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US Department of Education to cut half its staff as part of Trump downsizing
ABC News
The United States Department of Education has revealed its plans to lay off nearly half of its staff, as President Donald Trump continues his mission to slash federal spending. The department said t ...[Continue Reading]
ABC News (AU)
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Intel to Keep Networking and Edge Unit, Rules Out Sale
AleksandarK
Back in July, Intel was considering spinning off its Networking and Edge Group (NEX). However, Intel has changed its mind about selling NEX and decided to keep the unit within the company. "After a t ...[Continue Reading]
Techpowerup.com
1 day ago
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Announcing the NPR Student Podcast Challenge for 2026 and a very special prize!
Janet W. Lee
Calling all student storytellers: NPR's Student Podcast Challenge is back for 2026. As always, we're looking to award prizes to the best middle school and high school podcasts in America but we have ...[Continue Reading]
NPR
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Chicago Promoted Two Police Officers After Investigators Found They Engaged in Sexual Misconduct
Mara Ins Zamudio, Isabelle Senechal, Dana Brozost-Kelleher
One of Chicagos newest police sergeants had been deemed unfit to serve after an investigation uncovered evidence that he created a fake Facebook account and spread a nude photo of a woman he was sexu ...[Continue Reading]
ProPublica
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Finance Ministry, MyCC stepping up efforts to curb cartel bidding, PAC told
RAGANANTHINI VETHASALAM, KHOO GEK SAN
KUALA LUMPUR: The Finance Ministry is stepping up cooperation with the Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC) to curb any potential coordinated bidding by cartels trying to secure government tenders. ...[Continue Reading]
The Star Online
1 day ago
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New Mistral 3 Large AI Models : Coding, Multilingual, Multimodal AI with Sparse Experts
Julian Horsey
What if the next breakthrough in artificial intelligence wasnt locked behind corporate walls but was instead placed in the hands of everyone? Enter the Mistral 3 family of AI models, a innovative lea ...[Continue Reading]
Geeky Gadgets
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