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Shakira and Piqué Call it Quits

WATCH : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR-djO_IjQw Colombian singer Shakira and Spanish soccer player Gerard Piqué may no longer be together, but that doesn't change the fact that fans worshipped them for more than a decade. The  relatively  quiet former couple were an  item  for 12 years, during which time they welcomed two sons. In June 2022, however, the pair announced that they had  called it quits . Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll was born on 2 February 1977 in Barranquilla, Colombia. She is the only child of William Mebarak Chadid and Nidia Ripoll Torrado. She is a Colombian of Lebanese descent .Her father William was born in New York City to a family from Lebanon. When he was five, his family moved to Colombia.   Her Colombian mother's side has two Spanish surnames,  Ripoll  and  Torrado , the former of which is Catalan and originates from four brothers who immigrated from Catalonia to coastal Colombia in the 19t...

Australian universities to allow AI in assessments

  Australian universities to allow AI in assessments The increasing ubiquity of artificial intelligence in our lives is creating waves in academia. Three universities in Australia have adopted what seems like a landmark policy. The three institutions are allowing students to use AI when taking assessments, albeit under strict conditions. Professor Romy Lawson said: "Instead of banning students from using such programs, we aim to assist academic staff and students to use digital tools to support learning." The Internet abounds with AI text generators. These can be used to create essays that look authentic enough to fool examiners. The content created by these AI tools evade detection by even the smartest of anti-plagiarism tools. Artificial Intelligence is posing huge challenges to exam integrity. It is the biggest disruptor since calculators were allowed into maths tests. The latest quandary for educators comes from a language processing chatbox called ChatGPT. This can p...