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Sport

Amorim hails Mount after win at Wolves

Today at 01:07 AM, via BBC News

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim praises the performance of Mason Mount after the midfielder scored in a 4-1 win at Wolves

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

Firefox 146 Now Available With Native Fractional Scaling On Wayland

Today at 01:10 AM, via Slashdot

Firefox 146 has been released with native fractional scaling support on Wayland — finally giving Linux users crisp UI rendering. Other new additions include GPU process improvements on macOS, developer-focused CSS features, and broader access to Firefox Labs. Phoronix reports: Firefox 146 also now makes Firefox Labs available to all users, Firefox on macOS now has a dedicated GPU process by...

Science/Tech

Meta Pledge To Use Less Personal Data For Ads Gets EU Nod, Avoids Daily Fines

Today at 00:30 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Meta’s proposal to use less personal data for targeted advertising in its pay-or-consent model that will be rolled out next month won the approval of EU antitrust regulators on Monday, signaling the company will not face daily fines after all. […] The U.S. tech giant has been locked in discussions with the European Commission after getting hit...

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.