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Zimbabwe’s vice president says the government will block a scholarship for LGBTQ people

[ad_1] HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s powerful vice president said the government will block a university scholarship for young LGBTQ people, a move that human rights groups described Friday as a perpetuation of the African country’s homophobic practices. The state university scholarship for people between the ages of 18 and 35 is sponsored by GALZ, a…

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Caitlin Clark sets all-time scoring record

[ad_1] History was made. Caitlin Clark‘s pursuit of the NCAA women’s basketball all-time scoring record reached its climax Thursday night as the Iowa superstar broke Kelsey Plum’s mark of 3,527 points at 7:44 of the first quarter. No. 4 Iowa hosted Michigan in a raucous environment at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Ticket prices skyrocketed, with some secondary…

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Honduras Watchdog Bans Institutions From Trading Crypto

[ad_1] TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduras’ CNBS regulator has banned the Central American country’s financial system from trading in cryptocurrency and similar virtual assets, it said in a resolution, citing risks of fraud and money laundering. The National Banking and Securities Commission said a resolution, dated from Monday but made public on Friday, had “immediate effect.”…

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Tech news: IRS Solutions launches tool to detect changes to client transcripts

[ad_1] Trullion, a corporate accounting software provider, announced that four new executives have joined the company’s leadership group, including Bethany Hale as chief marketing officer, Scott Singerman as vice president of alliances, Dotan Tal as vice president of finance and Josh Forde as EMEA sales director. The appointments support Trullion’s geographic expansion throughout the U.S….

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Tech companies sign pact to combat AI-generated election deepfakes

[ad_1] Major technology companies signed a pact Friday to voluntarily adopt “reasonable precautions” to prevent artificial intelligence tools from being used to disrupt democratic elections around the world. Tech executives from Adobe, Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI and TikTok gathered at the Munich Security Conference to announce a new voluntary framework for how they will…

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