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SATURDAY, 03 JANUARY 2026, 01:46

Sport

Harte and O’Neill unlikely to feature in 2026

Today at 01:00 AM, via BBC News

Tyrone manager Malachy O’Rourke says that Peter Harte is ‘probably not going to commit’ to the Tyrone cause ahead of the 2026 season, while Rian O’Neill is to sit out the 2026 campaign for Armagh.

Education

The Guardian view on care leavers: responsibility for looked-after children does not end at 18 | Editorial

Yesterday at 20:05 PM, via The Guardian

Free prescriptions and eye tests ought to help these young adults stay healthy. They also signal the state’s ongoing role

The outcomes for children who grow up in care are shocking. A vital part of the welfare state, which exists to promote the safety and wellbeing of highly vulnerable young people, is falling short in health, education and employment terms. They have a 62% higher chance of...

Science/Tech

MTV’s Music-Only Channels Go Off the Air

Today at 01:31 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shares a report: MTV shut down many of its last dedicated 24-hour music channels Dec. 31. The move, announced back in October, affected channels around the world, with the U.K. seeing five different MTV stations going dark. These include MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV, and MTV Live. As Consequence notes, MTV Music — which launched in 2011 — notably ended its run by...

Science/Tech

Google AI Overviews Put People at Risk of Harm With Misleading Health Advice

Yesterday at 23:30 PM, via Slashdot

A Guardian investigation published Friday found that Google’s AI Overviews — the generative AI summaries that appear at the top of search results — are serving up inaccurate health information that experts say puts people at risk of harm. The investigation, which came after health groups, charities and professionals raised concerns, uncovered several cases of misleading medical advice despite...

Science/Tech

Trump Signs Defense Bill Prohibiting China-Based Engineers in Pentagon IT Work

Yesterday at 22:01 PM, via Slashdot

President Donald Trump signed into law this month a measure that prohibits anyone based in China and other adversarial countries from accessing the Pentagon’s cloud computing systems. From a report: The ban, which is tucked inside the $900 billion defense policy law, was enacted in response to a ProPublica investigation this year that exposed how Microsoft used China-based engineers to service...

Motoring

The world’s oldest carmaker

Yesterday at 09:01 AM, via TopAuto

There are many venerable car brands in the world, but there is one that holds the title for the oldest, and it isn’t Ford.

Motoring

BYD’s bumper 2025

Yesterday at 07:00 AM, via TopAuto

The carmaker delivered 4.6 million vehicles last year, up 7.7% from 2024.