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Muir fourth in big air in another medal near-miss

Yesterday at 23:14 PM, via BBC News

Freestyle skier Kirsty Muir once again comes heartbreakingly close to a Winter Olympic medal for Team GB with her second fourth-place finish of the Games.

Sport

Ex-Valieva coach makes history with Georgia

Today at 00:34 AM, via BBC News

When figure skating coach Eteri Tutberidze’s behaviour towards her pupils was branded “chilling to see” at the last Winter Olympics, it was hard to see her returning – but she is back for Milan-Cortina 2026.

Education

Students in England and Wales launch legal action over online teaching during pandemic

Yesterday at 20:12 PM, via The Guardian

More than 170,000 seek compensation after UCL Covid settlement opens door to claims across university sector

Dozens of universities are facing legal action from more than 170,000 students seeking compensation after their studies were moved online during Covid.

Pre-action claim letters have been sent to 36 universities in England and Wales, including Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Cardiff, Leeds,...

Science/Tech

Western Digital is Sold Out of Hard Drives for 2026

Today at 00:01 AM, via Slashdot

Western Digital’s entire hard drive manufacturing capacity for calendar year 2026 is now fully spoken for, CEO Irving Tan disclosed during the company’s second-quarter earnings call, a stark sign of how aggressively hyperscalers are locking down storage supply to feed their AI infrastructure buildouts. The company has firm purchase orders from its top seven customers and has signed long-term...

Science/Tech

Anthropic’s CEO Says AI and Software Engineers Are in ‘Centaur Phase’ – But It Won’t Last Long

Yesterday at 23:00 PM, via Slashdot

Human software engineers and AI are currently in a “centaur phase” — a reference to the mythical half-human, half-horse creature, where the combination outperforms either working alone — but the window may be “very brief,” Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said on a podcast. He drew on chess as precedent: 15 to 20 years ago, a human checking AI’s moves could beat a standalone AI or human, but machines...

Science/Tech

India’s Toxic Air Crisis Is Reaching a Breaking Point

Yesterday at 22:00 PM, via Slashdot

New Delhi’s air quality index averaged 349 in December and 307 in January — levels the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency classifies as hazardous — and the months-long smog season that forces more than 30 million residents to endure respiratory illness has this year sparked something new: public protest. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered at India Gate on November 9 to demand government...

Science/Tech

Instagram Boss Says 16 Hours of Daily Use Is Not Addiction

Yesterday at 21:00 PM, via Slashdot

Instagram head Adam Mosseri told a Los Angeles courtroom last week that a teenager’s 16-hour single-day session on the platform was “problematic use” but not an addiction, a distinction he drew repeatedly during testimony in a landmark trial over social media’s harm to minors. Mosseri, who has led Instagram for eight years, is the first high-profile tech executive to take the stand. He agreed...

Health

Vaccine Makers Curtail Research and Cut Jobs

Yesterday at 20:00 PM, via New York Times

Federal policies under Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that are hostile to vaccines have “sent a chill through the entire industry,” one scientist said.