Inspired by ancient Roman concrete techniques, a team led by Prof. Ma Xiao from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) developed a novel low-cost, highly durable calcium-silicate-hydrate-based grouting material for grotto conservation. Their research is published in Advanced Science. Rock relics serve as vital archives of human history. China’s grotto temples, such as the Mogao…
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Microsoft appears to be launching a new platform that will allow Windows 11 users to test new artificial intelligence (AI) features in MS Paint. The Redmond-based tech giant is sending invites to some users, asking them to sign up for the Microsoft AI Labs. The purpose of this notification is not clear, as signing up does not give access to any new AI tools immediately. Some users have also…
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After a strong start to October, has come under the influence of profit-taking since the beginning of the week, becoming stuck in the critical resistance zone. Although the market has remained bearish throughout the week, the fundamental support for Bitcoin remains strong. The acceleration of institutional inflows into spot ETFs, the increasing accumulation tendency of long-term investors…
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To boost competitiveness and cut red tape, existing sustainability reporting and due diligence rules are being simplified. The aim is to ease reporting requirements and cut social and environmental obligations for companies. The draft new rules restrict the pool of companies that will be required to report on sustainability and make social and environmental considerations part of their governance.
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Stuart Lau and Danny AeberhardBBC World Service Europe editor Denmark has announced $4.2bn (£3.2bn) of extra defence spending to boost security in Greenland and the Arctic and North Atlantic regions. It will also spend $4.5bn buying 16 more F-35 fighter jets from the United States, bringing its total fleet of such advanced planes to 43. “With this…
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Microsoft Azure unveiled the new NDv6 GB300 virtual machine (VM) series on Thursday. Claimed to be the industry’s first supercomputing-scale production cluster of the Nvidia GB300 NVL72 systems, it will be made available for OpenAI’s “most demanding artificial intelligence (AI) inference workloads.” The Redmond-based tech giant says these VMs are optimised for reasoning models, agentic AI systems…
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Microsoft Azure unveiled the new NDv6 GB300 virtual machine (VM) series on Thursday. Claimed to be the industry’s first supercomputing-scale production cluster of the Nvidia GB300 NVL72 systems, it will be made available for OpenAI’s “most demanding artificial intelligence (AI) inference workloads.” The Redmond-based tech giant says these VMs are optimised for reasoning models, agentic AI systems…
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JPMorgan and Progressive are among the companies reporting quarterly results next week that could see their shares rise. The third-quarter earnings season officially kicks off next week, as 34 companies in the S & P 500 — or nearly 7% of the benchmark — are on the docket to share their most recent quarterly results. Many of the major banks are set to report, including JPMorgan, Citibank…
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Laura Modi, co-founder and CEO of infant formula startup Bobbie, is on a mission to transform an industry that she says has been stagnant for decades, and shift the culture around how parents feed their babies. Modi, a former Airbnb executive, came up with the idea for Bobbie after the birth of her first child. “I remember walking into a pharmacy buying infant formula and hoping that they…
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Ancient Teotihuacan Writing System Cracked By Researchers Danish linguists have achieved a breakthrough that could finally solve one of archaeology’s greatest mysteries by deciphering the writing system of ancient Teotihuacan. The discovery reveals that the mysterious symbols adorning the walls of Mexico’s “City of the Gods” record an early form of Uto-Aztecan language…
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Thomas Fuller | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. Pfizer‘s newest bet on obesity is already showing promise. The company last week said it would buy weight loss drugmaker Metsera in an up to…
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It has been 110 years since Endurance, often described as the strongest wooden ship ever built, sank after becoming trapped in sea ice near Antarctica. But a reassessment of the evidence reveals that Endurance was actually far weaker than other polar ships of the time , and also suggests that expedition leader Ernest Shackleton was aware of its shortcomings. Shackleton had planned to trek across…
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US President Donald Trump has sent troops from California to Oregon after a court denied his attempt to deploy the National Guard in Portland. The deployment circumvents a judge’s order blocking the deployment by instead using National Guard soldiers already serving in Los Angeles. California Governor Gavin Newsom vowed to file a lawsuit over the move, which he called a “breathtaking abuse of…
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Gary Neville has revealed he removed a union flag from one of his Manchester development sites because it was being “used in a negative fashion”, as he urged his followers to question what it means to be patriotic. In a video posted on Friday, the day after a deadly attack at a Manchester synagogue, the former footballer turned property developer said he believed that “we’re all being turned on…
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Researchers at UNSW have developed a novel fire-resistant spray that could slow the rate at which cotton materials catch fire—and reduce the risk of burning. Designed with everyday materials in mind, like shirts or bedding that most people have at home, this new formula could offer vital protection to those living in bushfire-prone areas or in emergency situations. The water-based spray coats…
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A model of the Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost lander during the company’s initial public offering at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, on Aug. 7, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Firefly Aerospace shares sank nearly 21% after its rocket exploded during a ground test on Monday. The explosion occurred during a first-stage test of the satellite-launching Alpha Flight 7…
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It’s not just you. The internet is getting worse, fast. The services we rely on, that we once loved? They’re all turning into piles of *****, all at once. Ask any Facebook user who has to scroll past 10 screens of engagement-bait, AI slop and surveillance ads just to get to one post by the people they are on the service to communicate with. This is infuriating. Frustrating. And…
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Rob CameronPrague Correspondent Billionaire businessman Andrej Babis has won parliamentary elections in the Czech Republic, although his populist ANO party fell short of an overall majority. ANO received just under 35% of the vote, earning them 80 seats in the 200-seat lower house , up from 72 seats four years ago, according to preliminary results. Babis , who served as prime…
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Police have said that former NFL quarterback and Fox Sports television star Mark Sanchez has been arrested at the hospital he was taken to after being stabbed late Friday night in downtown Indianapolis. The Indianapolis metropolitan police department said in a statement that after investigation and consultation with prosecutors, Sanchez, now a television commentator, was arrested “for battery…
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European missile group MBDA selling parts for bombs that have killed children in Gaza Disclose, The Guardian, Follow the Money The Forever Lobbying Project Le Monde and various media outlets Les forçats du cybercrime (Cyberslaves) Paris Match Wide-angle frame of death (part 1 and part 2) Novosti Dirty Payments Mediapart, European Investigative Collaborations (EIC) and 20 media outlets…
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