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Trinidad introduces AI-assisted digital textbooks in schools
Trinidad and Tobago has launched its first two AI-assisted digital textbooks for Form One students using government-issued laptops. Education Minister Dr Michael Dowlath said four more titles will be added before the new school year in September, covering Science, Information Technology, Social Studies and Spanish.
The ministry said the six textbooks could save parents between TT$1,000 and TT$1,500 per child and reduce the burden of heavy book bags. Dowlath said the digital books are designed to support, not replace, teachers, and include offline access, avatars, videos and curriculum-aligned content for students, including those with learning challenges.
Read the original article here: https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/04/22/trinidad-introduces-ai-assisted-digital-textbooks-schools/
AI hallucinations, bias and data leaks: Expanding LLM risk landscape
Large language models are now built into search, customer service, legal work and education, but a new study warns that their rapid spread is outpacing safeguards. The study says these systems pose growing risks to privacy, security, misinformation, bias, and accountability, and that no single fix can fully contain them.
The study says the main threat is not just bad outputs but also a broader system of vulnerabilities, including prompt injection, data leakage, hallucinations, and manipulation. It argues that managing those risks will require layered governance, stronger technical controls, human oversight and clearer regulation.
Read the original article here: https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/technology/3885943-ai-hallucinations-bias-and-data-leaks-expanding-llm-risk-landscape
Shell to acquire Canada’s ARC in output-boosting $16.4 billion deal
Shell has agreed to buy Canadian producer ARC Resources in a $16.4 billion deal, in its biggest acquisition since the 2016 BG purchase. The deal is expected to lift Shell’s output by about 370,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day and strengthen its Canadian gas position tied to LNG Canada.
Shell will pay ARC shareholders a mix of cash and shares at a 20 per cent premium to ARC’s 30-day average share price. The company said the acquisition will add about 2 billion barrels of reserves and support higher production growth targets later in the decade.
Read the original article here: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/topstories/shell-to-acquire-canadas-arc-in-output-boosting-164-billion-deal/ar-AA21PfIU?ocid=BingNewsVerp
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Part 2: A Fireside Chat with Snowball Community Founder Simon Sansome | Webinar Recording
Explore the key issues of accessibility and inclusion faced by the estimated 1.3 billion people with disabilities worldwide. This past webinar, hosted by Julia Charlton, highlighted innovative solutions like the Snowball Community app.
Part 2: A Fireside Chat with Snowball Community Founder Simon Sansome
Join us for an insightful webinar as we explore the power of accessibility and inclusion with Simon Sansome, founder of the Snowball Community app.
Fireside Chat: A Surgeon’s Mission in Rwanda | Webinar Recording
The Commonwealth Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a special fireside chat featuring Dr. James Han Boon KONG, an esteemed surgeon with over four decades of experience.
Commonwealth Secretariat Strategic Plan 2021/22 – 2024/25
The Commonwealth Secretariat Strategic Plan 2021/22-2024/5 is a collaborative results framework publication drafted by the Commonwealth Secretariat. It is based on the principles of the Commonwealth Charter, the previous Strategic Plan (2017/18-2020/21), notes and recommendations from the Executive Committee and Board of Governors, internal and external documents such as the Forum of Small States, and mandates drafted during the Commonwealth Heads of Government meetings in the past decade.
Commonwealth Plasticity
The world can not recover from the impact of COVID-19 without an effective rules-based trading system that is both inclusive and sustainable. It will require members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to work in conjunction towards galvanizing multilateral trade to equip the Commonwealth states, as well as the rest of the world should they wish to partake, for any trade issues that may arise.
The Decentralised Commonwealth Dominance
Undoubtedly, trade is an essential element of sustainable economic development which has alleviated millions of individuals out of poverty worldwide. The importance of global trade to universal prosperity is showcased in the WTO’s membership which, over the 25 years since its establishment in the 1994 Marrakesh Agreement, has increased to 164 members, including 50 Commonwealth states, collectively constituting 96 per cent of global GDP.
How the presence of untrustworthy websites leads to consumer distrust
Tajdin Hassan, Chief Marketing Officer at Daraz Bangladesh, on the future of e-commerce platforms in Bangladesh: “The presence of untrustworthy websites that lead to consumer distrust remains a major issue for us”
Digital Services Tax: An Uncertain Future
In the midst of a raging pandemic as well as in its aftermath, the world has been gripped by digitalisation. Most companies have now transformed into digital entities, and most have a digital presence in almost all parts of the world.
Barrister Rashna Imam on the factors preventing women from entering the legal profession in Bangladesh
Barrister Rashna Imam is an Oxford scholar, an advocate of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh (both Divisions), and the Managing Partner of Akhtar Imam & Associates. Before joining Akhtar Imam & Associates, Rashna gained expertise as a corporate associate at Baker & McKenzie (London Office) through advising global giants like Arcelor Mittal and Schneider Electric on M&A and post-acquisition integration.