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World

Who will succeed Khamenei?

Today at 00:53 AM, via NPR

Iran’s supreme leader is dead, but the regime endures. Iran scholar Mehrzad Boroujerdi walks through how the leadership succession could unfold.

Sport

Port Vale enjoy cup upset as they knock out Bristol City

Today at 01:56 AM, via BBC News

League One strugglers Port Vale cause a cup upset as they beat Championship side Bristol City 1-0 in extra-time at Vale Park to book their place in the FA Cup fifth round for the first time in 30 years.

Sport

Barcelona step up Van de Ven interest – Wednesday’s gossip

Today at 01:47 AM, via BBC News

Barcelona to step up efforts for Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven, Bruno Fernandes future at Manchester United depends on Champions League qualification, Aston Villa keen on Fulham’s Harry Wilson, plus more.

Education

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

Yesterday 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

Google Chrome Is Switching To a Two-Week Release Cycle

Today at 01:00 AM, via Slashdot

Google is accelerating Chrome’s major release cadence from four weeks to two starting with version 153 on September 8th. “…our goal is to ensure developers and users have immediate access to the latest performance improvements, fixes and new capabilities,” says Google. “Building on our history of adapting our release process to match the demands of a modern web, Chrome is moving to a two-week...

Science/Tech

LibreOffice Says Its UI Is Way Better Than Microsoft Office’s

Today at 00:00 AM, via Slashdot

darwinmac writes: While many users choose Microsoft Office over LibreOffice because of its support for the proprietary formats (.docx, .xlsx, and .pptx), others prefer Office for its “better” ribbon interface. These users often criticize LibreOffice for having a “clunky” UI instead of the “standard” ribbon interface you would find in Word, Excel, and other Office apps. Now, Neowin reports that...

Science/Tech

Meta’s AI Display Glasses Reportedly Share Intimate Videos With Human Moderators

Yesterday at 23:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Engadget: Users of Meta’s AI smart glasses in Europe may be unknowingly sharing intimate video and sensitive financial information with moderators outside of the bloc, according to a report from Sweden’s Svenska Dagbladet released last week. Employees in Kenya doing AI “annotation” told the journalists that they’ve seen people nude, using the toilet and...