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  • ‘It will never cover what’s authentic’: African music industry weighs up AI risks and rewards

    The Guardian World | Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:49:55 GMT

    In Cape Verde, voices  
    weigh AI’s swift ascent—Fave  
    claims her song as hers.

    Delegates at event in Cape Verde highlight opportunities from tech while stressing AI is no replacement for talentLast July, the Nigerian singer-songwriter Fave found herself caught up in a viral moment: an unauthorised version of a track by her featuring an AI choir had been…

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    April 29, 2026
  • Comey surrenders over charge of threatening Trump’s life in Instagram post

    BBC World | Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:24:48 GMT

    Comey posts a shell,  
    Prosecutors claim a threat—  
    Trump's life on the line.

    Prosecutors say a 2025 seashell photo posted by the former FBI director was a call for violence against Trump.

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    April 29, 2026
  • Fed Meeting Underscores Tough Task Ahead for Warsh

    NYT Home | Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:06:29 +0000

    Powell will remain,  
    Divisions within the Fed,  
    Path forward unclear.

    Jerome H. Powell on Wednesday announced he would stay on as a governor at the central bank as internal divisions sharpen about the policy path forward.

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    April 29, 2026
  • Global forest loss slows but El Niño fires could threaten progress

    BBC Science | Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:26:08 GMT

    Forest loss has eased,  
    Yet El Niño’s fierce flames loom—  
    Brazil's trees in peril.

    The loss of tropical rainforests eased last year, according to new analysis, but scientists warn they are still disappearing rapidly.

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    April 29, 2026
  • Why friendly AI chatbots might be less trustworthy

    BBC Technology | Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:00:06 GMT

    Warm chatbots in chat,  
    Accuracy slips in hands,  
    Research from MIT.

    Researchers found adjusting AI systems to be more warm and friendly to users would result in an "accuracy trade-off".

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    April 29, 2026
  • ‘Numbskull, moron and too stupid’: Trump and Powell’s biggest clashes

    BBC Business | Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:12:08 GMT

    Trump blasts Jerome Powell,  
    Numbskull, moron—words that sting,  
    Fed battles White House.

    How the US President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell came to blows.

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    April 29, 2026
  • South Africa deports Mugabe’s son for unrelated offences after employee shot at family home

    The Guardian World | Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:12:25 GMT

    Mugabe's son deported,  
    Fined for his own offences;  
    A shot rang through the night.

    Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe also fined after pleading guilty to immigration and firearms-related offencesTwo months after an employee was shot in the back at the Mugabe family home in a wealthy suburb of Johannesburg, a South African court has fined and ordered the deportation of Robert…

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    April 29, 2026
  • Former US officials criticise Pentagon silence on deadly Iran school attack

    BBC World | Wed, 29 Apr 2026 02:01:50 GMT

    Silent Pentagon,  
    Two months since Iran's school strike—  
    Critics demand words.

    In the two months since the deadly strike, the US defence department has said only that the incident is under investigation.

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    April 29, 2026
  • At State Dinner, King Charles Charms the Court of Trump

    NYT Home | Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:46:13 +0000

    Golden bell presented,  
    King Charles charms Trump with a jest—  
    “Just give us a ring!”

    King Charles III presented President Trump with a golden bell. “Should you ever need to get hold of us,” the king said, “well, just give us a ring!”

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    April 29, 2026
  • Endangered antelopes flown to Kenya from Czech zoo in ‘historic homecoming’

    BBC Science | Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:37:23 GMT

    Czech zoo's fond farewell,  
    Mountain bongos soar to Kenya—  
    A rare homecoming.

    The mountain bongo is a rare antelope endemic to Kenyan highland forests, with less than 100 in the wild.

    Read the original article

    April 29, 2026
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