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Sweden is investing more than $110 million to bring printed textbooks back into classrooms.
After years of pushing digital learning, the Swedish government is reducing screen use in schools and renewing its focus on physical books. Over the past decade, many schools replaced textbooks with laptops and tablets, moving lessons, homework, grading, and parent communication almost entirely online.
During this period, student performance declined. Results from international assessments such as the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment showed drops in reading, math, and science, prompting officials to reconsider the role of screens in learning.
Research indicates that reading on digital displays can demand more mental effort than reading on paper, especially for younger students. Screens also introduce more distractions, and studies have linked heavy digital use to reduced comprehension and memory retention.
In response, Sweden allocated €60 million in 2023 to restore printed textbooks, with another €44 million planned through 2025. The aim is to ensure every student has a physical textbook for each subject.
Officials stress that technology isn’t being removed from schools, but repositioned as a support tool rather than the default. Printed books are now prioritized for core learning, particularly reading.
While Sweden remains highly tech-advanced, this policy shift reflects a growing global debate: whether more technology automatically leads to better education.
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Digital Product Passports are the ultimate inventory system. Cardano brings total transparency to real world assets
From the @BlockchainforEU Summit: a panel on Digital Product Passports and upcoming EU regulation.
CEO @F_Gregaard and @Thomas_ADA_ explore how blockchain and decentralized ID solutions, like @VeridianID, support verifiable product data while protecting sensitive information.
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Institutional privacy is the final boss of mass adoption. ShieldUSD is defeating it with pure elegance
Midnight 🤝 @W3iSoftware
The Midnight ecosystem is expanding with @Shield_USD, a privacy-preserving USD stablecoin being built by W3i Software for the Midnight Network.
ShieldUSD is designed to support real-world payments and financial workflows—such as payroll, B2B settlement, and institutional DeFi—while preserving confidentiality by default and enabling selective disclosure when required.
Under this collaboration:
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Ha. Everyone's eyebrows will go up, and what, 3 in 100 will act on it? What a larf #creepy
🚨 ALEXA WAS CAUGHT WATCHING THIS LITTLE GIRL AND HER MOM INSIDE THEIR OWN HOME — THEN DENIED IT
A disturbing Alexa video is going viral after a mother asks the device whether it can see anyone in the room.
At first, Alexa says no.
Then they move closer and Alexa describes two people, including one person standing under the cabinets and another taking a selfie with a phone.
Then the little girl asks the obvious question:
“Alexa, why can you see us?”
Alexa responds that it actually can’t see them and says it doesn’t have a camera on the device.
Technology capable of detecting people inside their homes without traditional cameras is already here.
Xfinity’s WiFi Motion uses changes in Wi-Fi signals to detect movement around a home using compatible Wi-Fi equipment.
Xfinity markets the technology as a security feature, and it requires users to enable and configure it. But think about where the technology itself is heading.
Your microphone can hear you.
Your cameras can see you.
And now Wi-Fi signals can detect movement around your home without a camera.
If Alexa can watch a mother and her child inside their own home and then DENY it, why would anyone willingly put one of these devices in their house?
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The internet is full of noise. But the right websites? They’re pure gold. 🌐
Here are 50 incredible websites that can help you explore the world, learn faster, discover hidden resources, and see things you never knew existed.
Some of these feel like internet secrets. 👇
🌎 EXPLORE THE WORLD
#milkywaygalaxy — Explore the Milky Way and space
flightradar24.com — Track flights around the world in real time
marinetraffic.com — See ships moving across the oceans
windy.com — Explore live weather, wind, and storm maps
lightningmaps.org — Track lightning strikes around the world
earthquake.usgs.gov — Check recent earthquakes worldwide
submarinecablemap.com — See the cables that connect the internet
globalforestwatch.org — Monitor forests and deforestation
worldometers.info — Explore live global statistics
internetlivestats.com — Watch internet activity and digital trends
🗺️ MAPS & VIRTUAL EXPLORATION
thetruesize.com — Compare the real sizes of countries
oldmapsonline.org — Explore historical maps from around the world
davidrumsey.com — Discover an incredible collection of historical maps
openstreetmap.org — Explore a free, community-built world map
window-swap.com — Look through windows in places around the world
virtualvacation.us — Take virtual walks through different locations
mapcrunch.com — Jump to a random location on Earth
atlasobscura.com — Discover unusual places and hidden wonders
neal.fun — Play with fun, interactive internet experiments
htwins.net/scale2 — Travel from the smallest particles
🚀 SPACE & SCIENCE
eyes.nasa.gov — Explore planets and space missions in 3D
stellarium-web.org — See the stars and constellations in your browser
apod.nasa.gov — Get a stunning NASA astronomy picture every day
images.nasa.gov — Browse NASA’s free image and video archive
pudding.cool — Explore fascinating stories told through data
ourworldindata.org — Understand global issues through real data
gapminder.org — Challenge common misconceptions about the world
informationisbeautiful.net — Turn complex information into visual stories
data.worldbank.org — Access economic and development data worldwide
data.tuik.gov.tr — Explore Turkey’s official statistics
📚 FREE KNOWLEDGE & DIGITAL ARCHIVES
archive.org — Explore archived websites, books, movies, and more
gutenberg.org — Read thousands of free public-domain books
openlibrary.org — Discover books and find available digital editions
loc.gov — Explore the U.S. Library of Congress digital collections
europeana.eu — Discover Europe’s cultural and historical collections
dp.la — Explore millions of items from America’s digital libraries
artsandculture.google.com — Visit museums and explore art from home
rijksmuseum.nl — Discover world-famous art and high-resolution images
wikiart.org — Explore art from different periods and movements
publicdomainreview.org — Discover fascinating forgotten treasures from history
openculture.com — Find free educational and cultural resources
metmuseum.org — Explore the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection
🎵 MUSIC, CURIOSITY & USEFUL TOOLS
musicmap.info — Explore the connections between music genres
radiooooo.com — Discover music by country and decade
listen.hatnote.com — Hear Wikipedia edits as they happen
wikipedia.org — Dive into a never-ending world of knowledge
timeanddate.com — Check time zones, sunrise times, and celestial events
sciencedaily.com — Discover the latest science news and research
arxiv.org — Read free scientific research preprints
observablehq.com — Create interactive data visualizations with code
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