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Education

Some parents of special school pupils in England spending £5,000 on EHCPs

Today at 01:01 AM, via The Guardian

Sutton Trust’s research reveals huge inequalities in how parents navigate Send system, with poorer children ‘doubly disadvantaged’

One in eight children in special schools have parents who spent £5,000 or more on their assessments, according to research that reveals huge inequalities in how parents navigate England’s special educational needs system.

The research comes as the government is...

Education

Liberia: Eco Bank Liberia Empowers Nimba Students With New Computer Lab

Yesterday at 19:32 PM, via AllAfrica

[FrontPageAfrica] Ganta, Nimba County — In continuation of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts and celebration of 13 years of community service in Liberia, ECO Bank Liberia has officially turned over a modern, fully equipped computer laboratory to the River View International Christian Academy (RICA) in Ganta City, Nimba County.

Science/Tech

Anthropic Aims To Nearly Triple Annualized Revenue In 2026

Today at 01:00 AM, via Slashdot

Anthropic is projecting its annualized revenue run rate to soar from roughly $7 billion today to as much as $26 billion in 2026, driven by rapid enterprise adoption of its Claude AI models. Reuters reports: Anthropic debuted a new version of its cheapest AI model, Haiku, on Wednesday, as part of a broader effort to appeal to companies that are looking for capable AI systems that are...

Science/Tech

F5 Says Hackers Stole Undisclosed BIG-IP Flaws, Source Code

Today at 00:20 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from BleepingComputer: U.S. cybersecurity company F5 disclosed that nation-state hackers breached its systems and stole undisclosed BIG-IP security vulnerabilities and source code. The company states that it first became aware of the breach on August 9, 2025, with its investigations revealing that the attackers had gained long-term access to its system,...

Science/Tech

Google Will Let Friends Help You Recover an Account

Yesterday at 23:22 PM, via Slashdot

Google is introducing new recovery tools that aim to make it less frustrating to regain access when you’re locked out of your account. The Verge: Instead of answering security questions or entering a recovery email address, Google’s new security features allow account holders to verify their identity using a linked mobile number, or trusted friends or family members. The Recovery Contacts...

Science/Tech

Reddit Cofounder Says ‘Much of the Internet is Now Dead’

Yesterday at 22:41 PM, via Slashdot

Alexis Ohanian, who helped build Reddit, says much of the internet has become dominated by bots and AI. Speaking on the podcast TBPN, he described the internet as increasingly “quasi-AI” and filled with what he called “LinkedIn slop.” Ohanian referenced dead internet theory, the assertion that bot activity exceeds human activity on the web. In September, Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, posted that...

Health

Trump Rattles Vaccine Experts Over Aluminum

Yesterday at 16:11 PM, via New York Times

The president’s call for removal of the metal from childhood inoculations set off alarms. About half of shots for polio, whooping cough and other diseases would be affected.