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US grounds all departing flights over communication failure
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US grounds all departing flights over communication failure

“The FAA issued a nationwide ground stop for all US airports following a communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers,” the agency said. Friday’s incident came a day after US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy formally requested $30.1 billion from Congress to upgrade and modernise the country’s air traffic control system.

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Ghana targets homegrown AI solutions, not rivalry with US, China – Ato Forson
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Ghana targets homegrown AI solutions, not rivalry with US, China – Ato Forson

Ghana is looking to develop artificial intelligence (AI) tools that solve local problems rather than compete with the advanced technology industries of the United States and China, Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has said. Dr Forson explained that the government was not seeking to build a system capable of matching the global technology giants but wanted Ghana to develop its own capacity to use AI to meet its needs.

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All departing US flights grounded due to communication outage
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All departing US flights grounded due to communication outage

Friday’s FAA order came a day after US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy formally asked Congress for $30.1 billion in funds to upgrade and modernize the US Air Traffic Control System. “So supposedly, nobody’s flying, but they haven’t told the public yet,” said an exasperated Joseph Anderson, 72, who was trying to fly from Las Vegas to Oakland, California.

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It’s absurd that ‘Black English’ is not on the census. We should be free to claim that identity if we choose
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It’s absurd that ‘Black English’ is not on the census. We should be free to claim that identity if we choose

After cross-party condemnation of Jean’s nativist screed, Lammy would go on to appeal for census options that would allow him, his children and other Black people building lives in England to identify as English, but the Office for National Statistics (ONS) stood firm. This was despite the ONS having recommended Black Welsh and Asian Welsh categories, with equivalent options available in Scotland.

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Nairobi Water Appeals for Patience as Supply Restoration Continues
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Nairobi Water Appeals for Patience as Supply Restoration Continues

NAIROBI, Kenya Nov 14 – Nairobi Water has appealed to residents in areas affected by the recent supply interruption to remain patient as normal water distribution gradually resumes. The restoration exercise covers several neighbourhoods across Nairobi, including Westlands, Parklands, Lavington, Riverside, Kilimani, Kileleshwa, Upper Hill, Langata, Karen, Kibera, Nairobi West and South C. Major health facilities, including Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi Hospital and Mbagathi Hospital, are also among the affected institutions.

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Microsoft Battling To Fix Global Outlook Outage

Microsoft said on Thursday that efforts to repair a major outage of Outlook were not going as expected and the firm was seeking alternative solutions as users around the world were left without its crucial services. A map posted by Downdetector on X showed the outage affected users across the Americas and parts of Europe, Asia and Africa.

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OPINION: The Great China-US Divide: AI for Good Versus AI Weaponisation
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OPINION: The Great China-US Divide: AI for Good Versus AI Weaponisation

A partnership between UNESCO and Chinese coding platform Codemao is helping introduce artificial intelligence (AI) education into Kenyan schools, offering a practical illustration of China’s argument that technology should advance humanity. For Augustine Nzuki, a teacher at Tala Township Primary School in Machakos County, the difference between theory and practice became apparent during a sponsored visit to Shenzhen, China.

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Nvidia scandal sparks US national security furore and calls to take tough line on China
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Nvidia scandal sparks US national security furore and calls to take tough line on China

Former CEO Jensen Huang and US commerce secretary to appear before Congress amid bipartisan concern that America’s security was put at risk Nvidia scandal – latest updates Analysis: Jensen Huang built an AI kingdom. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said Huang and Nvidia must answer as to whether America’s security had been jeopardised, adding that the Trump administration also must account for what it did once it learned about Huang’s reported relationship with Alice Huang, who is accused of spying for China.

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After CBI, ED arrests Mahadev betting app scam accused

“In ED custody, Saurabh Chandrakar will be confronted with the statements of his associates, digital data and documents concerning his foreign entities and evidence of commission of offence of money laundering,” an ED official said

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Ex-Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang summoned to testify before Congress about affair with alleged Chinese spy
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Ex-Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang summoned to testify before Congress about affair with alleged Chinese spy

WASHINGTON D.C., United States, Nov 13 — Former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has been summoned to testify next month before a Senate committee about his alleged affair with a woman suspected of being a Chinese spy. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has also been summoned to appear before the Senate Banking Committee in December US Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Thursday the Department of Justice had not yet drawn any conclusions about whether Alice Huang was engaged in espionage for Beijing.

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Global outage: Microsoft blames network change for service disruption

…Apologises to customers By Juliet Umeh The US-based technology, Microsoft, has blamed a recent network change for a global outage that disrupted its workplace services, including Outlook, Teams and Copilot. Microsoft said services were restored gradually because of the scale of demand.

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