September 25, 2025 - Brief Briefing

NASA Marshall Space Flight Center director Joseph Pelfrey resigns

A crane towers above the mobile launcher 2 adjacent the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. Richard Tribou...

by admin September 25, 2025

NASA Marshall Space Flight Center director Joseph Pelfrey resigns

Environment

Oil giant BP quietly steps out of the takeover spotlight

British oil and gasoline company BP (British Petroleum) signage is being pictured in Warsaw, Poland, on July 29, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty...

by admin September 25, 2025

Oil giant BP quietly steps out of the takeover spotlight

Police Scotland investigating more than 70 complaints of ‘missing ashes and fraud’ against ex-funeral directors

Police Scotland has received complaints from more than 70 people as investigations continue into the alleged mismanagement of human remains and funds at a...

by admin September 25, 2025

Police Scotland investigating more than 70 complaints of 'missing ashes and fraud' against ex-funeral directors

Technology

Tesla’s continuing sales slump in Europe weighs on stock price

Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, attends the Viva Technology conference at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris on June 16,...

by admin September 25, 2025

Tesla's continuing sales slump in Europe weighs on stock price

Ex-FBI director James Comey charged with making false statement and obstruction

Ex-FBI director James Comey has been charged with making a false statement and obstruction in a criminal case. Comey was fired months into Donald...

by admin September 25, 2025

Ex-FBI director James Comey charged with making false statement and obstruction

World

Donald Trump ‘very, very committed’ to ending Gaza war, says Saudi foreign minister

Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister has told Sky News he believes Donald Trump is “very, very committed” to ending the war in Gaza. Prince Faisal...

by admin September 25, 2025

Donald Trump 'very, very committed' to ending Gaza war, says Saudi foreign minister

Sports

Oklahoma’s Mateer says hand surgery a success

ESPN News Services Sep 25, 2025, 05:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions 1 Related Sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Tuesday that Mateer, the...

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Oklahoma's Mateer says hand surgery a success

Technology

Judge in Anthropic copyright case preliminarily approves $1.5 billion settlement with authors

Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic, at the World Economic Forum in 2025. Stefan Wermuth | Bloomberg | Getty Images A...

by admin September 25, 2025

Judge in Anthropic copyright case preliminarily approves .5 billion settlement with authors

Environment

Shale oil execs say Trump policies are hurting investment, ‘business is broken’

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN headquarters on Sept. 23, 2025...

by admin September 25, 2025

Business

Many small firms reliant on Jaguar Land Rover have ‘weeks left’ before damage ‘untenable’

Small firms reliant on the production-halted British car maker Jaguar Land Rover, “may have at best a week of cashflow left to support themselves”...

by admin September 25, 2025

Many small firms reliant on Jaguar Land Rover have 'weeks left' before damage 'untenable'

Technology

Trump approves TikTok deal through executive order, Vance says business valued at $14 billion

Muhammed Selim Korkutata | Anadolu | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order approving a proposal that would keep TikTok...

by admin September 25, 2025

Trump approves TikTok deal through executive order, Vance says business valued at billion

FBI shares details of handwritten notes allegedly written by Dallas shooting suspect

A handwritten note recovered after a deadly shooting in Dallas detailed the suspect’s desire to inflict “real terror” on US immigration agents, the head...

by admin September 25, 2025

FBI shares details of handwritten notes allegedly written by Dallas shooting suspect

Science

NASA’s James Webb Telescope May Have Found First Black Hole Star, Known as ‘The Cliff’

JWST detected “The Cliff,” a candidate black hole star with a black hole core wrapped in a luminous gas shell. This discovery offers insights...

by admin September 25, 2025

Science

Tiny Red Dots Spotted By NASA’s James Webb Telescope Could Be Black Hole Stars

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope revealed mysterious “little red dots” that seem too bright and mature for their age. A new study suggests they...

by admin September 25, 2025

Hackers claim to have stolen pictures, names and addresses of children in nursery firm cyber attack

Hackers have claimed to have stolen pictures, names and addresses of thousands of children in a cyber attack on a nursery chain. The group...

by admin September 25, 2025

Hackers claim to have stolen pictures, names and addresses of children in nursery firm cyber attack

Science

Blue Origin to Land NASA’s VIPER Rover on the Moon’s South Pole in 2027

NASA chose Blue Origin to deliver the VIPER rover to the Moon’s South Pole by late 2027 under a $190 million CLPS contract. VIPER...

by admin September 25, 2025

The pros and cons of digital IDs – and do we need them?

Fans of digital ID cards argue that they will speed the UK into a digital future by giving everyone a way to prove who...

by admin September 25, 2025

The pros and cons of digital IDs - and do we need them?

Science

NASA Resolves Artemis II Rocket Vibration Issues Through Wind Tunnel Testing

NASA has resolved troubling airflow vibrations detected during Artemis I. By combining wind-tunnel tests, advanced pressure-sensing paint, and supercomputer simulations, engineers added aerodynamic strakes...

by admin September 25, 2025

Environment