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A source within the Indian Armed Forces said their western fleet has moved closer to the northern Arabian Sea, meaning it is now within prime striking distance of Pakistan 's largest port.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Schools across the US are warning parents about an Internet trend that has students purposefully trying to damage their school-issued Chromebooks so that they start smoking or catch fire. Various school districts, including some in Colorado, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Washington, have sent letters to parents warning about the trend that's largely taken off on TikTok. Per reports from school districts and videos that Ars Technica has reviewed online, the so-called Chromebook Challenge includes students sticking things into Chromebook ports to short-circuit the system. Students are using various easily accessible items to do this, including writing utensils, paper clips, gum wrappers, and pushpins. The Chromebook challenge has caused chaos for US schools, leading to laptop fires that have forced school evacuations, early dismissals, and the summoning of first responders. Schools are also warning that damage to school property can result in disciplinary action and, in some states, legal action. In Plainville, Connecticut, a middle schooler allegedly "intentionally stuck scissors into a laptop, causing smoke to emit from it," Superintendent Brian Reas told local news station WFSB. The incident reportedly led to one student going to the hospital due to smoke inhalation and is suspected to be connected to the viral trend. "Although the investigation is ongoing, the student involved will be referred to juvenile court to face criminal charges," Reas said. TikTok recently banned the search term "Chromebook Challenge" and created a safety message that pops up when searching for the term. The social media company notes that the challenge is on other social media platforms, too.

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Tommy Fury called out Jake Paul after beating Kenan Hanjalic as he returned to the ring for the first time in almost two years. He dedicated victory to 'sweetheart' Molly-Mae Hague.

Titans of the creative industry today send their strongest demand yet for Keir Starmer to protect Britain's world renowned creative industries. They say: 'Our work is not yours to give away.'

The former Pussycat Doll, 43, appeared happier than ever as she walked hand-in-hand with the artist, 25, after enjoying a meal at luxury restaurant Sexy Fish.

According to The Information (paywalled), Meta is reportedly developing facial recognition capabilities for its Ray-Ban smart glasses -- technology it previously avoided due to privacy concerns. 404 Media's Joseph Cox writes: The move is an obvious about-face from Meta. It's also interesting to me because Meta's PR chewed my ass off when I dared to report in October that a pair of students took Meta's Ray-Ban glasses and combined them with off-the-shelf facial recognition technology. That tool, which the students called I-XRAY, captured a person's face, ran it through an easy to access facial recognition service called Pimeyes, then went a step further and pulled up information about the subject from across the web, including their home address and phone number. When I contacted Meta for comment for that story, Dave Arnold, a spokesperson for the company, said in an email he had one question for me. "That Pimeyes facial recognition technology could be used with ANY camera, correct? In other words, this isn't something that only is possible because of Meta Ray-Bans? If so, I think that's an important point to note in the piece," he wrote. This is true. But entirely misses the point of why the students created the tool with Meta's Ray-Ban glasses. They said themselves in a demonstration video they identified dozens of people without their knowledge. You do that by wearing a pair of glasses that look like any other. Meta's Ray-Ban's do have a light that turns on when it's recording, but according to the new report, Meta is questioning whether new versions of its glasses need this.

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Eric Brunner, from Philadelphia in the US, was running up to three miles a day at the onset of his symptoms in 2020. Months later he was diagnosed with ALS.

Liam Payne's son Bear could be blocked by his mother, Cheryl Tweedy, from inheriting his father's multi-million pound fortune until he is at least 25, a source has claimed. 

An A-list megastar looked unrecognizable as she headed out shopping in NYC this week.

Cardinal Vincent Nichols, leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales, was one of 133 cardinals involved in the Conclave and described how 'every step was followed'.

Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, face up to ten years in prison for felling the Sycamore Gap tree during a 'moronic mission' which lasted less than three minutes and damaged Hadrian's Wall.

Miley Cyrus releasedMore to Lose, her fourth single from her upcoming album Something Beautiful. The video for the song also dropped on Friday and is a simple, black and white video.

Parker Scholtes was found dead in the blue 2023 Honda Acura SUV about 4.15pm on July 9 last year outside the family home in Marana, north of Tucson, Arizona, and her dad charged with murder.

Award-winning crime reporter George Odling and tree lawyer Sarah Dodd reacted to news that Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers were found guilty of cutting down the famous tree.

AI phone home

Despite stiff export controls on the legitimate sale of AI accelerators to China, stemming the flow of gray market GPUs streaming into the Middle Kingdom remains a point of concern for American lawmakers.…

Numerous coffee establishments across the US are actively restricting internet access and laptop use as they push back against remote workers monopolizing their spaces for hours. New York's Devocion chain limits WiFi to two-hour windows on weekdays and eliminates it entirely on weekends, while Detroit's Alba coffee shop has operated without WiFi since its 2023 opening. Some venues have resorted to physically taping over electrical outlets. DC-based cafe Elle initially launched without WiFi but reversed course after receiving negative Google reviews, implementing a compromise with access restricted to Monday-Thursday, 8am-3pm, with a 90-minute usage cap. The restrictions primarily aim to increase customer turnover, improve sales figures, and restore the community atmosphere that extended laptop sessions often diminish.

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DEI another day: Trump priorities bite as $1B in grants vanish, layoffs loom

The US government's National Science Foundation (NSF) is reportedly axing more than three dozen divisions, including its equity-in-STEM unit, while prepping staff layoffs and yanking over a billion dollars in recently awarded grants. The purge has already sparked legal action and congressional scrutiny.…

The star's daughter is a student at the New York college, which has been hit with a wave of protests in recent months.

The 52-year-old actor picked up children - 16-year-old Seraphina and 13-year-old son Samuel - from school in Los Angeles on Thursday afternoon.

The star, 36, took a break from his successful radio and TV career to head to California last month and work with the music icon. The songwriter has been behind a string of huge hits.