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Wealthy parents are buying their kids $75,000 AI schooling with guardrails as schools grapple with a literacy crisis

Alpha School has AI tutor core subjects and afternoons devoted to life skills workshops as schools nationwide face historically low reading scores.

Fortune

Mamdani to New York City kids: No AI until high school

NYC, which boasts the largest school system in the nation, issued a one-year moratorium on AI in city elementary and middle schools.

Fortune

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Ukraine built a $48,000 long-range drone after covertly snapping Chinese factory photos, clone destroys Russian Tu-95 bomber — attack drone has 2,000 km range, country builds 6,000 flying-wing drones a year

The drone that destroyed a Tupolev Tu-95MS strategic bomber at Russia's Engels-2 air base last month turns out to be the MICH 2000.

Tom’s Hardware

NRG and Leviatán lead the pack as all four VCT Americas Stage 2 playoff spots are claimed

All four teams punched their tickets to the Stage 2 playoffs on August 13, setting up a high-stakes bracket ahead of Champions Shanghai qualification.

Dot Esports

Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #216

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board governance, the politics surrounding it, and education policy.

Ballotpedia

Russian strikes kill 4 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy's defense shake-up sparks anger

Russian attacks overnight on Ukraine killed at least four civilians and wounded 20, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said

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Magic: The Gathering community stunned as Path of Exile co-creator shows one of the biggest collections in the world, including 14 Black Lotuses, years after selling his cards to "fund the company"

Yes, that is 24 copies of The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

GamesRadar

Stark Is Giving Its Customers Traction Control for Free. Take Note KTM

Stark Future just added traction control to its VARG models for free via an over-the-air update. This contrasts with KTM, which asks customers to pay more to unlock features.

RideApart

G.T. School's Bet on Gifted Ed: Cash Rewards, 2 Hours of AI Tutoring, No Lectures

Pamela Hobart of G.T. School says a lot of schools are lying to parents.

Reason

ET Alpha Wealth Summit | Is alpha dead in Indian markets? Devina Mehra says no, but the game has changed

Stock-picking is not over, but the way to achieve better returns is changing. Most investors are missing the real story. Devina Mehra of First Global highlighted that a narrow rally last year meant many portfolios suffered even as indices rose. She stressed that diversification is mathematical, not magical, and global…

The Economic Times

AI schools like Alpha promise efficiency, but can’t replicate the messy process that helps kids learn

A child at a playground tries to climb, jump or negotiate with a peer, and their attempt does not work. They fall, get left out of a game or reach another impasse. Then they try again.

The Conversation

Are Traditional Teachers Obsolete? Alpha School's $65,000 Bet on AI-First Learning

Alpha School in Texas is transforming education by replacing traditional teachers with AI to provide a personalized learning experience. Explore the debate on AI's role in shaping the future of education.

International Business Times UK

Why The Most Baffling Body Horror Movie Of The Year Is Not What You Think It Is

Far from the shock value of her films 'Raw and 'Titane,' writer-director Julia Ducournau describes her new film 'Alpha' as an exercise in empathy.

Inverse

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Have you heard of MacKenzie Price? Why the co-founder of the $65k-a-year Alpha School is being called the Elon Musk of AI Education

The Stanford-educated co-founder of Alpha School says AI can radically shorten the school day and personalize learning. Supporters call her visionary; critics say she’s running a risky experiment on kids.

BANG Premier

‘He hasn’t gone mad’ Ralph Fiennes teases his role in 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

Ralph Fiennes has reflected on his Dr. Kelson in 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, teasing his enigmatic doctor "hasn't gone mad" but has "got this task of honouring the dead".

Dot Esports

How to join VALORANT Alpha vs Omega event

You can earn up to four player cards by playing VALORANT matches.

The Guardian - UK

Eddie Thornton obituary

Trumpeter who contributed to Georgie Fame’s Blue Flames and later became a member of Aswad

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Barchart

The Next Two Years Will Belong To Breakups: Investors Who Miss It Will Miss the Cycle

Alpha is not gone. It is just stuck inside companies that forgot what business they are really in.

The Guardian - UK

The Beta Blacks: Alpha days are gone for New Zealand and their aura with it

A lack of experience has lessened the impact of the All Blacks as many key players are ineligible for selection after moving to Japan

The Independent UK

Body of trapped worker found inside flooded West Virginia coal mine after he endured 6 days in complete darkness

Holes were drilled in the mine and dive teams have explored potential areas where air pockets might exist

The Guardian - US

Inside San Francisco’s new AI school: is this the future of US education?

The private Alpha School says its students can learn faster and better – but experts warn not all may benefit from an AI boom in schools

Benzinga

Enpro Moves To Boost Profits With $280 Million Acquisition Push

Enpro Inc. (NYSE:NPO) said it will acquire AlpHa Measurement Solutions and Overlook Industries for about $280 million in cash to expand its Sealing Technologies unit and strengthen its position in compositional analysis and biopharma production.

Benzinga

'Dude, Take Your Wife On Vacation'—AI Entrepreneur Mocked For Telling His Wife They Can't Afford A Trip Despite A $10M Net Worth

Kevin Xu, founder and CEO of artificial intelligence finance startup Alpha, went viral over the weekend for a post that many online called tone-deaf, cringeworthy, or outright depressing.

Space

Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket cleared to fly again after April 29 launch failure

Firefly Aerospace has completed its investigation into the anomaly that caused its Alpha rocket to a plunge into the sea near Antarctica on April 29.

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