Cloud sovereignty in Europe and beyond: a tipping point?

Europe has begun to actively test the waters of cloud sovereignty, with 72% of European businesses prioritizing data control when selecting technology vendors. However, despite the growing desire to protect data integrity and security within European borders, over 70% of European businesses use US hyperscalers from their cloud computing provider. While Google is doubling down…

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Gravitational shockwave: LIGO catches a 225-solar-mass black-hole smash-up

The LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) Collaboration has detected the merger of the most massive black holes ever observed with gravitational waves using the US National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded LIGO observatories. The powerful merger produced a final black hole approximately 225 times the mass of our Sun. The signal, designated GW231123, was detected during the fourth observing run…

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What We Saw, Heard, And Felt At UFC Nashville

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – JULY 12: (R-L) Derrick Lewis punches Tallison Teixeira of Brazil in a … More heavyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at Bridgestone Arena on July 12, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC) Zuffa LLC UFC Nashville delivered knockouts, chaos, controversy, and a crowd that reminded us why…

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Freeholders begin High Court challenge over reforms

Tarah Welsh Housing reporter BBC Leasehold campaigners say they don’t feel represented in the legal challenge A group of landowners is beginning a judicial review in the High Court to challenge the government’s attempts to reform the freehold and leasehold system of property ownership. Some of the country’s wealthy landowners and two charities who own…

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Domenico Dolce says Rome is a triumph of beauty

By Ansa Translated by Nicola Mira Published July 14, 2025 Designer Domenico Dolce is in Rome for Dolce & Gabbana’s Grand Tour, a five-day event scheduled for July 12-16. He talked about the city and its influence, saying that “we see Rome as a ‘Triumph of Beauty’, the title of the volume-gift that summarises, like…

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