The Arab World Institute to launch inaugural edition of Arab Fashion Prize
Published September 16, 2025 The Arab World Institute has announced the finalists for this inaugural…
Why One VC Thinks Quantum Is a Bigger Unlock Than AGI
Depending on how you think about it, there’s half a dozen or more approaches to the hardware. And I became excited that within the hardware approach, the neutral atom approach was high potential. So we backed [Thompson’s] company called Logiqal. What happens if you’re right? I’m a venture investor, and we believe in convexity—taking risks…
Student’s pinkie-sized fossil reveals a new croc species
About 95 million years ago, a juvenile crocodyliform nicknamed Elton lived in what is now southwest Montana at the edge of the Western Interior Seaway. Measuring no more than 2 feet long from nose to tip of tail, young Elton was about the size of a big lizard, according to Montana State University professor of…
[Guest Diary] Distracting the Analyst for Fun and Profit
[This is a Guest Diary by Taylor House, an ISC intern as part of the SANS.edu Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Cybersecurity (BACS) program [1].] Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are a type of cyber-attack where the threat actor attempts to disrupt a service by flooding the target with a ton of requests to overload…
The Universe’s first magnetic fields were shockingly weak, but changed everything
The magnetic fields that formed in the very early stages of the Universe, may have been billions of times weaker than a small fridge magnet, with strengths comparable to magnetism generated by neurons in the human brain. Yet, despite such weakness, quantifiable traces of their existence still remain in the cosmic web, the visible cosmic…
10 people who beat 8,000 others to become NASA astronaut candidates
NASA’s 10 new astronaut candidates were introduced on Monday, September 22, following a competitive selection process of more than 8,000 applicants from across the United States. The class now will complete nearly two years of training before becoming eligible for flight assignments supporting future science and exploration missions to low Earth orbit, the Moon, and…
Eliminate Cyber Risk with Confidence | TruRisk™
“We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire… Give us the tools and we will finish the job.” – Winston Churchill Every security team knows this truth: you can’t patch everything, and you can’t necessarily protect everything. History reminds us that perfection is rare, but decisive execution can change outcomes. With…
Nasa plans crewed Moon mission for February
Getty Nasa has said it hopes to send astronauts on a trip around the Moon as soon as February to prepare for landing there as early as 2027. The US space agency had previously committed to launching no later than the end of April but said it aims to bring the mission forward. It’s been…
What is autism and what are Trump’s unproven claims about a Tylenol link?
Getty Images US President Donald Trump has claimed there is a link between the use of painkiller Tylenol by pregnant women and an increased risk of autism in some children. Going against current scientific advice and medical opinion, he said the drug, known as paracetamol in many countries, “is no good” and women should “fight…
NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity captures stunning details of alien rock formations
Earth planning date: Friday, Sept. 5, 2025 Curiosity is in the midst of the boxwork campaign, trying to decipher why we see such pronounced ridges and hollows in this area of Mount Sharp. When this terrain was first identified from orbit it was hypothesized that the ridges may be the result of cementation by circulating…
Harrods’ fashion buying chief hails Roksanda, Erdem and Burberry as key London collections
Published September 23, 2025 Harrods’ top fashion buyer, Simon Longland, has called out Roksanda, Erdem, Patrick McDowell, Priya Ahluwalia and Burberry as some of the biggest successes from London Fashion Week. See fashion showRoksanda – Spring-Summer2026 – Womenswear – Royaume-Uni – Londres – ©Launchmetrics/spotlight But he was hard-pressed to highlight the key trends because he…
