UK accelerator reaches 250 million electron volts milestone – UKRI

The Science and Technology Facilities Council’s (STFC) Daresbury Laboratory has achieved a major scientific milestone. The STFC Compact Linear Accelerator for Research and Applications (CLARA) has successfully accelerated electrons to an energy of 250 million electron volts (MeV). A significant moment This breakthrough marks a significant moment in the development of one of the world’s […]

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Google, Blackstone, and Brookfield Lead $92 Billion Investment Surge in AI Datacenter and Energy Across Pennsylvania

On July 15, 2025, President Donald Trump and Senator Dave McCormick unveiled a sweeping $92 billion investment package at the inaugural Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit held at Carnegie Mellon University. The initiative positions Pennsylvania as a national hub for artificial intelligence infrastructure and energy modernization. 💼 Investment Breakdown Major contributors include: 🔋 Strategic Goals […]

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Cambodia Arrests Over 1,000 in Nationwide Cybercrime Crackdown

Between July 14 and 16, 2025, Cambodian authorities arrested more than 1,000 suspects in coordinated raids across at least five provinces, following a directive from Prime Minister Hun Manet to dismantle criminal cybercrime operations threatening national and regional security. 🔍 Scope of the Operation The crackdown targeted suspected scam compounds in: Authorities seized hundreds of […]

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Government and UKRI launch compute roadmap – UKRI

These are just some of the potential benefits of the new compute roadmap, launched today by the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). The roadmap heralds a significant increase in publicly accessible compute capacity. Significant investments Investments include up to £2 billion to deliver a holistic and user-centred compute […]

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UK Government Partners with Google to Modernize Public Services and Cut Costs

On July 9, 2025, the UK Government unveiled a strategic partnership with Google Cloud and DeepMind to overhaul outdated public sector technology, enhance service delivery, and unlock up to £45 billion in efficiency savings. Announced by Technology Secretary Peter Kyle, the initiative forms a central pillar of the government’s Plan for Change, aimed at building […]

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We detected deep pulses beneath Africa – what we learned could help us understand volcanic activity

Earth’s continents may look fixed on a globe, but they’ve been drifting, splitting and reforming over billions of years – and they still are. Our new study reveals fresh evidence of rhythmic pulses of molten rock rising beneath east Africa, reshaping our understanding of how continents break apart. Our findings could help scientists understand more […]

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New discovery at Cern could hint at why our universe is made up of matter and not antimatter

Why didn’t the universe annihilate itself moments after the big bang? A new finding at Cern on the French-Swiss border brings us closer to answering this fundamental question about why matter dominates over its opposite – antimatter. Much of what we see in everyday life is made up of matter. But antimatter exists in much […]

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Africans survived 10,000 years of climate changes by adapting food systems – study offers lessons for modern times

Imagine living in a place where a single drought, hurricane, or mudslide can wipe out your food supply. Across Africa, many communities do exactly that – navigate climate shocks like floods, heatwaves, and failed harvests. What’s often overlooked in the development policies to tackle these threats is a powerful sources of insight: Africa’s own history. […]

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Why many Americans still think Darwin was wrong, yet the British don’t

One hundred years after a Tennessee teacher named John Scopes started a legal battle over what the state’s schools can teach children, Americans are still divided over evolution. Scopes was charged with violating Tennessee law by teaching evolution, in a highly publicised July 1925 trial that led to national debate over evolution and education. The […]

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Under the influence: how digital media affects teens

In today’s world, the line between online and offline is increasingly being blurred, especially for children and teens. Navigating this space safely can be a challenge. Klavdija Berginc, a maths and computer science teacher at a primary school in Kobarid, Slovenia, has witnessed this struggle up close over more than a decade in the classroom. […]

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