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So you've been following the Skydance/Paramount merger. Did you know about administration's claim they were getting $20m in PSAs? Another not widely publicized story: Trump did this successfully with the Qatari jet. The United States was talking to Qatar about leasing or buying, but then Trump wished aloud that maybe it could be a gift . . . and then it was a gift. We're getting dangerously close to "Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?" territory.
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Enhancing Engagement and Learning in Computing Education: Automated Moodle-Based Problem-Solving Assessments
Charith Jayasekara, Carlo Kopp, Vincent Lee, Chetan Arora
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.17191

Enhancing Engagement and Learning in Computing Education: Automated Moodle-Based Problem-Solving Assessments
This paper presents the design and refinement of automated Moodle-based Problem-Solving Assessments (PSAs) deployed across large-scale computing units. Developed to replace traditional exams, PSAs assess applied problem-solving skills through parameterised, real-world tasks delivered via Moodle's quiz engine. Integrated with interactive workshops, this approach supports authentic learning, mitigates academic integrity risks, and reduces inconsistencies in marking. Iterative improvements have en…

One day after signing a $1.5B deal with Paramount, South Park satirizes Paramount's settlement with Trump, pro-Trump PSAs, and the cancellation of The Late Show (Jenna Amatulli/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/jul/24/south-park-t…

Trump says he anticipates receiving $20M in ads and PSAs from Skydance, bringing the cost of the 60 Minutes settlement to $36M (Joe Flint/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/business/media/trump-60-minutes-cbs-settlement-5e3f1ce0