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Sport

England Lions arrive back in UK from UAE

Today at 19:50 PM, via BBC News

The England Lions squad and staff arrive back in the UK following the cancellation of the rest of their limited-overs series against Pakistan Shaheens in the United Arab Emirates.

Education

Schools in England sidelining dressing-up for World Book Day, MPs hear

Today at 20:11 PM, via The Guardian

Literacy experts say move comes over cost concerns and fears costumes can detract from reading for pleasure

Schools in England are moving away from pupils dressing up as their favourite literary characters for World Book Day, with experts telling MPs they feared the costs of costumes undermined efforts to increase reading for pleasure.

Jonathan Douglas, chief executive of the National Literacy...

Science/Tech

OpenAI Amends Pentagon Deal As Sam Altman Admits It Looks ‘Sloppy’

Today at 22:00 PM, via Slashdot

OpenAI is amending its Pentagon contract after CEO Sam Altman acknowledged it appeared “opportunistic and sloppy.” On Monday night, Altman said the company would explicitly restrict its technology from being used by intelligence agencies and for mass domestic surveillance. The Guardian reports: OpenAI, which has more than 900 million users of ChatGPT, made the deal almost immediately after the...

Science/Tech

Accenture Acquires Ookla, Downdetector As Part of $1.2 Billion Deal

Today at 21:00 PM, via Slashdot

Accenture is acquiring Downdetector parent company Ookla from Ziff Davis in a $1.2 billion deal to bolster its network analytics and visibility tools for telecoms, hyperscalers, and enterprises. “The deal, which will transfer all of Ziff Davis’s Connectivity division to Accenture, includes Ookla’s Speedtest, Ekahau, and RootMetrics,” notes The Register reports: “Modern networks have evolved...