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06Nov/25

The White House That Wasn’t: Unrealized History

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The new issue of the White House History Quarterly magazine, titled “The White House That Wasn’t,” this seventy-ninth issue, explores alternative histories and unrealised plans related to the White House, beginning with the much larger design proposed by city planner Pierre Charles L’Enfant in 1791. The release outlines several articles, which discuss topics ranging from an artist’s vision of L’Enfant’s original plan and the President’s temporary house in Germantown, Pennsylvania, during the 1793 yellow fever epidemic, to objects like a Steinway piano that was declined and presidential myths that were proven false. The publication is produced by the White House Historical Association, a non-profit organisation founded in 1961 by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy to preserve and educate the public on the history of the Executive Mansion. Continue reading

06Nov/25

Houlte: Redefining Furniture and Lighting Design

Lifestyle

Houlte, a brand specialising in high-end furniture and lighting, announced its design philosophy and product offerings. The release emphasises that Houlte focuses on achieving balance between aesthetics, functionality, and emotional experience in the home, often integrating furniture and lighting elements to create cohesive spaces. Key aspects of the brand include using sustainable materials, an international design team, extensive market research, and offering free customisation and design consultation services to customers across North America, Europe, and Asia. Ultimately, Houlte aims to create “timeless furniture and lighting that elevate the art of living” by making every home feel profoundly human. Continue reading

05Nov/25

DPI Unlocks African Entrepreneurship and Trade

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This report is detailing findings from a Co-Develop survey conducted across six African nations concerning Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI). The report, released ahead of the Global DPI Summit 2025, suggests that adopting secure digital payment and identification systems (DPI) holds significant potential for fostering entrepreneurship and expanding market connectivity across Africa. Key findings indicate that a substantial percentage of respondents believe that the ability to accept secure digital payments and utilise digital identity verification would encourage them to start or grow a business. The document also emphasises that trust is foundational to this digital transformation, noting that most people are willing to share data provided there are transparent rules and fraud protections in place. Continue reading

04Nov/25

NotebookLM: AI-Driven Knowledge Management and Learning Tool

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Nov. 3, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ — NotebookLM is an AI-powered tool designed to accelerate learning and knowledge sharing by generating insights based on a user’s uploaded sources. This tool allows users to upload documents like lecture notes or strategy plans, after which NotebookLM can answer questions, generate summaries, and create study materials such as quizzes, with all responses including in-line citations linking back to the original source material for accuracy. Continue reading →

03Nov/25

Doomscrolling Explained and how AI agents and related tools can help mitigate the habit

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Nov. 3, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ — Doomscrolling  (or doomsurfing) is the act of spending an excessive amount of time reading or watching a large quantity of negative, distressing, or alarming news and content online, particularly on social media and news websites. Continue reading →

03Nov/25

The Declining Wildflowers and the Meadow Solution

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Nov. 3, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ —  An article by Martha Kearney, Presenter of BBC Radio 4’s This Natural Life, detailing her personal concern over the severe decline in British wildflowers since her childhood and her efforts to create her own wildflower meadow. Experts, including Professor Simon Potts and Professor Daniel Gibbs, highlight the detrimental consequences of this decline, predicting lower crop yields, higher food prices for consumers, and a loss of essential biodiversity, particularly pollinators like bees and butterflies. Continue reading →

02Nov/25

How to use Gemini Command Line Interface (CLI)

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Nov. 2, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ —  The Gemini Command Line Interface (CLI) is an open-source AI agent that allows you to access Gemini directly from your terminal. It uses a “reason and act” (ReAct) loop with built-in tools and local or remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers to handle complex tasks like fixing bugs, creating new features, and improving test coverage. Beyond coding, it’s a versatile tool for content generation, problem-solving, research, and task management. Continue reading →

02Nov/25

Self-Compassion, Support, and Stress Management Boost Academic Engagement

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Nov. 2, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ —  This is an Open Access research article from BMC Psychology by Wang and Wang, published in 2025, titled “Exploring pathways to academic engagement: a SEM analysis of self-compassion, social support, and stress management among Chinese university students.” This study employs Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to investigate how self-compassion and social support relate to academic engagement among 389 Chinese university students. Continue reading →

02Nov/25

AI Classification for Google Drive Security

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Nov. 2, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ — The white paper from Google outlines their AI Classification for Google Drive solution, which uses custom, privacy-preserving AI models to automatically identify and label an organisation’s sensitive data at scale. The document explains that this capability addresses the challenge of manually classifying the exponentially increasing volume of data in Google Workspace, providing a more robust foundation for data protection, auditing, and records management. Continue reading →