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Norris sets pace in US Grand Prix practice

Today at 20:42 PM, via BBC News

McLaren’s Lando Norris is fastest in practice at the United States Grand Prix, split from team-mate and title rival Oscar Piastri by Nico Hulkenberg.

Sport

Wolvaardt ‘close to her best’ as South Africa beat Sri Lanka

Today at 20:04 PM, via BBC News

South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt puts on a batting display “close to her best” as her half-century leads the Proteas to a comfortable 10-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka.

Education

Faculty at Texas university fear entire liberal arts departments will be slashed

Today at 20:44 PM, via The Guardian

University of Texas at Austin faculty fear changes from new taskforce that could restructure humanities programs

Faculty at the University of Texas at Austin fear entire academic departments might be on the chopping block after the university quietly appointed a committee charged with studying the restructuring of its liberal arts programs.

The university – the largest in the public...

Education

Namibia: Oshikoto Council Donates to Onamishu School

Today at 19:31 PM, via AllAfrica

[New Era] The Oshikoto Regional Council has donated N$220,000 to Onamishu Combined School in Eengodi constituency of Omusati Region, to construct a kitchen and dining hall for its hostel.

Education

I Have Parkinson’s: A Range of Voices

Today at 19:09 PM, via New York Times

Readers, many with Parkinson’s, respond to an article about Sue Goldie, who has the disease. Also: Tears over Trump’s America; losing to China; learning through play.

Science/Tech

Creator of Infamous AI Painting Tells Court He’s a Real Artist

Today at 20:40 PM, via Slashdot

Jason Allen has responded to critics who say he is not an artist by filing a new brief and announcing plans to sell oil-print reproductions of his AI-generated image. Allen won the Colorado State Fair Fine Arts Competition in 2022 after submitting Theatre D’opera Spatial, which Midjourney created. He said in a press release that being called an artist does not concern him but his work and...

Science/Tech

12 Years of HDD Analysis Brings Insight To the Bathtub Curve’s Reliability

Today at 20:01 PM, via Slashdot

Backblaze has been tracking hard disk drive failures in its datacenter since 2013. The backup and cloud storage company’s latest analysis of approximately 317,230 drives shows that peak failure rates have dropped dramatically and shifted much later in a drive’s lifespan. Where the company once saw failure rates of 13.73% at around three years in 2013 and 14.24% at seven years and nine months in...

Science/Tech

As Ethereum retreats, smart investors look for “another passive income”

Today at 19:48 PM, via Tech Financials

Market sentiment cools, whales increase their positions against the trend October’s market was turbulent again. Bitcoin retreated from its highs, and Ethereum lost nearly 10% of its value in a few days. Sentiment shifted from enthusiasm to a wait-and-see approach. Some chose to wait and see, while others temporarily stayed away from trading interfaces, allowing […]

Health

How to spot if you have athlete’s foot

Today at 14:34 PM, via BBC News

Dr Ivan Bristow – from the British Association of Dermatologists’ Foot Fungus Task Force – explains why the signs of athlete’s foot can get missed by doctors and nurses.