U.S. Army Consolidates Software Contracts into $10 Billion Enterprise Agreement with Palantir

Washington, D.C. The U.S. Army has announced a landmark enterprise agreement with Palantir Technologies, consolidating 75 existing software contracts into a single framework. The deal provides volume-based discounts and grants the Army the option to procure up to $10 billion in software and services over a 10-year period. Streamlining Procurement and Enhancing Capability The agreement […]

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Your dog can read your mind – sort of

Dmytro Zinkevych/Shutterstock.com Your dog tilts its head when you cry, paces when you’re stressed, and somehow appears at your side during your worst moments. Coincidence? Not even close. Thousands of years of co-evolution have given dogs special ways to tune in to our voices, faces and even brain chemistry. From brain regions devoted to processing […]

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OpenAI Surges to $12 Billion in Annualized Revenue Amid Rapid Growth

OpenAI has doubled its revenue in the first seven months of 2025, reaching an annualized run rate of $12 billion, according to reports from The Information. This milestone reflects monthly revenue of approximately $1 billion, driven by widespread adoption of its ChatGPT products across consumer and enterprise markets. User Growth and Market Reach The company […]

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Meta Commits $72 Billion to AI Infrastructure Expansion in 2025

Meta has announced plans to invest up to $72 billion in artificial intelligence infrastructure in 2025, nearly doubling its capital expenditure from the previous year. The funding will support the development of advanced data centers, high-performance computing clusters, and custom silicon to power Meta’s AI ambitions. Strategic Infrastructure Projects Key initiatives include the construction of […]

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Pacific tsunami: modern early warning systems prevent the catastrophic death tolls of the past

The earthquake in Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula on July 30 2025 may have been one of the most severe on record, with a magnitude of 8.8. But innovations in science and technology gave governments vital time to warn and evacuate their people from the resulting tsunami. Millions of people escaped to higher ground before the tsunami […]

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UK-French satellite launches to transform climate monitoring – UKRI

The world is set to benefit from more accurate climate data as the groundbreaking MicroCarb satellite has begun its journey to space. Developed in partnership between the UK Space Agency and French Space Agency CNES, MicroCarb marks a major milestone in the global fight against climate change. Successfully launched aboard a Vega-C rocket from Kourou, […]

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Codemakers race to secure the internet as quantum threat looms

How do you outsmart a computer that could soon eclipse anything we have ever built? That is the challenge facing researchers who are working to build up our defences against the coming age of quantum computing.  Quantum computers promise a giant leap in computational power, but they will also bring risks. Their code-breaking capabilities could […]

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Why the Pacific tsunami was smaller than expected – a geologist explains

The earthquake near the east coast of the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia on July 30 2025 generated tsunami waves that have reached Hawaii and coastal areas of the US mainland. The earthquake’s magnitude of 8.8 is significant, potentially making it one of the largest quakes ever recorded. Countries around much of the Pacific, including in […]

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Psychedelic drug DMT and near death experiences have long been linked – my study is the first to explore the connection in depth

BLACKDAY/Shutterstock Have you ever wondered why people who nearly die often describe speeding toward supernatural light, or seeing their life flash before their eyes? You may have also heard about the powerful psychedelic dimethyltryptamine (DMT), a class A illegal drug in the UK, and how it might generate the so-called near-death experiences. In a recent […]

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Aeroflot Cyberattack Disrupts Flights, Raises Global Security Concerns

A major cyberattack on Russia’s national airline Aeroflot has triggered widespread flight cancellations and delays, marking one of the most disruptive digital strikes since the onset of the Russia–Ukraine war in 2022. The breach, which occurred early Monday, crippled Aeroflot’s IT infrastructure and affected over 100 flights, including operations by subsidiaries Rossiya and Pobeda. 🕵️‍♂️ […]

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