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‘The Mosquito Bowl’ Star Tom Francis on Singing in the Movie Last Minute and the ‘Visceral and Intense’ World War II Scenes
Tom Francis stars in Peter Berg’s World War II film “The Mosquito Bowl,” which chronicles four college football players who served as Marines. The film features an unexpected singing scene that Francis learned just before filming.
Cost of balancing Great Britain’s power grid reaches nearly £50m a day
Great Britain’s power grid balancing costs reached nearly £50m on a single day after windfarms were turned off due to transmission bottlenecks, highlighting infrastructure gaps as renewable energy expands.
College was supposed to be ‘good debt.’ For many borrowers, it isn’t paying off
Student loan debt now exceeds $1.7 trillion for over 42 million Americans, and critics argue rising tuition costs and changing federal policies have made college a riskier financial investment than historically believed.
ASML says it’s getting order interest through 2030 as profit smashes expectations
ASML reported third-quarter profit exceeding expectations and noted customer interest in placing orders for 2029 and 2030, with supply constraints expected through 2028.
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The critical tech staying safe by going underground
Engineers are developing advanced tunnel-boring machines using plasma torches to make underground infrastructure installation faster and cheaper, driven partly by geopolitical security concerns revealed during recent conflicts.
Grok exfiltrates user data when malicious instructions are encrypted
Researchers discovered an attack exploiting Grok that uses encrypted instructions to extract user data, bypassing the AI’s safety guardrails through code execution rather than text inspection.
UK cinemas look at banning Meta smart glasses over piracy fears
UK cinemas are considering banning Meta’s smart glasses over film piracy concerns, though the trade body acknowledges accessibility benefits the technology provides to patrons with visual or hearing impairments.
Humanoid robots smash Usain Bolt’s 100-meter record
Chinese humanoid robots set new sprint records at Beijing’s World Humanoid Robot Games, with Tiangong Ultra completing 100 meters in 9.39 seconds, surpassing Usain Bolt’s previous benchmark.
‘World-first’ vaccine designed by artificial intelligence
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed an AI-designed vaccine against coronaviruses, marking the first time such a vaccine component has been engineered entirely by artificial intelligence and tested in humans.
NI health: Resident doctors begin strike action over pay
Resident doctors in Northern Ireland began a 24-hour strike on Monday over pay disputes, with consultants and specialist doctors having struck the previous week in unprecedented industrial action.
‘Babies will be born in laybys’: maternity cuts leave women with stark choices in Devon
North Devon district hospital suspended maternity services due to unsafe staffing levels, forcing pregnant women to travel up to two hours to Exeter or Taunton for births, raising concerns about roadside deliveries and emergency complications.
One dead and hundreds ill in UK salmonella outbreak
A salmonella outbreak in the UK has resulted in one death and 207 confirmed cases, with investigations suggesting a link to imported eggs used in commercially prepared food.
Contrasting legal decisions on gender-affirming care
Federal courts issued contrasting rulings on gender-affirming care access, with an appeals court backing government efforts to obtain patient records while another court blocked a Trump administration rule excluding such care from insurance coverage.
Record cyclosporiasis outbreak tests the response of a ‘weakened’ health system
A record cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to contaminated lettuce from Mexico has sickened over 15,700 people, straining food safety systems weakened by federal funding cuts and staff reductions.
As USS Lincoln heads home, mental health experts tally the stressors of life at sea
The USS Abraham Lincoln is returning home after nine months at sea with roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines facing deteriorating conditions and mental health challenges, including reports of attempted self-harm.
How easy is it to find an NHS dentist? It depends on where you live
Nearly 600 dental practices in England have withdrawn from NHS services over the past decade, creating regional disparities in access to care and pushing the system toward a two-tier model.