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Adjusting to university life tends to be tough no matter who you are. But what happens when deafness makes the usual demands even more difficult? Deaf students or those who are hard of hearing need extra accessibility measures to ensure they're able to participate in even basic academic activities like lectures and tutorials. Tonny Matjila, who studied the experiences of Deaf and hard-of-hearing students at one large South African university, tells The Conversation Africa what he learned.

Investment giant Blackstone recently led a $7.5 billion deal backed by artificial-intelligence chips, the latest financing that looks to take advantage of the sector’s rapid growth.

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs would “cost a typical household in the middle of the income distribution about $1,700 in increased taxes each year,” the Peterson Institute for International Economics, a nonpartisan think tank, said in a new report.

Former President Trump’s hush money trial resumed Tuesday, and the defense rested its case-in-chief within an hour, after finishing with its second and final witness. Across 20 days of testimony, 22 witnesses took the stand. Here’s the list, in order of appearance: Prosecution witnesses Defense witnesses

1. Microsoft Build 2024 LIVE — all the latest Windows 11 and Copilot news after huge Surface launch  Tom's Guide
2. New Windows AI feature records everything you've done on your PC  Ars Technica
3. Microsoft thinks it found a way to make PCs relevant again  CNN
4. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on How AI Copilot+ PCs Beat Macs (Exclusive)  The Wall Street Journal
5. Nvidia GPUs will ship in Copilot Plus PCs in “the coming months.”  The Verge

Cristiano Ronaldo is set to feature in his 11th major international tournament this summer, with the Al-Nassr forward named in the Portugal squad for Euro 2024.

Bomb threat emails sent to schools in Delhi traced to Budapest Sources

‘Oh my god, it’s almost two and a half of years and it’s still going,’ she admits

Vermont’s governor has vetoed a bill to severely restrict a type of pesticide that’s toxic to bees and other pollinators. Republican Gov. Phil Scott says the legislation “is more anti-farmer than it is pro-pollinator.” The bill would have banned uses of a type of neurotoxins know as neonics. It also would've badded selling or distributing soybean and cereal grain seeds that are coated in the substance. Scott wrote in his veto message that the legislation would put Vermont farmers at a significant disadvantage. Читать дальше...

Seven, a cross between a husky and Alaskan Malamute, imitates Nottinghamshire Police sirens.

The lineups for both the East Greenbush and North Greenbush summer concert series have been announced. The free concerts take place on either Sundays or Tuesdays from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. throughout the summer.

Paul Barber explains Brighton's ambitions in the Premier League after Roberto De Zerbi's exit

England manager talks to BBC sport editor Dan Roan about his provisional 33-man squad for Euro 2024.

The songwriter initially gave the painting to a Woodstock resident in exchange for an astrology reading.

‘Their victimhood is the entire brand!’

The Vampire's Wife has dressed many famous women, including several members of the Royal Family.

Most turbulence occurs in cloud with up- and downdrafts of wind, says BBC Weather's Simon King.

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It seems no industry is safe from consolidation, and the latest target is gaming media. IGN Entertainment has acquired the website portfolio of UK publisher Gamer Network, which operates a number of beloved games-focused publications. That list includes Gamesindustry.biz, Eurogamer, Rock Paper Shotgun, VG247, and the tabletop site Dicebreaker. The network also holds shares in sites like Nintendo Life and Digital Foundry.

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Innoson Vehicles Manufacturing Company has built a new multibillion-naira factory to begin producing heavy-duty vehicles and various buses using CNG-powered engines.

PM Modi criticized Mulayam Singh Yadav's 'boys will be boys' remark, slamming the Samajwadi Party for the 'jungle raj' in UP. Challenged SP's boys under Yogi Adityanath's rule, highlighting neglect by Congress. Mentioned welfare schemes, Lok Sabha elections, and seeking a third term. Addressed kitchen expenses, Awas Yojana, and toilet construction.

The characters of Challengers make sense of everything through the sport they play—and they’re not the only ones.

‘Money and power is what he’s all about,’ says former security, Roger Bonds

The Biden administration says it's releasing 1 million barrels of gasoline from a Northeast reserve established after Superstorm Sandy in a bid to lower prices at the pump this summer. The sale is from storage sites in New Jersey and Maine and will be allocated in increments of 100,000 barrels at a time. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says the move is intended lower costs for American families and consumers in time for the summer driving season. AAA says says prices averaged about $3.60 per gallon as of Tuesday, up 6 cents from a year ago. Читать дальше...