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TUESDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 2025, 20:03

Business

Stamp duty: What is it and how much is it?

Today at 18:53 PM, via BBC News

The future of the levy has been the subject of much speculation, with one think tank calling it “one of the most economically damaging taxes”

Sport

Wainwright fit to face Springboks with Wales

Today at 18:57 PM, via BBC News

Wales are without a raft of top players to face world champions South Africa on Saturday, but are boosted by the return of Aaron Wainwright.

Education

Tatiana Schlossberg’s Profile in Courage

Today at 19:30 PM, via New York Times

Readers express sorrow about her cancer and dismay at her cousin’s actions as health secretary. Also: Revenge prosecutions; Mark Kelly; donors to universities.

Education

Liberia: New Camusa-Ameu Leadership Sworn in

Today at 19:27 PM, via AllAfrica

[Liberian Observer] The Deputy Director General for Administration at the Liberia National Lottery Authority (NLA), Ennish L. Fahnbulleh, has called on student leaders of the Cape Mount University Students’ Association (CAMUSA), AME University Chapter, to lead with integrity, empathy, service, and transparency, warning that leadership devoid of these values “will fail both the leader and those...

Science/Tech

Best Black Friday Mattress Deals 2025

Today at 19:58 PM, via Wired

Some of the best sales of the year are happening right now—rest up before the holiday rush with a new bed.

Science/Tech

Nvidia Claims ‘Generation Ahead’ Advantage After $200 Billion Sell-off on Google Fears

Today at 19:28 PM, via Slashdot

Nvidia pushed back against investor concerns about Google’s competitive positioning in AI on Tuesday after the chipmaker’s shares tumbled 4.4% and erased nearly $200 billion in market cap on fears that Alphabet’s tensor processing units were gaining ground against its dominance in AI computing. The company said it was “delighted by Google’s success” but asserted that it continues to supply...

Science/Tech

Evidence from the One Laptop per Child Program in Rural Peru

Today at 18:42 PM, via Slashdot

The abstract of a paper on NBER: This paper examines a large-scale randomized evaluation of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) program in 531 Peruvian rural primary schools. We use administrative data on academic performance and grade progression over 10 years to estimate the long-run effects of increased computer access on (i) school performance over time and (ii) students’ educational...

Science/Tech

Unpowered SSDs in Your Drawer Are Slowly Losing Data

Today at 17:21 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shares a report: Solid-state drives sitting unpowered in drawers or storage can lose data over time because voltage gradually leaks from their NAND flash cells, and consumer-grade drives using QLC NAND retain data for about a year while TLC NAND lasts up to three years without power. More expensive MLC and SLC NAND can hold data for five and ten years respectively. The...

Health

Will my favourite drink cost more?

Today at 19:48 PM, via BBC News

Packaged milk drinks, including some packaged coffees, will be included in the “sugar tax”, the Health Secretary has announced.