Our campaign to help get laptops to lockdown pupils has raised a staggering £250,000 in its first weekend. In a flying start beyond our wildest dreams, Daily Mail readers have again shown phenomenal generosity. From £5 to £5,000, thousands of contributions have flooded in – many from grandparents – coupled with heartfelt messages of support. One … Read more
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
John Bishop has donated 100 laptops to his former school as he reveals as a child he would have been one of the families that needed help. The comedian, 54, said the pandemic has highlighted the ‘gulf’ in parts of society, as some children are unable to be homeschooled without the right technology. John argued … Read more
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
IT worker, 42, is jailed for two years after stealing 27 laptops worth over £12,000 from hospital during Covid pandemic to pay off gambling debts Neil Murthick stole 27 laptops meant for staff at Darlington Memorial Hospital The 42-year-old gambling addict stole the laptops between December and May Judge said public would be ‘outraged,’ if … Read more
The FBI has seized Hunter Biden’s laptop and has confirmed the former vice president’s son’s emails are ‘authentic’, while dispelling earlier claims that they are part of a Russia disinformation campaign. Senior federal officials told Fox News on Tuesday that the bureau is now in possession of the computer allegedly containing emails that could purportedly implicate Joe … Read more
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 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