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Sport

Real Madrid knock 10-man Man City out of Champions League

Yesterday at 23:58 PM, via BBC News

Vinicius Junior scores twice as Real Madrid beat Manchester City 2-1 at the Etihad and 5-1 on aggregate in the Champions League, with the hosts forced to play most of the match with 10 men following an early red card for Bernardo Silva.

Sport

Chelsea exit Champions League after heavy defeat to PSG

Yesterday at 23:58 PM, via BBC News

Chelsea suffer their joint-heaviest defeat in a two‑legged European tie, losing 3-0 on the night, and 8-2 on aggregate to Paris Saint-Germain, who progress to the quarter-finals.

Sport

Eze scores stunner as Arsenal ease past Bayer Leverkusen

Yesterday at 23:58 PM, via BBC News

Goals from Eberechi Eze and Declan Rice guide Arsenal to a 2-0 win against Bayer Leverkusen in the second leg of their last 16 tie, winning 3-1 on aggregate, to secure a place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League for a third successive season.

Education

Playing with dolls can help children develop imagination and social skills – UK study

Yesterday at 21:05 PM, via The Guardian

Psychologists at Cardiff University and King’s College London compared children given dolls with those given video games

Playing along with dolls can help boys and girls develop more sophisticated imaginations and better social skills, compared with children who play on electronic devices, according to research.

Psychologists at Cardiff University and King’s College London found that children...

Education

Namibia: Private Schools Warned to Operate Within Approved Grades

Yesterday at 18:44 PM, via AllAfrica

[Namibian] The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture has instructed private schools to operate strictly within the grades and programmes approved in their certificates of registration.

Science/Tech

New Windows 11 Bug Breaks Samsung PCs, Blocking Access To C: Drive

Yesterday at 23:00 PM, via Slashdot

Longtime Slashdot reader UnknowingFool writes: Users of Samsung PCs are reporting the inability to access the C: drive after the Windows 11 February update. The bug seems to be in connection with the Samsung Galaxy Connect app, which allows Samsung phones and tablets to connect to Windows machines. [A previous stable version of the app has been re-released to prevent this problem from...

Science/Tech

UK Plans To Require Labels On AI-Generated Content

Yesterday at 22:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Britain plans to consider requiring labels on AI-generated content to protect consumers from disinformation and deepfakes, the government said on Wednesday, as it outlined other areas of focus to tackle the evolving global challenge. Technology minister Liz Kendall stressed the need to strike the right balance between protecting the creative...

Science/Tech

AI software for smart glasses wins £1m prize for technology to help people with dementia

Yesterday at 21:30 PM, via The Guardian

Glasses use verbal cues and floating text to assist wearers and are expected to be available in early 2027

AI software that can be embedded into smart glasses has won a £1m prize for technology to help people with dementia.

Built into chunky, black-rimmed frames that have a camera, microphone and speakers, the tech – known as CrossSense – guides wearers through everyday life by means of a...

Science/Tech

Meta Is Shutting Down VR Social Platform Horizon Worlds

Yesterday at 21:00 PM, via Slashdot

Meta is shutting down its VR social platform Horizon Worlds, which was once a key piece of the pivot to the metaverse. The company said the app will be taken off the Quest store at the end of March, and fully removed from Quest headsets by June 15. After that date, it will shift to a standalone “mobile-only experience.” CNBC reports: The shift for Horizon Worlds, which was once a central part...