A college instructor turns to typewriters to curb AI-written work and teach life lessons

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Java 26 with JVM optimizations, HTTP/3, and finally no Applet API

The current OpenJDK 26 is strategically important and not only brings exciting innovations but also eliminates legacy issues like the outdated Applet API.
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How to simply create out of joy and find freedom

Lifestyle Designer Aileen Xu champions the liberating act of making art and memories for the pure sake of pleasure rather than productivity. 'SNL' mocks Trump over rising gas prices in cold open ...
CNN

Trump says ‘whole educational system’ could go out of business without fixes to college sports

President Donald Trump predicted the destruction not just of college sports but the entire US collegiate system unless the industry is fixed quickly – something some sports leaders who joined him ...
The New York Times

Early spring training observations: ABS system a hit, young players standing out and more

The ABS challenge system has generated a buzz in spring camps, just like Spencer Jones and Konnor Griffin have with their bats. Illustration: Demetrius Robinson / The Athletic; Photos: Christian ...
ZDNet

Should you buy a Sonos or Samsung sound system? I compared both brands to find out

I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen Best laptop cooling pads Best flip ...
Houston Public Media

UT system votes to limit ‘controversial topics’ in class, raising concerns about academic freedom

The University of Texas System Board of Regents approved Thursday an initiative that limits “controversial topics” in the classroom. The new policy states that faculty must “not attempt to coerce, ...
Yahoo

Malcolm Gladwell tells young people if they want a STEM degree, ‘don’t go to Harvard.’ You may end up at the bottom of your class and drop out

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Malcolm Gladwell said that when it comes to picking a college, it's better to be a top performer at a less rigorous school than to ...
Science News

This inside-out planetary system has astronomers scratching their heads

Like a double-stuffed Oreo of planetary proportions, the star LHS 1903 boasts two rocky exoplanets sandwiching two gaseous ones. From the star outward, the lineup — rocky-gaseous-gaseous-rocky — ...
The Enterprise

'Suspicious package' at Abington schools turns out to be class project

Abington's middle and high schools went into a shelter in place Wednesday afternoon following reports of a suspicious package — which turned out to be a school project. Abington Police and Fire ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Physicists Create Homemade Cosmic Dust, Which Could Help Them Figure Out How the Building Blocks of Life First Reached Earth

Tiny specks of rock, ice, minerals or other chemical compounds float freely throughout the universe. This so-called cosmic dust contains ingredients crucial to the formation of stars, planets, comets ...
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ClassPass is handing out month-long free trials. Here’s how to sign up for free

January 1st came and went and February is coming in hot. Well, not actually, another cold snap is on the way. But that is no reason to pause your New Year’s Resolutions. If you’ve been looking to try ...