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Special needs services in England face ‘total collapse’ from increasing demand

Today at 14:39 PM, via The Guardian

Councils say 59 authorities could go bankrupt by March 2028 without urgent structural reform

Special educational needs services in England face “total collapse”, with councils on course to have run up debts of £18bn by the end of the decade as a result of increasing numbers of children requiring extra teaching support in schools.

Without urgent structural reform of the system, the cost of...

Science/Tech

Only Half the Homes in America Have Cable TV Anymore

Today at 19:24 PM, via Slashdot

Pay television penetration in American households fell to 50.2% in the third quarter and is projected to drop to 50% or lower by December, according to Madison and Wall, a technology and media advisory firm. Fifteen years ago, nearly nine in ten households subscribed to pay television services. The decline has prompted major media companies to shed cable assets. Comcast, Warner Bros. Discovery,...

Science/Tech

Where Have All the TV Cameras Gone?

Today at 18:48 PM, via Slashdot

TV manufacturers are abandoning their attempts to turn TVs into interactive social devices through smart cameras. Sky announced this month that it will discontinue Sky Live, a camera accessory for its Sky Glass televisions that brought video calls, body-tracked workouts, and motion games to the living room. The device will stop working at the beginning of December. Sky will brick the cameras...