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Sport

F1 75 launch event in pictures

Today at 02:32 AM, via BBC News

A selection of the best images from Formula 1’s 75th anniversary season launch event at the O2 Arena in London.

Sport

Late drama as Glens and Larne held to league draws

Yesterday at 23:53 PM, via BBC News

Ballymena United and Glenavon equalise late on in their matches against Glentoran and Larne respectively on a night of late drama in the Irish Premiership.

Education

Trump administration gives schools deadline to cut DEI or lose federal funds

Today at 01:19 AM, via The Guardian

Education department gives ultimatum to stop using ‘racial preferences’ as factors in admissions or risk losing money

The Trump administration is giving the US’s schools and universities two weeks to eliminate diversity initiatives or risk losing federal money, raising the stakes in the president’s fight against “wokeness”.

In a memo on Friday, the education department gave an ultimatum to stop...

Lifestyle

WARNING to WhatsApp users in South Africa

Yesterday at 20:47 PM, via The South African

A warning has been issued to WhatsApp users in South Africa to avoid getting banned from using the messaging app.

Science/Tech

Nvidia Ends 32-Bit CUDA App Support For GeForce RTX 50 Series

Today at 04:20 AM, via Slashdot

Nvidia has confirmed on its forums that the RTX 50 series GPUs no longer support 32-bit PhysX. Tom’s Hardware reports: As far as we know, there are no 64-bit games with integrated PhysX technology, thus terminating the tech entirely on RTX 50 series GPUs and newer. RTX 40 series and older will still be able to run 32-bit CUDA applications and thus PhysX, but regardless, the technology is now...

Science/Tech

Hackers Planted a Steam Game With Malware To Steal Gamers’ Passwords

Today at 03:40 AM, via Slashdot

Valve removed the game PirateFi from Steam after discovering it was laced with the Vidar infostealer malware, designed to steal sensitive user data such as passwords, cookies, cryptocurrency wallets, and more. TechCrunch reports: Marius Genheimer, a researcher who analyzed the malware and works at SECUINFRA Falcon Team, told TechCrunch that judging by the command and control servers associated...

Science/Tech

WhatsApp Faces Tougher EU Rules As Users Top 45 Million

Today at 03:00 AM, via Slashdot

Meta’s WhatsApp messaging service has surpassed 45 million users, earning the designation of a “Very Large Online Platform” under the EU’s Digital Services Act. Bloomberg reports: WhatsApp’s open channels, which are feeds affiliated with news outlets or public figures that under the DSA are comparable to a social network, averaged about 46.8 million monthly average users in the second half of...

Science/Tech

HP to Buy Humane, Maker of the Ai Pin, for $116 Million

Today at 02:54 AM, via New York Times

Humane, which marketed its Ai Pin as the next big thing after smartphones, had raised $240 million from investors, including OpenAI’s Sam Altman. The pin will be discontinued.

Health

Pope Francis Has Bilateral Pneumonia

Today at 02:17 AM, via New York Times

The condition, which entails pneumonia in both lungs, is potentially grave, according to health experts.

Health

FDA’s Food Safety Chief Resigns

Yesterday at 22:20 PM, via New York Times

The chief said the loss of critical employees overseeing the nation’s food supply made his work impossible. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s new health secretary, has pledged to gut the division.

Health

An Invisible Medical Shortage: Oxygen

Yesterday at 01:30 AM, via New York Times

Oxygen is vital to many medical procedures. But a safe, affordable supply is severely lacking around the world, according to a new report.