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Sport

How to go from backup quarterback to Super Bowl glory

Today at 00:30 AM, via BBC News

ESPN writer Seth Wickersham and Phoebe Schecter explain the thought processes behind the likes of legendary quarterback Tom Brady transforming themselves from backups to Super Bowl winners.

Sport

Inter Milan want Palace’s Guehi – Wednesday’s gossip

Yesterday at 22:02 PM, via BBC News

Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi is now a target for Inter Milan, Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo has a secret release clause, Chelsea want Portuguese teenager Cardoso Varela, plus more.

Education

Pupils fear AI is eroding their ability to study, research finds

Today at 06:00 AM, via The Guardian

One in four students say AI ‘makes it too easy’ for them to find answers

Pupils fear that using artificial intelligence is eroding their ability to study, with many complaining it makes schoolwork “too easy” and others saying it limits their creativity and stops them learning new skills, according to new research.

The report on the use of AI in UK schools, commissioned by Oxford University...

Education

White House Guts Education Department With More Layoffs

Today at 00:22 AM, via New York Times

About a fifth of the agency’s remaining staff was affected, including employees working on special education, funding for low-income students and civil rights enforcement.

Education

Uganda: Police Hunt Mityana School Director Over Missing UNEB Registration Fees

Yesterday at 19:01 PM, via AllAfrica

[Nile Post] The Territorial Police in Mityana District have opened investigations into an alleged case of theft and fraud involving Henry Ssemakula, the director of Bizmark High School in Mityana Municipality, who is accused of embezzling money meant for the Uganda National Examinations Board (Uneb) registration of Senior Four students.

Entertainment

LISTEN | Monique Bingham to drop remix EP of dance classics

Today at 04:00 AM, via SowetanLIVE

Put Monique Bingham’s distinct voice on a house track, and you are guaranteed a hit. As one of the greatest female house vocalists, she has contributed to major dance records of the last two decades.

Science/Tech

‘Save Our Signs’ Preservation Project Launches Archive of 10,000 National Park Signs

Today at 05:30 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: On Monday, a publicly-sourced archive of more than 10,000 national park signs and monument placards went public as part of a massive volunteer project to save historical and educational placards from around the country that risk removal by the Trump administration. Visitors to national parks and other public monuments at more than 300 sites...

Science/Tech

DOJ Seizes $15 Billion In Bitcoin From Massive ‘Pig Butchering’ Scam Based In Cambodia

Today at 04:02 AM, via Slashdot

The U.S. Department of Justice seized about $15 billion in bitcoin from wallets tied to Chen Zhi, founder of Cambodia’s Prince Holding Group, who is accused of running one of the world’s biggest “pig butchering” scams. Prosecutors say Zhi’s network trafficked people into forced-labor scam compounds that defrauded victims worldwide through fake crypto investment schemes. CNBC reports: The...

Science/Tech

Secure Boot Bypass Risk Threatens Nearly 200,000 Linux Framework Laptops

Today at 03:25 AM, via Slashdot

Roughly 200,000 Linux-based Framework laptops shipped with a signed UEFI shell command (mm) that can be abused to bypass Secure Boot protections — allowing attackers to load persistent bootkits like BlackLotus or HybridPetya. Framework has begun patching affected models, though some fixes and DBX updates are still pending. BleepingComputer reports: According to firmware security company...

Science/Tech

NordVPN Embraces Open Source By Releasing Its Linux GUI On GitHub

Today at 02:45 AM, via Slashdot

BrianFagioli shares a report from NERDS.xyz: NordVPN has open sourced its Linux GUI on GitHub, giving the community full access to the code behind its graphical client. The move follows a 70 percent surge in daily active Linux users since the GUI’s debut earlier this year, showing clear demand for a user friendly VPN experience on the platform. Alongside the previously open sourced command line...