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Ros Atkins on…unanswered Andrew questions

Yesterday at 22:52 PM, via BBC News

The BBC’s Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at the questions around the way Buckingham Palace has responded to the various accusations against the King’s brother.

Business

Why youth unemployment is rising

Yesterday at 21:47 PM, via BBC News

Unemployment in the UK rose to its highest rate in nearly five years at the end of 2025

Sport

Watch: Dundee United edge out Spartans in Scottish Cup

Today at 00:43 AM, via BBC News

Watch as Dundee United survive an early red card – and a late comeback from League 2 visitors Spartans – to win 2-1 and set up a Scottish Cup quarter-final away to Premiership rivals Falkirk.

Education

US students and professors: tell us if the Epstein files have affected your university

Yesterday at 20:34 PM, via The Guardian

Some universities and colleges have taken action involving faculty or affiliates named in the documents. We want to hear about what’s happening where you study or work

As fallout from the large release of documents connected to Jeffrey Epstein continues, a handful of US universities have taken action against faculty or affiliates named in the files.

At some campuses, professors have been placed...

Science/Tech

The Best Way to Pay Your Taxes Online (2026)

Today at 02:06 AM, via Wired

Paying US federal and state taxes online can be confusing, and one wrong move can result in penalties or extra money owed. We break it down so you can have the most worry-free tax filing possible.

Science/Tech

NPR’s Radio Host David Greene Says Google’s NotebookLM Tool Stole His Voice

Today at 02:02 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Washington Post: David Greene had never heard of NotebookLM, Google’s buzzy artificial intelligence tool that spins up podcasts on demand, until a former colleague emailed him to ask if he’d lent it his voice. “So… I’m probably the 148th person to ask this, but did you license your voice to Google?” the former co-worker asked in a fall 2024 email....

Science/Tech

Idea Raised For Nicer DRM Panic Screen Integration On Fedora Linux

Today at 01:20 AM, via Slashdot

A proposal within the Fedora Linux community suggests improving the kernel’s DRM Panic screen to a more user-friendly, BSOD-style experience. Phoronix reports: Open-source developer Jose Exposito proposed today a nicer experience for DRM Panic integration on Fedora. Rather than using DRM Panic with just the kernel log contents being encoded in the QR code displayed when a kernel panic occurs,...

Science/Tech

KDE Plasma 6.6 Released

Today at 00:40 AM, via Slashdot

Longtime Slashdot reader jrepin writes: KDE Plasma is a popular desktop (and mobile too) environment for GNU/Linux and other UNIX-like operating systems. Among other things, it also powers the desktop mode of the Steam Deck gaming handheld. The KDE community today announced the latest release: Plasma 6.6. In this new major release, Spectacle can recognize texts from screenshots, a new on-screen...