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World

Woman charged over Louvre jewellery heist

Today at 17:03 PM, via BBC News

Two men were already charged earlier this week after officials said they had “partially recognised” their involvement in the museum theft.

Education

Bridget Phillipson ‘ready to take on unions’ over year 8 reading tests

Today at 11:00 AM, via The Guardian

Education secretary says mandatory test needed to tackle ‘shocking outcomes’ for many working-class children

Bridget Phillipson has said she is ready to take on the unions in a battle over compulsory reading tests for 13-year-olds and more extracurricular activities for all children to prevent them becoming “stuck in a doom loop of detachment” from school.

The education secretary said that...

Science/Tech

Scientists Say ‘Dueling Dinosaurs’ Fossil Confirms a Smaller Tyrannosaur Species, Not a Teenaged T. Rex

Today at 20:34 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shared this report from NPR:It’s known as the “Dueling Dinosaurs” fossil: A triceratops and a tyrannosaur, skeletons entangled, locked in apparent combat right up until the moment of their mutual demise… That discovery in 2006 now appears to have overturned decades of dinosaur dogma about Tyrannosaurus rex, the fearsome giant long thought to be the sole top predator stalking...

Science/Tech

Ubuntu Will Use Rust For Dozens of Core Linux Utilities

Today at 19:34 PM, via Slashdot

Ubuntu “is adopting the memory-safe Rust language,” reports ZDNet, citing remarks at this year’s Ubuntu Summit from Jon Seager, Canonical’s VP of engineering for Ubuntu:. Seager said the engineering team is focused on replacing key system components with Rust-based alternatives to enhance safety and resilience, starting with Ubuntu 25.10. He stressed that resilience and memory safety, not just...

Science/Tech

Why Are BNB Whales Entering the Digitap ($TAP) Presale En-Masse?

Today at 19:00 PM, via Tech Financials

BNB has turned into one of 2025’s biggest winners. After trading just above $600 earlier this summer, the token exploded to over $1,250 by October—a clean double that left long-term holders with nice profits.  Those who entered before the breakout made serious money, and on-chain data shows that many are now starting to allocate part […]

Science/Tech

Did a Weather Balloon, Not a Mysteryious Space Object, Strike That United Airlines Flight?

Today at 18:34 PM, via Slashdot

Slashdot reader joshuark shares this report from SFGate:The mystery object that struck a plane at 36,000 feet is likely not space debris, as some speculated, but rather a Silicon Valley test project gone wrong… WindBorne Systems, a Palo Alto startup that uses atmospheric balloons to collect weather data for AI-based forecast models,has come forward to say that they believe they may be...

Health

How to Shop for Obamacare When Subsidies Are in Limbo

Today at 11:02 AM, via New York Times

Enrollment for A.C.A. health coverage begins Nov. 1, with some staggering price increases. Here is a guide to help you choose a plan while Congress is at an impasse over tax credits.