power brokers being investigated…

A quarter of young Africans believe USAID cuts could be positive, survey finds

A quarter of young Africans believe USAID cuts could be positive, survey finds

Losing funds should force leaders to confront their own challenges, they said, while many voiced concerns over increasing foreign influence A quarter of young Africans believe aid cuts by the US could have a positive impact, saying that…

‘Lenin was an enemy of humanity’: Why Kyiv wants to put Cossack chief statue in place of Soviet leader

‘Lenin was an enemy of humanity’: Why Kyiv wants to put Cossack chief statue in place of Soviet leader

Removal of Soviet-era statues sped up when Russia seized Crimea in 2014, and since Putin’s 2022 invasion has moved at pace as Ukrainians question their identity Since 2013 the plinth at the bottom of Taras Shevchenko Boulevard in Kyiv has…

Butterflies thrive in micro-reserve garden

BBC

Butterflies thrive in micro-reserve garden

Typical gardens would only have between five and 10 different species of butterfly.

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'Cap 278 signing off': Ajinkya Rahane retires from international cricket

'Cap 278 signing off': Ajinkya Rahane retires from international cricket

Former India captain Ajinkya Rahane has announced his retirement from international cricket. He shared this news through a video message posted on his Instagram account. Rahane represented India in all three formats during his extensive…