Astronomers Detect Smallest Known Clump of Pure Dark Matter Using Gravitational Lensing
Astronomers using a global radio telescope array have detected the smallest known pure dark matter clump, roughly a million times the Sun’s mass. Found...
Meta removes Facebook page allegedly used to target ICE agents after pressure from DOJ
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during a roundtable on “Antifa,” an anti-fascist movement he designated a domestic “terrorist organization” via executive order on...
Rising Satellite Traffic in Low Earth Orbit Sparks Collision Risk Concerns
A new study in Acta Astronautica warns that Low Earth Orbit is becoming dangerously congested. Since 2019, the number of satellites performing more than...
Astronomers Capture First Image of Two Supermassive Black Holes Orbiting Each Other
Astronomers have captured the first image of two supermassive black holes orbiting in quasar OJ 287. The smaller black hole’s jet spirals due to...
Scientists Develop Self-Healing Technology for Safer, Longer-Lasting EV Batteries
Researchers have developed a self-healing layer for all-solid-state lithium batteries, enhancing their safety, performance, and longevity. The innovation could power safer electric vehicles and...
OpenAI forms expert council to bolster safety measures after FTC inquiry
OpenAI’s EMEA startups head Laura Modiano spoke at the Sifted Summit on Wednesday, 8 October. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images OpenAI on Tuesday...
SpaceX’s Starship Flight 11 Marks Final Test of V2 Design With Successful Launch
Starship Flight 11 launched flawlessly from Starbase, Texas, marking the final test of SpaceX’s Starship V2 design. The mission validated new descent and heat-shield...
Trump trade rep says new 100% tariff on China depends on Beijing’s next move
President Donald Trump could still slap China with 100% tariffs on Nov. 1 or sooner, depending on Beijing’s next move in a dispute over...
Major real estate developers are fast becoming power brokers
Aerial view of the Apple Data Center in Mesa near Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. on August 6, 2017. Picture taken on August 6, 2017. Apple...
UK must prepare for 2C of warming by 2050, government told for first time
Britain must prepare for at least 2C of warming within just 25 years, the government has been advised by its top climate advisers. That...
Bodies of four hostages returned to Israel – and why finding others will be ‘massive challenge’
The families of 24 dead hostages are still waiting to have their bodies returned from Gaza. Only four bodies were transferred by Hamas to...
Deadline day for firm linked to Tory peer to pay back millions over COVID contract scandal
Today is the High Court’s deadline for a firm linked to Baroness Michelle Mone to repay £122m for supplying defective PPE at the height...
Four big themes as IMF takes aim at UK growth and inflation
Six months ago the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned that the world economy was heading for a serious slowdown, in the face of Donald...
UK to have highest inflation in G7, IMF says
Price rises in the UK are to be the highest among the G7 club of industrialised nations, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)....
How China’s rare earth restrictions could disrupt the U.S. defense industry and reignite a trade war
China’s sweeping restrictions on rare earth exports threaten the U.S. defense industry, providing President Xi Jinping with powerful leverage over President Donald Trump in...
OpenAI’s latest deals show an aggressive pivot to control every part of its business
Sam Altman didn’t set out to compete with Nvidia. OpenAI began with a simple bet that better ideas, not better infrastructure, would unlock artificial...
Authorities name 16 killed in Tennessee explosives factory blast
Authorities have identified the 16 people killed in a massive blast at a munitions factory in rural Tennessee. They were killed in an explosion...
Getting a job becomes harder with fewer vacancies – official ONS figures
The jobs market continued to slow, with 9,000 fewer vacancies in the three months to September, official figures show. It is the 39th consecutive...
Trump achieves something remarkable, but will his ‘goldfish’ attention span stay the course?
Two things can be true at the same time – an adage so apt for the past day. This was the Trump show. There’s...
‘Make or break’: Chancellor warned businesses can’t take more tax hikes in budget
Rachel Reeves has been warned that firms face a “make-or-break moment” at next month’s budget. The British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) urged the chancellor,...