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Alphabet CEO Warns AI Bubble Could Hit Every Company

Yesterday at 16:44 PM, via iAfrica

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai says no company, including Google, would be immune if the artificial intelligence market were to suffer a valuation correction. In an exclusive interview with BBC News at Google’s California headquarters, Pichai said the rapid surge in AI investment is “an extraordinary moment,” but he acknowledged “irrationality” in parts of the market. […]

Education

Some GCSEs and A-levels in England could be taken on laptops by 2030, Ofqual says

Today at 02:01 AM, via The Guardian

Qualifications watchdog launches consultation amid complaints from pupils about writing fatigue in exams

Students could be sitting some of their GCSEs and A-levels on a laptop by the end of the decade, according to England’s qualifications watchdog.

Amid complaints from pupils of writing fatigue in exams because their hand muscles “are not strong enough”, Ofqual is launching a three-month...

Education

Tory governments spent £325m on free schools that failed or disappeared

Today at 00:30 AM, via The Guardian

More than £10bn was committed to building new schools between 2014-15 and 2023-24, compared with £6.8bn for rebuilding existing schools

Conservative governments spent £325m creating 67 free schools that subsequently failed or disappeared, many through lack of demand, according to data revealed by a freedom of information request.

The figures from the Department for Education (DfE) show that the...

Science/Tech

Operation Bluebird Wants To Relaunch ‘Twitter’ For a New Social Network

Today at 02:50 AM, via Slashdot

A startup called Operation Bluebird is petitioning the US Patent and Trademark Office to strip X Corp of the “Twitter” and “tweet” trademarks, hoping to relaunch a new Twitter with the old brand, bird logo, and “town square” vibe. “The TWITTER and TWEET brands have been eradicated from X Corp.’s products, services, and marketing, effectively abandoning the storied brand, with no intention to...

Science/Tech

Google Faces Fines Over Google Play If It Doesn’t Make More Concessions

Today at 02:10 AM, via Slashdot

EU regulators say Google’s Play Store changes still don’t meet fairness rules and are preparing a potentially hefty 2026 fine unless Google makes deeper concessions. Reuters reports: Google Play has been in the European Commission’s crosshairs since March, with regulators singling out technical restrictions preventing app developers from steering users to other channels for cheaper offers....

Science/Tech

India Proposes Charging OpenAI, Google For Training AI On Copyrighted Content

Today at 01:30 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: On Tuesday, India’s Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade released a proposed framework that would give AI companies access to all copyrighted works for training in exchange for paying royalties to a new collecting body composed of rights-holding organizations, with payments then distributed to creators. The proposal argues...

Science/Tech

Geminid meteor shower: where to watch Australia’s biggest shooting star show this weekend

Today at 01:00 AM, via The Guardian

Stargazers will be able to see potentially dozens of meteors an hour, with the peak on Sunday night

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They’re bright, they’re plentiful and the Geminids – which make up what’s regarded as one of the best annual meteor showers to witness – are about to reach their peak viewing time.

The Geminid meteors have already been active in our...