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College prof hides prompt to catch AI cheaters, finds human nature is pretty much as we thought
A history professor at Alcorn State University in Mississippi devised a simple test to catch students submitting AI-generated essay answers, hiding an instruction in white text within an essay prompt that told any chatbot to insert the word “Madagascar” nonsensically into its response. Every one of the 35 students who sat the test fell for…
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Canal+ Group’s Revenue Jumps 40% as MultiChoice Deal Boosts Earnings and Subscriptions
Canal+ Group, the French media giant behind Studiocanal, reported a 40% jump in first-half 2026 revenue to €4.3 billion ($4.8 billion), driven largely by its acquisition of pay-TV firm MultiChoice, which has significantly expanded the group’s reach across Africa. The results underline how the deal is reshaping Canal+’s scale and growth prospects, with CEO Maxime…
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Cutting AIDS relief hands South Africa to Russia, China
The article text was not accessible, so its arguments and factual claims cannot be summarised reliably. The title suggests an opinion piece arguing that reductions in AIDS relief could increase Russian and Chinese influence in South Africa. No supporting details, figures or context were available beyond the title and access-denied message. A neutral summary would…
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How the World Cup Boosted Canal+ Results
Canal+ Group’s first-half 2026 results were significantly boosted by its recent $2 billion acquisition of Africa’s MultiChoice Group, with the FIFA World Cup helping drive strong subscriber growth at the pay-TV giant’s South African operations. CEO Maxime Saada said the increased scale from the deal was already delivering expected benefits, with the company having achieved…
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Canal+ Posts Big H1 Gains Thanks To $2B Deal For Africa’s MultiChoice
Canal+ has reported sharply higher first-half revenues and earnings, driven largely by last year’s $2 billion acquisition of South African pay-TV group MultiChoice. The Paris-based media giant said it had already achieved half of its targeted €250 million in cost synergies from the deal and remained on track to hit the full amount by year-end,…
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Tyla Reveals ‘A*Pop’ World Tour Dates
The singer’s international trek will bring her “fresh” era to North America, Europe, and Africa this fall
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Tyla Is Hitting the Road to Support New Album ‘A*Pop’: Here Are the Tour Dates
Tyla has announced her A*Pop World Tour, her first as a headliner across Europe, North America and Africa, just days after releasing her second album of the same name. The 34-date tour underlines her rapid rise since her Grammy-winning breakthrough, giving fans across multiple continents the chance to see her live for the first time…
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Cinetic Media Signs Filmmaker Roger Ross Williams
Oscar-winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams has signed with talent and literary agency Cinetic Media, the company announced exclusively. Williams, who made history as the first African-American director to win an Academy Award (for his short film Music By Prudence), is a leading documentary and narrative filmmaker whose signing adds a high-profile name to Cinetic’s client…
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Tyla announces ‘A*POP’ world tour with dates across UK, Europe, North America and Africa
Tyla has announced a 34-date world tour, “A*POP”, supporting her second album of the same name, released on 24 July 2026. The trek kicks off in Paris on 12 October and will take in Europe, the UK, North America and Africa, marking her first full headline tour across these regions following 2025’s Asia-focused “We Wanna…
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‘Every country wants to beat Nigeria’ – Super Falcons hunt 11th Wafcon title
Nigeria’s Super Falcons have begun their bid for an unprecedented 11th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) title, opening their campaign in Morocco against debutants Malawi, with Zambia and Egypt also in Group C. Having won a record-extending 10th title on home turf in Morocco last July under coach Justin Madugu, Nigeria remain the dominant…