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5 min read WHEN THE JUSTICE Department released a trove of Epstein-related files on January 30 and then pulled down thousands of pages after redaction failures exposed victims’ identifying information and explicit material, I felt a familiar gut-drop. Once again, the people with the least power were being asked to pay twice—first for the abuse

Strict hygiene protocols have been implemented at schools to ensure they minimise the risk of contracting the coronavirus. For one Cape Town principal, waiting days for a suspected Covid-19 test to come back is too long a wait before taking action.The department, though, says it is only necessary to close and clean affected areas upon…

By Edd Gent AI takes on human biaseskentoh/Getty Images Making an artificial intelligence less biased makes it less accurate, according to conventional wisdom, but that may not be true. A new way of testing AIs could help us build algorithms that are both fairer and more effective. The data sets we gather from society are…

Strict hygiene protocols have been implemented at schools to minimise the risk of contracting the coronavirus. Just a week away from opening its gates to more grades, schools across provinces report they are still faced with challenges ranging from water and sanitation, a survey by teacher unions has shown. Schools, through their principals, also reported…