California students are arriving at college unprepared, according to a California economics professor, following the state's decision to scrap standardized testing. Meanwhile, in Italy, suspected acts of sabotage caused delays on train lines during the 2026 Winter Olympics. Elsewhere, AI companies are experiencing a talent exodus, and astronomers are making new discoveries about the Kuiper Belt. Finally, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney paid tribute to school shooting victims.
Cal State Long Beach professor Andrea Mays told Fox News Digital that she is seeing "deficits in learning" in the current cohort of college students. Mays argued that the decision to scrap standardized testing in the name of "inclusivity" is actually a disservice to the students it claims to help. The professor noted that many of the students spent their formative middle school years in online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In Italy, train services between Naples and Rome were delayed by more than an hour on Saturday due to suspected acts of sabotage during the 2026 Winter Olympics, according to Al Jazeera. Delays also occurred on the line heading north towards Florence. The Olympic rings and the Paralympics Agitos logo were on display at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics 2026.
AI companies are facing a talent drain, with half of xAI's founding team leaving the company, some due to restructuring, according to TechCrunch. OpenAI is also experiencing shakeups, including the disbanding of its mission alignment team and the firing of a policy executive.
Astronomers are making new discoveries about the Kuiper Belt, a region of frozen debris beyond Neptune's orbit, according to Ars Technica. Over the past 30 years, astronomers have cataloged about 4,000 Kuiper Belt objects (KBOs), but that number is expected to increase tenfold in the coming years as observations from more advanced telescopes pour in.
Finally, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney paid tribute at a makeshift memorial to the victims of a school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, The Guardian reported. Carney told residents that the country would always be with them.
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