Laptops given to children for home-schooling during lockdown were infected with RUSSIAN virus

An investigation has been launched into reports that some of the laptops handed out to vulnerable children for homeschooling are infected with a virus. Teachers from schools in Bradford, Lincolnshire and Wolverhampton said on an online forum they noticed the issue and believe it contacts Russian servers. One person wrote: ‘Upon unboxing and preparing them … Read more

Disadvantaged children will get a further 300,000 laptops and tablets

Disadvantaged children will get a further 300,000 laptops and tablets so they can study at home during Covid lockdown Disadvantaged children are set to get a further 300,000 laptops and tablets  Department for Education said it will also publish a remote education framework  Mr Williamson said: ‘I know just how difficult the past year has … Read more

Tony Blair backs demand for thousands more iPads and laptops for deprived children if schools close

Former prime minister Tony Blair today backed demands for laptops and tablets to be given to hundreds of thousands of children who face their schools closing in the face of a surge in Covid infections.  He was joined by three former education secretaries in urging Boris Johnson to help the poorest children who face an … Read more

Today co-anchor Craig Melvin surprises ‘overlooked’ school with free laptops and internet access 

Students and teachers across the U.S. are trying to navigate the new normal of virtual and hybrid learning amid the coronavirus pandemic and, unfortunately, not all are equipped to handle the changes.  Today co-anchor Craig Melvin stepped in to help out one such group of students in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, and joined DailyMailTV’s Thomas Roberts exclusively … Read more

Google may be developing own processor for powering its line of Pixel phones and Chromebook laptops

Google may be developing its own processor to power machine-learning and AI in its line of Pixel phones and Chromebook laptops The processor would power Pixel phones and Chromebook laptops It could also improve machine-learning and Google Assistant This would be the first in-house main processor to appear in Google hardware  By James Pero For … Read more