Sky Sports declines offer to renew long-term contract Value of bilateral international cricket in decline Cricket South Africa has yet to secure a UK television rights deal for England’s marquee Test series next winter with Sky Sports declining an offer to renew a long-term contract that expired last year. Sky’s...
Muons, massive waves and restored sight: the winners at the ‘Oscars of science’ – podcast
Madeleine Finlay sits down with science editor Ian Sample to hear about some of the winners of the Breakthrough Prize, which held its ceremony in LA last weekend. Each prize is worth $3m and they’re awarded in physics, maths and life sciences. Madeleine and Ian hear from molecular biologist Jean...
Gibraltar’s monkeys eat mud ‘to avoid upset stomachs from tourist junk food’
Macaques have learned to eat soil to avert gut irritation caused by salty and sugary snacks, researchers believe Troops of monkeys living on the Rock of Gibraltar have learned to eat soil in what scientists believe is an effort to settle their stomachs after all the junk food they receive...
UK looked at ways to ‘open doors’ to US chlorinated chicken, FoI request shows
Exclusive: Documents released to campaign group 38 Degrees reveal UK officials briefed on possibility of altering food standards British officials were briefed on the possibility of allowing chemical-washed chicken into the UK before a meeting with the US embassy, new documents reveal. The Food Standards Agency is also looking at...
Scientists make breakthrough in solving mystery of volcanic lightning
Research shows fine carbon coating on silica in updraught causes electrical charge – and spectacular display Researchers are a step closer to understanding volcanic lightning, one of the most spectacular atmospheric phenomena, which can be seen playing among the clouds of smoke and ash during an eruption. The intensity is...
Portal 2: Community Edition enters open beta with enhanced graphics, larger maps, and new modding tools
A new, community-enhanced version of Portal 2 is now available on Steam. The modding platform is free for Portal 2 owners, but the developers stress that it is still in beta, so users should expect bugs. Read Entire Article
Kioxia says its new QLC SSDs can match TLC performance at lower cost
Kioxia has announced the EG7 series of solid-state drives, the company's first SSD line built around its quadruple-level cell (QLC) technology, branded as BiCS FLASH. Despite using QLC NAND, the new SSDs are said to deliver performance comparable to TLC-based drives – at least according to Kioxia. However, the EG7......
Google is assembling the pieces for enterprise AI agents, now adoption becomes the challenge
The rise of AI-powered agents inside business organizations has evolved from possibility into what increasingly looks like the next step in enterprise computing. Companies building the technologies behind those agents, including Google, have accelerated their efforts accordingly. Read Entire Article
Iran claims US botnets or backdoors disabled routers from Cisco, Juniper, and Fortinet
The allegation, first pushed by Iranian state media and later by foreign outlets and Chinese publications, centers on hardware failures said to have occurred even while Iran remained largely cut off from the global internet. Read Entire Article
CATL says its new EV battery can recharge from 10% to 98% in six minutes
CATL recently unveiled its new battery technology, promising improvements in some of the most difficult tradeoffs in EV performance. Its third generation Shenxing battery can be recharged almost fully in around six minutes, while also maintaining stronger efficiency in low temperatures and harsh weather. Read Entire Article