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Students in Illinois without permanent legal status are adjusting to changes in in-state tuition rules, according to the Jacksonville Journal-Courier. The report, framed by the phrase 'knowledge is free,' highlights how these students and their families are working to access higher education as eligibility requirements shift, and what the changes mean for college access across the state.

The Petikko golf course in Vantaa, Finland, was shut down following what is described as a sad environmental crime. The city of Vantaa now wants to take it over and turn it into Finland's only municipally run golf course, with the city responsible for restoring and maintaining the course and collecting the revenue it generates. Such an operating model is unusual in Finland, where golf courses are typically privately run, which is why the proposal is drawing attention.

A 2012 essay arguing that no user interface is truly intuitive, and that all interface conventions must be learned, is recirculating among technology readers. The piece takes its title from a well-known aphorism in interface design circles and examines why claims of 'intuitive' software often hide the effort users have already invested in learning earlier systems.

Mathematician Maggie Miller explains why human intuition built on three dimensions fails in four, and how she visualizes four-dimensional spaces as a sequence of three-dimensional snapshots, like frames on a reel. Writing in Quanta Magazine, she explores what the fourth dimension actually means, offering accessible ways to think about higher-dimensional geometry that challenge everyday spatial assumptions.

Intuitive eating, an approach that encourages people to trust hunger and fullness cues rather than follow restrictive diets, is being highlighted by health experts including the Medical University of South Carolina. The method rejects calorie counting and food rules, promoting a healthier relationship with eating. Proponents say it supports long-term wellbeing, though some remain skeptical about its effectiveness for weight management.

The preliminary investigating judge in Rome, accepting a request from prosecutors, has returned the documents in the investigation into the 1980 Ustica plane massacre and revoked the earlier request to shelve the case. The move revives proceedings into the crash that killed 81 people, one of Italy's darkest unresolved mysteries, decades after the disaster.

General Intuition, a startup working on world models, has closed a $220 million investment round, according to a report by SiliconANGLE. The funding makes the young company one of the notable new entrants in the increasingly crowded field of AI firms building models that understand and simulate physical environments. Details on the investors and valuation have not yet been made public.

The US Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against the University of Delaware over its policies granting in-state tuition to certain immigrant students. The suit challenges the university's practice of offering reduced tuition rates to immigrants regardless of status. The case adds to ongoing legal fights over immigrant education benefits and states' tuition policies, drawing attention to how universities handle residency requirements for undocumented students.

Intuit announced that QuickBooks is joining Muse, a partnership aimed at supporting small businesses. The move ties QuickBooks' accounting and financial tools to Muse's platform, expanding resources available to small business owners. Further details about the scope of the collaboration were not provided.

Meta and Intuit have announced a partnership focused on small business intelligence, combining Meta's advertising and platform reach with Intuit's financial software such as QuickBooks. The collaboration aims to give small businesses better data-driven tools for marketing and financial decision-making, and the news is circulating in business coverage of the two companies' expanding AI strategies.

A widely circulated health piece asks whether intuitive eating — an approach that rejects restrictive dieting in favor of eating based on hunger and fullness cues — could help people break free of diet obsession. The article explores how abandoning rigid food rules may improve relationships with eating and mental wellbeing, tapping into ongoing debate between anti-diet advocates and those skeptical of abandoning structured weight management.

The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the University of Delaware over its tuition policy for undocumented immigrants. The federal action challenges in-state tuition benefits extended to undocumented students. The case adds to a series of legal fights between the federal government and institutions over immigration-related policies, and is drawing attention amid ongoing national debate over immigration enforcement.

Cloudflare has released cf, a new agentic command-line tool that replaces its long-standing Wrangler CLI and gives access to around 3,000 API operations. Developer communities are discussing what the change means for existing deployment workflows and how an AI-driven interface could reshape infrastructure management for Cloudflare's platform.

Intuit is expanding its IDEAS Accelerator programme with a new cohort tied to the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The financial software company, known for TurboTax and QuickBooks, is backing entrepreneurs connected to the Los Angeles 2024... 2028 Games. Details on the participants and funding were not included in the available reporting.

The Trump Justice Department is moving to challenge state laws that allow undocumented immigrants to pay in-state college tuition, setting up a legal clash between federal authority and state policies. The push targets statutes in several states that grant lower tuition rates regardless of immigration status, and it is likely to spark court battles and debate over states' rights, immigration enforcement, and access to higher education.