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Bunting says son, 13, receiving online abuse

Today at 19:39 PM, via BBC News

World number four Stephen Bunting says his son has been the victim of online abuse after Bunting’s exit from the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship.

Africa

The best players who never won Afcon?

Saturday at 11:04 AM, via BBC News

As two-time runner-up Mohamed Salah begins another tilt at the Africa Cup of Nations, BBC Sport Africa profiles top stars who never lifted the trophy.

Education

ChatGPT, cooking and Christopher Walken: how parents got their kids to love reading in 2025

Today at 15:00 PM, via The Guardian

Fewer children are reading for fun – but parents are trying everything from AI to dramatic voices to keep them engaged

It’s been a tough year for our brains. Merriam-Webster dictionary editors chose “slop” as 2025’s word of the year. New York Magazine recently dropped its “Stupid Issue”, with a cover story exploring America’s collective “cognitive decline”. There are big...

Science/Tech

VC Sees AI-generated Video Gutting the Creator Economy

Today at 20:06 PM, via Slashdot

AI-generated video tools like OpenAI’s Sora will make individual content creators “far, far, far less valuable” as social media platforms shift toward algorithmically generated content tailored to each viewer, according to Michael Mignano, a partner at venture capital firm Lightspeed and who cofounded the podcasting platform Anchor before Spotify acquired it. Speaking on a podcast, Mignano...

Science/Tech

BOHR Chain Secures $3 Million Strategic Investment from Alpha Capital to Advance Verifiable Compute and DePIN Infrastructure

Today at 20:04 PM, via Tech Financials

New York, USA  — BOHR Chain, the premier modular Layer 1 protocol for decentralized verifiable computing, today announced the closing of a $3 million ($3,000,000) strategic funding round led by Alpha Capital, Turkey’s largest cryptocurrency investment firm. The capital will be utilized to fortify the core technical architecture, accelerate global physical node expansion, and drive […]

Science/Tech

‘Why Academics Should Do More Consulting’

Today at 19:22 PM, via Slashdot

A group of researchers is calling on universities to treat consulting work as a strategic priority, arguing that bureaucratic obstacles and inconsistent policies have left a massive revenue stream largely untapped even as higher education institutions face mounting financial pressures. (Consulting work refers to academics offering their advice and expertise to outside organizations — industry,...

Health

Claire Brosseau Wants to Die. Will Canada Let Her?

Today at 12:00 PM, via New York Times

Ms. Brosseau says mental illness has made her life unbearable. She wants a medically assisted death. Even her psychiatrists are split over whether she should have one.