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Thursday, May 9

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EXPLAINER: Floods, cholera: Why cases are likely to spike

www.the-star.co.ke

So far, 44 cases have been reported in Tana River and Marsabit counties.

EXPLAINER | How dependent is China on US artificial intelligence technology?

www.timeslive.co.za

The Biden administration plans to put guardrails on US-developed artificial intelligence models that power popular chatbots like ChatGPT to safeguard the technology from countries such as China and Russia, Reuters has reported.

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Explainer: What is the Crime Commission?

Explainer: What is the Crime Commission?; Published May 09, 2024 at 04:53PM; Read more at unodc.org

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EXPLAINER-Why the US is stopping some bomb shipments to Israel

www.timeslive.co.za

The US has suspended a shipment of weapons to Israel, including heavy bombs the US ally used in its campaign against Hamas militants in Gaza which has killed more than 34,000 Palestinians.

Wednesday, May 8

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Explainer: More things to know about cybersecurity charges

businessday.ng

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday directed commercial banks to charge 0.5 percent cybersecurity levy on electronic transactions.

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Explainer: Is CBN’s cybersecurity levy 0.5% or 0.005%?

nairametrics.com

On May 6, 2024, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) ordered banks to begin the process of deducting cybersecurity levy which will be administered by the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA).

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AI Doesn’t Have to Be Trained on Data Scraping: Synthetic Data Explainer

www.adweek.com

Generative artificial intelligence models are only as strong as the data they are trained on. However, much of the high-quality, human-created data available on the open web needed to train all these models is either copyrighted or tainted…

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Tuesday, May 7

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EXPLAINER: Understanding CBN’s 0.5% Cybersecurity Levy

businesspost.ng

By Adedapo Adesanya On Monday, May 6, 2024, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) directed all financial institutions, including commercial banks and others to deduct a 0.5 per cent cybersecurity levy on electronic transfers as stipulated in…

Monday, May 6

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Explainer: What are tactical nuclear weapons and why is Russia training with them now?

www.foxnews.com

Russia announced its military would run drills involving tactical nuclear weapons, which are for use on the battlefield rather than for leveling cities, amid the ongoing Ukraine war.

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EXPLAINER: The difference between cyclone and tornado

www.the-star.co.ke

Cyclones and tornadoes are both powerful weather phenomena, but they have distinct characteristics.

Sunday, May 5

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EXPLAINER: Why cyclones are generally given female names

www.the-star.co.ke

Using female names for storms started in the middle of the 20th century.

Friday, May 3

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Is Necaxa the Next Wrexham? A Video Explainer

www.sportico.com

Wrexham AFC owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney branched out to Mexico last week, joining soccer Club Necaxa’s ownership group, which includes actress Eva Longoria, NFL’s Odell Beckham Jr., former soccer player Mesut Özil and model…

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Explainer: When does a mental health condition count in Singapore courts and are more people using it as a defence?

www.malaymail.com

SINGAPORE, May 3 — In recent years, more people in Singapore have asked for their mental health to be assessed for court...