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Mary-Brenda Akoda wins 2026 Nigeria Prize for science and innovation for AI that cuts MRI scan times by up to 90%

Mary-Brenda Akoda, a Nigerian AI researcher, software engineer, and founder, has won the 2026 Nigeria Prize for Science and Innovation read more Mary-Brenda Akoda wins 2026 Nigeria Prize for science and innovation for AI that cuts MRI scan times by up to 90%

Mary-Brenda Akoda wins 2026 Nigeria Prize for science and innovation for AI that cuts MRI scan times by up to 90%

We haven't written up this one. BusinessDay Nigeria has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.

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Aligned to whom?

Article URL: https://hyperbo.la/w/aligned-to-whom/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49679643 Points: 158 # Comments: 95

From SkillCheck to TraceMantle: Tracking Agent Skill Changes and Test Evidence

I’ve renamed SkillCheck to TraceMantle and expanded its scope. The original project focused mainly on validating AI agent skill files.

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  • Monitors supporting files, compares evidence, validates test results
  • Introduces bundle manifests, evidence imports, evidence comparison

I built a radio station with one listener, and it runs in a terminal

The film above is 86 seconds, and the middle of it is a real on-air moment. There is a longer unedited recording at the top of the repo README . Watch either first, with the sound on.

  • "Murmur" is a terminal-based AI radio station with one listener, the user.
  • Powered by Claude AI agent, runs on Node 24 without build steps.
  • User can modify AI's character via markdown file in ~/.murmur directory.

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