From Banking to Gaming: AWS Outage Cuts Across Global Internet Infrastructure and Organizations

SEATTLE, Oct. 21, 2025 — Amazon Web Services, the world’s largest cloud computing provider, suffered a significant outage on Monday that rippled across the globe, affecting millions of users. The disruption began around 07:11 GMT in AWS’s U.S.-East-1 data center in Northern Virginia, its oldest and most critical hub. What Caused the Outage Amazon confirmed […]

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How spacefaring nations could avoid conflict on the Moon

In the 1960s, Frank Sinatra’s song Fly Me to the Moon became closely associated with the Apollo missions. The optimistic track was recorded in 1964, when US success against the Soviet Union in the Moon race was not assured. Nevertheless, when the crew of the Apollo 11 mission landed first on the lunar surface in […]

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The great wildebeest migration, seen from space: satellites and AI are helping count Africa’s wildlife

The Great Wildebeest Migration is one of the most remarkable natural spectacles on Earth. Each year, immense herds of wildebeest, joined by zebras and gazelles, travel 800-1,000km between Tanzania and Kenya in search of fresh grazing after the rains. This vast, circular journey is the engine of the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem. The migration feeds predators such […]

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Why The Traitors is still a masterclass in the psychology of human deception

The Traitors might sound like another reality TV gimmick. But look closer, and you’ll find a psychological pressure cooker where deception, trust and paranoia are all on view. Contestants live together in a Scottish castle. A few are secretly chosen as Traitors, tasked with “murdering” their fellow players while avoiding suspicion. The rest are “Faithfuls”, […]

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How generative AI could change how we think and speak

Maya Labs/Shutterstock There’s no doubt that artificial intelligence (AI) will have a profound impact on our economies, work and lifestyle. But could this technology also shape the way we think and speak? AI can be used to draft essays and solve problems in mere seconds that otherwise might take us minutes or hours. When we […]

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Intel Launches Advanced Chip Production in Arizona to Revive U.S. Semiconductor Sector

Chandler, Arizona, 13 October 2025 — Intel has officially started producing chips on its 18A process node at the company’s new Fab 52 facility in Arizona, marking the first time a two‑nanometer‑class semiconductor has been manufactured at scale on U.S. soil. The development is seen as a critical milestone in Washington’s push to restore domestic […]

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The UK military says Russia targets its satellites on a weekly basis. What can be done about it?

The UK operates the Skynet series of military communications satellites. Defence Images Russia is targeting UK space infrastructure, and in particular military satellites, on a weekly basis, according to the head of UK Space Command. In an interview with the BBC, Maj Gen Paul Tedman said that Russia was “shadowing” UK satellites. Shadowing involves orbiting […]

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Google Warns Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban Hard to Enforce

Sydney, 13 October 2025 — Alphabet-owned Google has raised strong concerns over Australia’s new law prohibiting anyone under the age of 16 from using social media platforms, cautioning that the measure may prove both unenforceable and ineffective in improving online safety. The law, passed in late 2024, requires platforms including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, X […]

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How a 400,000-year-old elephant skeleton solved a tantalising puzzle of early human behaviour

One spring, after a long winter, an aged elephant lay dying at the bank of a small stream near the coast of what is now northern Italy. Soon after, some scavengers arrived to dine on this huge stockpile of food. Over 400,000 years later, building activities at Casal Lumbroso on the outskirts of Rome have […]

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AI, drone ships and new sensors could leave submarines with few places to hide in the ocean

A US Virginia-class attack submarine during sea trials in the Atlantic Ocean. US Navy courtesy of General Dynamics Electric Boat For over a century, the ocean has been the ultimate refuge for those who wished to disappear. From the U-boats of the first world war to the nuclear-powered leviathans that glide through today’s deep waters, […]

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