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Sport

Calandagan wins horse of the year award

Today at 01:06 AM, via BBC News

Calandagan is named horse of the year at the Cartier Racing Awards in London, ahead of Ombudsman, Delacroix and Minnie Hauk.

Sport

Referee coach denies ‘man-handling’ WSL official

Today at 00:17 AM, via BBC News

A referee coach has denied “manhandling” Women’s Super League referee Lisa Benn after she told an employment tribunal that he “forcefully pushed” her during a match.

Education

Inside the dawn patrols where San Diego teachers track ICE: ‘We have to resist’

Yesterday at 21:00 PM, via The Guardian

With students terrified and arrests rising, educators turn activists – scanning streets, sharing alerts and defending the right to feel safe

Three teachers drove through a quiet neighborhood in southern San Diego, the sun not yet fully up over the horizon. They drank coffee and talked about their jobs. The start of the school day was still an hour or two away.

Suddenly, mid-conversation, they...

Science/Tech

In the AI Race, Chinese Talent Still Drives American Research

Today at 05:30 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: When Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, unveiled the company’s Superintelligence Lab in June, he named 11 artificial intelligence researchers who were joining his ambitious effort to build a machine more powerful than the human brain. All 11 were immigrants educated in other countries. Seven were born in China, according to a...

Science/Tech

China’s Diesel Trucks Are Shifting To Electric

Today at 03:25 AM, via Slashdot

Longtime Slashdot reader ukoda shares a report from the Associated Press: China is replacing its diesel trucks with electric models faster than expected, potentially reshaping global fuel demand and the future of heavy transport. In 2020, nearly all new trucks in China ran on diesel. By the first half of 2025, battery-powered trucks accounted for 22% of new heavy truck sales, up from 9.2% in...

Science/Tech

Tokyo Court Finds Cloudflare Liable For Manga Piracy in Long-Running Lawsuit

Today at 02:45 AM, via Slashdot

A Tokyo court ruled that Cloudflare is liable for aiding manga piracy after failing to act on infringement notices and continuing to cache and serve content for major piracy sites, awarding about $3.2 million in damages. TorrentFreak says the decision sets a significant precedent in Japan, suggesting CDN providers can face direct liability when they don’t verify customers or respond adequately...