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Sport

England comfortably beaten by India in ODI series opener

Today at 20:43 PM, via BBC News

England struggle to recover from a dramatic early collapse of five wickets for 19 runs, as India cruise to a six-wicket victory in the first one-day international at Edgbaston to go 1-0 up in the three-match series.

Education

Pilot scheme in England to convert empty classrooms into community hubs

Today at 21:00 PM, via The Guardian

Policy to create youth clubs and health centres aims to tackle surplus of school spaces created by falling pupil numbers

Classrooms left empty by falling numbers of pupils could soon be converted into youth clubs or health centres, as part of a pilot scheme to be announced this week.

In the pilot a group of local authorities in England will be given £3.1m by the Department for Education to...

Education

Humanities among degrees being ‘extinguished’ by hard-up universities

Today at 18:45 PM, via The Guardian

Exclusive: Experts fear rise in education ‘cold spots’ and social immobility as 4,000 academic posts lost in one year

Thousands of university job cuts in humanities and social sciences are creating widespread cold spots for languages, classics and theology degrees, the British Academy has warned.

Universities’ finances are so precarious that redundancies are also occurring in business...

Education

Nigeria: Kwara Trains 700 Students, 130 Teachers in Ai, Robotics

Today at 16:11 PM, via AllAfrica

[Vanguard] No fewer than 700 students and 130 teachers in Kwara State have received hands-on training in artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and other digital skills at the 2026 edition of STEM Africa Fest, held at the Ilorin Innovation Hub.

Entertainment

The Anele Tembe and AKA saga: A complete timeline

Today at 19:24 PM, via The Citizen

Five years after Anele Tembe’s fatal fall from a Cape Town hotel, her inquest was set to finally begin this week – only to be postponed within hours.

Science/Tech

Linux Foundation’s Latest Foray Is To Standardize Internet-Native Payments For AI Agents

Today at 21:00 PM, via Slashdot

Today, the Linux Foundation launched the x402 Foundation to standardize internet-native payments for AI agents, APIs, and applications, based on Coinbase’s contributed x402 protocol. Backed by companies including AWS, American Express, Cloudflare, Google, Mastercard, Stripe, and Visa, the effort aims to make payments work directly over HTTP (assuming users are comfortable letting AI agents...

Science/Tech

OnePlus Is Reportedly Shutting Down In the US, Europe

Today at 20:00 PM, via Slashdot

OnePlus will reportedly announce this week that it is shutting down its brand in the U.S. and Europe, following months of signs that parent company Oppo was winding down the brand’s global presence. India and China are reportedly unaffected, but it’s unclear whether Oppo will replace the brand directly in those markets. The move also raises questions about future support for existing OnePlus...

Science/Tech

IBM Stock Collapses After a Grave Warning About AI

Today at 19:00 PM, via Slashdot

IBM shares plunged after the company warned that Q2 revenue and earnings would miss expectations, blaming customers’ sudden shift in spending toward AI hardware instead of software services. However, CEO Arvind Krishna did not place all the blame on IBM’s customers. The CEO also said it “faltered” by failing to “anticipate the magnitude of the capex reprioritization.” “These conditions require...

Health

Covid inquiry PPE report – key findings

Today at 14:45 PM, via BBC News

What went wrong with the government’s planning and buying of vital items like gloves and gowns that cost taxpayers billions of pounds.