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THURSDAY, 26 FEBRUARY 2026, 19:50

World

Is the U.S. headed toward a military conflict with Iran?

Today at 18:50 PM, via NPR

New York Times journalist David Sanger discusses how we got here, the state of Iran’s nuclear weapons program, the likelihood of U.S. military force against Iran and if Trump’s goal is regime change.

Business

Reserve Bank on the hunt for a new director

Today at 16:00 PM, via BusinessTech

The South African Reserve Bank is looking to appoint a new director to its board amid a series of changes for the central bank.

Education

‘Very Republican, very patriotic’: right-leaning civic centers now offer courses at US public colleges

Today at 19:00 PM, via The Guardian

Republican lawmakers push for conservative professors to counter purported leftwing indoctrination in schools

This story was produced by the Hechinger Report, a non-profit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.

One glossy insert stuck out from the orientation packet handed to hundreds of Ohio State University freshmen last August. It advertised a...

Education

Send provision and student loans: will Labour’s changes backfire? – podcast

Today at 17:48 PM, via The Guardian

As the dust settles on the government’s landmark changes to children’s special educational needs and disabilities provision, what will their impact really be on young people, their families and schools? John Harris and Kiran Stacey look at what we know so far. And, a growing backlash from graduates over student loan payments, led by the influential consumer champion Martin Lewis, is causing...

Education

TikTok and Snapchat posts urge London pupils to join ‘school wars’ fights

Today at 17:14 PM, via The Guardian

Met urges pupils not to get involved and asks platforms to ban accounts promoting ‘fights’ with images of weapons

Pupils as young as 11 are being encouraged to join in school fights in posts on TikTok and Snapchat, prompting police to urge children not to get involved.

The Metropolitan police have asked social media platforms to ban accounts promoting “school wars”, while headteachers have...

Science/Tech

The AI Case Against Indian IT Ignores What Indian IT Actually Does

Today at 19:20 PM, via Slashdot

A fictional memo set in June 2028, published by short seller Citrini Research, wiped roughly $10 billion off Indian IT stocks in a single trading session on February 24 and sent the Nifty IT index down as much as 5.3% — its worst single-day fall since August 2023 — on the argument that AI coding agents have collapsed the cost advantage of Indian developers to the price of electricity. The index...

Science/Tech

New York Sues Valve For Enabling ‘Illegal Gambling’ With Loot Boxes

Today at 18:40 PM, via Slashdot

New York state has filed a lawsuit against Valve alleging that randomized loot boxes in games like Counter-Strike 2, Team Fortress 2, and Dota 2 amount to a form of unregulated gambling, letting users “pay for the chance to win a rare virtual item of significant monetary value.” From a report: While many randomized video game loot boxes have drawn attention and regulation from various...

Science/Tech

Changee.com Enables Private XMR to BTC Swaps Delivering Enhanced Privacy and Seamless Cross-Chain Exchanges

Today at 18:40 PM, via Tech Financials

San Jose, Costa Rica – Changee.com, a leading non-custodial cryptocurrency exchange service, today announced the full enablement of private swaps between Monero (XMR) and Bitcoin (BTC). This addition allows users to convert between these prominent cryptocurrencies quickly and efficiently, with a strong focus on privacy and without any registration requirements. Changee.com has built its...

Science/Tech

Burger King Will Use AI To Check If Employees Say ‘Please’ and ‘Thank You’

Today at 18:03 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shares a report: Burger King is launching an AI chatbot that will live in the headsets used by employees. The voice-enabled chatbot, called “Patty,” is part of an overarching BK Assistant platform that will not only assist employees with meal preparation but also evaluate their interactions with customers for “friendliness.” Thibault Roux, Burger King’s chief digital...