A significant case involving parental rights and LGBTQ+ education is set to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court as early as this spring and could have wide-reaching implications for religious beliefs and public education across the country. At the heart of the case is a group of parents in Montgomery County, Maryland, challenging the […]
Chris Baraniuk Technology Reporter Getty Images Subsea cables are critical to the operation of the internet The diver had found the fibre optic cable lying on the seabed of the North Sea. He swam closer, until it was near enough to touch. He reached out his hand. But someone could tell he was lurking there.
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Suzanne Bearne Technology Reporter Getty Images Storm Babet caused flooding across the UK in October 2023 When Storm Babet hit the town of Trowell in Nottingham in 2023, Claire Sneddon felt confident her home would not be affected. After all, when she bought the property in 2021, she was told by the estate agent that
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Angus Crawford and Tony Smith BBC News investigations Getty Images Bereaved families are calling on the online regulator Ofcom to shut down a “vile” website which promotes videos of the deaths of their loved ones. The website, which we are not naming, has more than three million members and contains thousands of graphic photos and
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Peter Gillibrand and Tom Richardson BBC Newsbeat EA/Hazelight Studios Video game director Josef Fares says his studio is “the best in the world” at making co-operative adventures Think of video games, and you’ll probably think of something competitive. Some of the most popular titles in the world, such as Fortnite and Call of Duty, are
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Daniel Thomas Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images Almost 80% of smartphones sold in the US are made in China Deena Ghazarian had only been in business for a year when the trade policies of President Donald Trump’s first term of office sent her company into a tailspin. It was 2019 and her California-based firm,
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Tom Singleton Technology reporter Getty Images US politicians, civil rights campaigners and the BBC are all calling for a High Court hearing about a data privacy row between Apple and the UK government to be held in public. The tech giant is taking legal action after the Home Office demanded the right to access customer
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At 1EdTech’s 2025 Digital Credentials Summit in Phoenix, Arizona it was data, flow chart and taxonomy galore. For me, a few numbers from the opening keynote set the stage for the week: 65% of a person’s job will change every 5-7 years. If you follow Getting Smart regularly, this isn’t surprising, but the framing of
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Zoe Kleinman & Georgina Hayes Technology editor & reporter Getty Images Roblox has seen meteoric growth among young gamers Parents who don’t want their children on Roblox should not let them use it, the chief executive of the gigantic gaming platform has said. The site, which is the most popular in the UK among young
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What should have been a moment of triumph for 13-year-old Devarjaye “DJ” Daniel has become a source of immense stress and frustration according to his father, Theodis Daniel. On March 4, 2025, before a joint session of Congress, President Trump recognized DJ as an honorary U.S. Secret Service agent, an honor that left the young
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