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CoreWeave, which provides cloud servers to large companies training AI models, has struck an agreement to acquire OpenPipe, a 2-year-old Y Combinator-backed startup that helps enterprises develop customized AI agents with reinforcement learning, the companies announced on Wednesday. “Reinforcement learning is emerging as a pivotal force to strengthen model performance on agentic and reasoning tasks,” said Brian Venturo, Co-founder of CoreWeave, in a statement to TechCrunch. “By combining OpenPipe’s advanced self-learning tools with CoreWeave’s high-performance AI cloud, we’re expanding our platform to give developers at AI labs and beyond an important advantage in building scalable intelligent systems.” CoreWeave and OpenPipe did…

In a farewell ceremony marked by glowing tributes recognizing significant milestones witnessed during his presidency, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina concluded his decade of leadership at the African Development Bank Group on Saturday August 30. African leaders, development partners, and African Development Group staff gathered at Abidjan’s Sofitel Hotel to recognize Dr. Adesina’s contributions as he prepares to hand over the Bank’s Presidencyto Dr. Sidi Ould Tah on September 1. Nigeria’s industry minister Dr. Doris Nkiruka Uzoka-Anite, representing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, lauded Adesina’s impact. “He has shown us how development is not an abstract concept, but a powerful force that touches…

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for Season 2, Part 2 of “Wednesday,” now streaming on Netflix. “Wednesday” production designer Mark Scruton was tasked with his biggest effort yet: creating the look for a lavish fundraising gala. But it wasn’t any gala. It was one for Nevermore Academy. At the beginning of season 2, the school for social outcasts lands itself a new principal with Steve Buscemi playing Barry Dort. One of the first things he plans to do is put on a gala event, and he wants Morticia’s (Catherine Zeta Jones) mother, Grandmama Frump (Joanna Lumley), to donate. “We wanted to…

-Over 4.2 bln Birr mobilized to enhance education quality Mayor Adanech Abiebie has reaffirmed Addis Ababa’s commitment to building a knowledge-driven generation, saying that the capital has registered notable progress in expanding access to quality education. Opening the 32nd Citywide Education Conference yesterday, the Mayor stressed that education is at the center of Ethiopia’s future growth. “We are taking concrete steps to produce a generation equipped with knowledge and skills,” she underscored, citing ongoing investment in school infrastructure, technology-assisted learning, and conducive school environments. The Mayor also pointed to flagship initiatives such as school renovation and construction, feeding programs for…

– Montserrado County Senator Saah Joseph, political leader of the newly minted People’s Action Party (PAP), says Liberia faces a looming health crisis that could prove catastrophic if leaders fail to act, and vowed his party will focus on solutions rather than “politics of insults.” Speaking Monday on OK FM, Joseph warned that Liberia’s fragile health sector is at breaking point. “Ten to twenty years from now, considering our health systems and situation, when nothing changes, in the next twenty years, we all will die,” he said. “If we don’t put in place a robust health care system, some of…

Gabon boosted their hopes of a first appearance at the Fifa World Cup by moving top of their qualifying group for the 2026 finals with a 4-0 away win over Seychelles.Denis Bouanga scored a first-half hat-trick as the Panthers ran riot in neutral St Pierre, Mauritius.The LA FC forward needed less than four minutes to open the scoring after being left unmarked seven yards out to convert Teddy Averlant’s cross from the right.The West Africans doubled their lead in the 34th minute when Bouanga swept home a cutback, and Bouanga completed his treble seven minutes before the break by firing…

A group of young English-speaking hackers are claiming to be behind the cyber attack which has halted the global production lines of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR).The group is bragging about the hack on the messaging app Telegram, sharing screenshots apparently taken from inside the car maker’s IT networks.The gang is also responsible for a wave of cyber attacks on UK retailers including M&S in the spring – and are calling themselves “Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters”.”Where is my new car, Land Rover,” the hackers – who are thought to be teens – posted to taunt the company.The BBC has approached JLR for…

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There are times on The Long Wave desk when a conversation sparks a sort of group therapy session. A few weeks ago, Jason came back from a reporting trip to Barbados and made a comment about how some Bajans thought he was from the Caribbean, because his accent changed when he was there. This was fascinating to me. The ensuing discussion made me realise that all of us had shifted our accents at various times, which got me thinking about all the unconscious ways in which we “code switch”, alternating between different identities.Linguistic shapeshifting across the diasporaChanging dials and dialects…

NewsFeedArmed Jewish settlers stormed and seized a Palestinian home at the entrance to Hebron’s Old City, raising Israeli flags and chanting as they celebrated on the rooftop. The takeover underscores escalating settler violence across the occupied West Bank.Published On 3 Sep 20253 Sep 2025