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Inside Postecoglou’s 39 days to forget at Forest

Today at 16:41 PM, via BBC News

Ange Postecoglou had only just moved into his new flat when he was sacked by Nottingham Forest, ending one of the shortest reigns in Premier League history.

Business

A R1.5 trillion crisis gripping South Africa

Today at 15:00 PM, via BusinessTech

South Africans spent R1.5 trillion on gambling activities during the 2024/25 financial year, with the betting industry showing explosive growth as people get desperate for quick money.

Sport

Ulster beat Sharks to continue winning URC start

Today at 18:03 PM, via BBC News

Ulster maintain their 100% record in the United Rugby Championship with an impressive bonus-point win over the Sharks in an incident-packed game in Durban.

Sport

Former Llanelli hooker Thomas dies aged 82

Today at 17:52 PM, via BBC News

Roy ‘Shunto’ Thomas sat on the Wales bench 25 times during the 1970s without winning a cap but beat New Zealand with Llanelli.

Education

Inside San Francisco’s new AI school: is this the future of US education?

Today at 15:00 PM, via The Guardian

The private Alpha School says its students can learn faster and better – but experts warn not all may benefit from an AI boom in schools

In the world’s tech innovation epicenter, an “AI-powered” private school has made headlines for unabashedly embracing the technology.

Alpha School San Francisco, which opened its doors to K-8 students this fall, is the newest outpost of a network of 14...

Education

Are we living in a golden age of stupidity?

Today at 12:00 PM, via The Guardian

From brain-rotting videos to AI creep, every technological advance seems to make it harder to work, remember, think and function independently …

Step into the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab in Cambridge, US, and the future feels a little closer. Glass cabinets display prototypes of weird and wonderful creations, from tiny desktop robots to a surrealist sculpture created...

Science/Tech

Are Parts of the World Retreating on Electric Vehicles?

Today at 17:34 PM, via Slashdot

Canada’s Prime Minister “paused an electric-vehicle sales mandate that was set to take effect next year,” reports the Wall Street Journal, which argues a kind of retreat from electric-vehicle ambitions “is spreading around the globe.” Even the U.K.’s Prime Minister “has allowed for a more flexible timetable to hit the country’s EV targets.” And demand is expected to drop in the U.S., where...

Science/Tech

The New Power of Far-Right Influencers

Today at 17:30 PM, via Wired

In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we discuss the impacts of antifa’s designation as a domestic terrorist group as author Mark Bray faces new harassment from the far-right.

Health

When a Hearing Aid Isn’t Enough

Today at 16:29 PM, via New York Times

More older adults have turned to cochlear implants after Medicare expanded eligibility for the devices.