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Massa can continue part of £64m ‘Crashgate’ lawsuit

Today at 18:06 PM, via BBC News

Felipe Massa can continue part of his legal action over the ‘Crashgate scandal’ at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, but has other elements of his case dismissed by the High Court.

World

What do we know about the Epstein files?

Today at 15:22 PM, via BBC News

US President Donald Trump has approved a bill that orders the release of material from investigations into Epstein, the late sex offender.

Education

‘AI is scary territory’: art teachers – one 64, one 29 – on cuts, creativity and life in a career that’s under threat

Today at 13:34 PM, via The Guardian

There are 27% fewer art teachers in England today than there were in 2011, and the proportion of students taking arts subjects has plummeted. Here’s what it’s like to work in a job that is essential and often perilously undervalued

When 64-year-old Sue Cabourn began her career in the late 90s, the next generation of artists including Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin and Gillian Wearing were dominating...

Education

‘We could have asked ChatGPT’: students fight back over course taught by AI

Today at 13:18 PM, via The Guardian

Staffordshire students say signs material was AI-generated included suspicious file names and rogue voiceover accent

Students at the University of Staffordshire have said they feel “robbed of knowledge and enjoyment” after a course they hoped would launch their digital careers turned out to be taught in large part by AI.

James and Owen were among 41 students who took a coding module at...

Science/Tech

American Kids Can’t Do Math Anymore

Today at 18:03 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shares a report: For the past several years, America has been using its young people as lab rats in a sweeping, if not exactly thought-out, education experiment. Schools across the country have been lowering standards and removing penalties for failure. The results are coming into focus. Five years ago, about 30 incoming freshmen at UC San Diego arrived with math skills...

Science/Tech

The man who froze his wife and got a new girlfriend: a stranger, sadder tale than I expected | Imogen West-Knights

Today at 17:55 PM, via The Guardian

The story has sparked debates about cryogenics and fidelity. But it also tells us something deeper about our responses to loss

One of the last remaining fun things about the internet is getting to pass judgment on the goings-on in households that you would never hear about otherwise. On Reddit, for instance, there is a whole thriving sub for just this purpose called Am I the Asshole?, where...

Science/Tech

Verizon Cutting More Than 13,000 Jobs As It Restructures

Today at 17:20 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader writes: U.S. wireless carrier Verizon said Thursday it will cut more than 13,000 jobs in its largest single layoff as it works to shrink costs and restructure operations. Verizon also said it plans to convert 179 corporate-owned retail stores into franchised operations and close one store. Verizon’s new CEO, Dan Schulman, said in a note to employees the company would reduce...

Health

Is Scalp Care the New Big Beauty Trend?

Today at 12:00 PM, via New York Times

Consumers are increasingly fixating on their scalps, turning to head spas, pricey treatments and products to combat thin hair and irritation.