Google for Startups opens new program for govtech startups
Today we’re opening applications to the new Google for Startups program designed for startups using AI to support governments and enhance services for communities. Growth Academy: AI for GovTech is a three-month hybrid program for EMEA-based seed to Series A startups using AI to develop solutions in key sectors, including (but not limited to): Agriculture…
Living material made from fungus could make buildings more sustainable
The fungus Neurospora crassa formed the scaffold of a living construction material WIM VAN EGMOND/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Fungi and bacteria could one day be part of a living building material that is able to grow and repair itself. One of the great challenges facing the world as we attempt to reduce waste and greenhouse gas…
Infected blood compensation needs to be faster, campaigners say
Compensation for infected blood victims needs to be delivered faster, campaigners have said on the first anniversary of a public inquiry report into what has been described as the worst treatment disaster in NHS history. “We are dying at pace, the government needs to be working at pace, not just talking about it,” one campaigner…
Quarterback questions for 32 NFL teams: Contracts, QB1 races
Dan GrazianoJun 11, 2025, 06:55 AM ET Close Dan Graziano is a senior NFL national reporter for ESPN, covering the entire league and breaking news. Dan also contributes to Get Up, NFL Live, SportsCenter, ESPN Radio, Sunday NFL Countdown and Fantasy Football Now. He is a New Jersey native who joined ESPN in 2011, and…
A classic hacking technique works on some quantum computers
A quantum computer at IBM IBM The laws of quantum mechanics make it impossible to copy quantum information, but that doesn’t mean quantum computers are unhackable. Two independent teams of researchers have now devised methods for disrupting calculations on quantum computers. They both rely a method used to hack traditional computers called a row-hammer attack….
An early hint of cosmic dawn has been seen in a distant galaxy
The distant galaxy JADES-GS-z13-1-LA appears as a red dot in this image from the James Webb Space Telescope ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, JADES Collaboration, J. Witstok, P. Jakobsen, M. Zamani A galaxy found at the dawn of the universe appears to be the earliest known evidence of cosmic reionisation, the period when the universe was…
Vietnam risks being the trade war’s biggest loser. Does it have a plan B?
The south-east Asian country benefited hugely from US-China tensions, but the Trump tariffs strike at the heart of its economy Source link
Central banks are beginning to fret about dollar swap lines
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Back in 1857, the Bank of Austria loaded 10mn ounces of silver on to a train and dispatched it to Hamburg. The reason? The city’s banks were about to collapse, having run out of reserves….
Ex-WR Antonio Brown sought on attempted murder charge, report says
Marcel Louis-JacquesJun 12, 2025, 11:42 PM ET Close Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award for…