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Ukrainian slider Olympics over as helmet appeal dismissed

Today at 18:41 PM, via BBC News

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych will not compete at the Winter Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed his appeal to wear a helmet depicting images of athletes killed during Russia’s invasion of his home country.

Sport

Hull moves into contention as Rhodes drops back

Today at 18:57 PM, via BBC News

England’s Charley Hull shoots a five-under 67 to move into contention as overnight leader Mimi Rhodes drops off the pace going into the final round of the PIF Saudi Ladies International.

Sport

Africa Cup of Nations 2027 set for June-July slot

Today at 17:18 PM, via BBC News

Afcon 2027 will be held in June and July next year and reports the finals could be delayed are “totally unfounded”, says African football boss Patrice Motsepe.

Education

San Francisco teachers strike ends as tentative deal reached with district

Today at 18:32 PM, via The Guardian

School district says students will return next week after teachers demanded higher wages and more health benefits

San Francisco teachers who have been on strike over wages and family health benefits have reached a tentative agreement with the school district.

The San Francisco unified school district (SFUSD) says schools will reopen to staff on Friday and to students on Wednesday after two...

Education

Justice Department Sues Harvard for Admissions Records

Today at 18:23 PM, via New York Times

The Trump administration appears to have renewed its pressure campaign against Harvard since President Trump backtracked this month on a possible settlement with the Ivy League school.

Education

San Francisco Teachers End Strike After 4 Days

Today at 16:59 PM, via New York Times

Public schools are expected to reopen on Wednesday for 50,000 students in the city. Teachers demanded higher wages and health care benefits.

Education

What is the new gender guidance for schools and colleges in England?

Today at 14:47 PM, via The Guardian

Advice on how to respond to students questioning their birth gender has been updated. Here are the key changes

Ministers have released updated guidance on how schools and colleges in England should respond to students who are questioning their birth gender. How is it different to the previous Department for Education (DfE) guidance, released under the Conservatives in 2023?

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Science/Tech

OpenAI Claims DeepSeek Distilled US Models To Gain an Edge

Today at 18:30 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shares a report: OpenAI has warned US lawmakers that its Chinese rival DeepSeek is using unfair and increasingly sophisticated methods to extract results from leading US AI models to train the next generation of its breakthrough R1 chatbot, according to a memo reviewed by Bloomberg News. In the memo, sent Thursday to the House Select Committee on China, OpenAI said that...

Science/Tech

Zillow Has Gone Wild—for AI

Today at 18:14 PM, via Wired

As the housing market stalls, Zillow’s CEO sees AI as “an ingredient rather than a threat” that can both help the company protect its turf and reinvent how people search for homes.

Science/Tech

Best VPN with SOCKS5 proxy in 2026: Top 6 Services for Torrenting & Scraping

Today at 17:41 PM, via Tech Financials

Remember when dropping a proxy into your torrent client felt like a secret handshake? In 2026 streaming giants block whole IP ranges, ISPs throttle P2P, and privacy rules keep shifting. That climate turns a VPN-plus-SOCKS5 bundle from nicety to necessity. The proxy speeds one app—qBittorrent or your scraper—while the VPN tunnel shields everything else. Only […]

Science/Tech

Waymo is Asking DoorDash Drivers To Shut the Doors of Its Self-Driving Cars

Today at 17:30 PM, via Slashdot

Waymo’s autonomous vehicles can transport passengers across six cities without a human driver, but the Alphabet-owned company has discovered that its cars become completely inert if a passenger accidentally leaves a door open. The company confirmed that it is now paying DoorDash drivers in Atlanta to close these doors as part of a pilot program. A Reddit post from a DoorDash driver showed an...