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THURSDAY, 06 NOVEMBER 2025, 01:00

World

A view from abroad of Mamdani’s win

Today at 00:09 AM, via NPR

Uganda-born son of Indian immigrants turned NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani is drawing global attention — especially from progressives eyeing his playbook.

Education

Ed Sheeran takes partial credit for move to overhaul music teaching in England

Yesterday at 20:36 PM, via The Guardian

Singer says changes reflect points raised in open letter to PM organised by his foundation with over 600 signatures

Ed Sheeran has taken partial credit for the government’s move to overhaul the teaching of music in England’s state schools, shortly after being mentioned by the education secretary in parliament.

The Department for Education (DfE) said it wanted to broaden the appeal of music...

Education

The Guardian view on the Francis curriculum review: raising the right questions in a world with few certain answers | Editorial

Yesterday at 20:30 PM, via The Guardian

In an age of increasingly capable machines, it makes sense for schools to value creativity and life skills as part of a well-rounded education

Societies evolve and schools are under pressure to adapt, but some features of education policy are perennial. For example, modernisation will always be denounced as a dilution of standards. Inevitably, Conservatives have leapt on recommendations by an...

Education

Uganda: Police Arrest Teachers,Uneb Officials Over Ple Examination Malpractice in Greater Masaka

Yesterday at 19:51 PM, via AllAfrica

[Nile Post] The Uganda Police Force has arrested several teachers and UNEB officials in connection with cases of examination malpractice during the ongoing Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE 2025) across the Greater Masaka region. The arrests, made on November 3, 2025, underscore growing concerns about the integrity of national exams.

Science/Tech

Danish Authorities In Rush To Close Security Loophole In Chinese Electric Buses

Today at 00:10 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Guardian: Authorities in Denmark are urgently studying how to close an apparent security loophole in hundreds of Chinese-made electric buses that enables them to be remotely deactivated. The investigation comes after transport authorities in Norway, where the Yutong buses are also in service, found that the Chinese supplier had remote access for...

Science/Tech

T-Mobile Brings Free 911 Emergency Texting To AT&T and Verizon Customers

Yesterday at 23:30 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shares a report: T-Mobile is opening up access to its Starlink-powered emergency texting service. The carrier announced on Wednesday that anyone with a compatible phone — even AT&T and Verizon customers — can sign up to text 911 over satellite for free. In July, T-Mobile launched its “T-Satellite” service to customers across the US for $10 per month, allowing both T-Mobile...

Science/Tech

Windows 11 Store Gets Ninite-Style Multi-App Installer Feature

Yesterday at 22:51 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shares a report: The Microsoft Store on the web now lets you create a multi-app install package on Windows 11 that installs multiple applications from a single installer. This means you can now install multiple apps simultaneously without having to download each one manually. The experience is similar to that of the third-party app Ninite, a package manager that lets you...