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Education

Rename ‘home-to-school transport’ to tackle spiralling costs, MPs told

Yesterday at 22:59 PM, via The Guardian

Costs in England have now risen to £2.3bn a year, with local authorities arguing eligible pupils don’t always need a ‘door-to-door taxi service’

“Home-to-school transport” should be renamed “assisted travel to school” to help manage parental expectations, MPs on the public accounts committee have been told.

While councils are committed to helping children entitled to support to get to school,...

Science/Tech

Lenovo’s Next Gaming Laptop May Have a Rollable OLED Screen That Stretches Ultrawide

Yesterday at 23:50 PM, via Slashdot

Lenovo may be preparing to unveil a gaming laptop that uses rollable OLED technology to expand horizontally into an ultrawide 21:9 display, according to a Windows Latest report suggesting the device could appear at CES 2026 in January. The Lenovo Legion Pro Rollable would differ from the company’s existing ThinkBook Plus Gen 6, which expands its screen vertically. The new gaming-focused design...

Science/Tech

Social Media’s Relentless Shopping Machine Has Created an Army of Debt-Laden Buyers

Yesterday at 23:10 PM, via Slashdot

The influencer economy that Goldman Sachs projects will reach nearly half a trillion dollars by 2027 depends on a less-examined population: the influenced, millions of people who find themselves accumulating debt and clutter after years of exposure to what amounts to a 24/7 digital infomercial. Antoinette Hocbo, a former marketing professional who knows the tricks brands use to chip away at...

Science/Tech

Dr. Oz Tells His Federal Employees to Eat Less

Yesterday at 23:03 PM, via Wired

“You don’t have to try every cookie on the holiday table,” wrote Mehmet Oz in an email to all Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services staffers.

Health

New mpox strain identified in England

Yesterday at 15:56 PM, via BBC News

It’s a mix of two major types of the virus, and has been found in someone who recently returned from Asia.