Firefly’s school apps struggle with ‘unprecedented demand’
A leading provider of remote-learning tech to schools says it has struggled with record demand, causing its service to run slowly and suffer periods of being offline.
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How hackers extorted $1.14m from University of California, San Francisco
A leading medical-research institution working on a cure for Covid-19 has admitted it paid hackers a $1.14m (£910,000) ransom after a covert negotiation witnessed by BBC News.
Blackbaud Hack: Universities lose data to ransomware attack
At least eight universities in the UK and Canada have had data stolen about students and/or alumni after hackers attacked a cloud computing provider.
The algorithms that make big decisions about your life
Thousands of students in England are angry about the controversial use of an algorithm to determine this year's GCSE and A-level results.
A-levels: Ofqual’s ‘cheating’ algorithm under review
The national statistics regulator is stepping in to review the algorithm used by Ofqual to decide A-level grades for students who could not sit exams.
Ransomware halts classes for 115,000 Baltimore pupils
A ransomware attack on a school district in Maryland has halted classes for more than 115,000 pupils.
Online schooling: Calls to cut data fees during Covid lockdowns
Internet providers are under pressure to do more to help low-income families afford data packages for their children to take part in remote learning.
How to home-school without a laptop or broadband
Schools across the UK remain closed to most pupils, and are offering remote learning instead.
China bans children from using mobile phones at school
Children in China are to be banned from using their phones in school, the Ministry of Education has ruled.
Chromebooks overtake Macs in market share for first time
Google-powered Chromebook laptops have overtaken Apple's Macs in popularity for the first time, analysts suggest.
