Council Post: Why Space-Based Data Centers Could Become Critical Infrastructure

Shelli Brunswick is CEO & Founder of SB Global LLC and an international keynote speaker on tech used for the betterment of humanity.

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​For years, artificial intelligence (AI) was defined by software, algorithms, automation and models. Now, as these systems expand, the real hurdle has shifted from innovation to infrastructure.

Rural Maternity Care Crisis: Inside A Maine Hospital’s L&D Closure

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Miles Hospital, Damariscotta, Maine 7/28/26

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Rural communities are losing their obstetrics services at a shocking rate. Between 2010 and 2022, 25% of rural areas lost their units. Now, only 52.4% of rural hospitals in the United States offer obstetric care. In Maine alone, 11 of 23 Labor and Delivery departments closed in the past 10 years, leaving large maternity deserts.

Rare-earth ions could enable telecom-ready control of interacting qubits

The coherent optical and spin control of interacting rare-Earth ions
a) Devices consist of a CaWO4 substrate with a shallow implanted Er3+ layer, coupled to a silicon nanophotonic cavity providing an optical interface. b) Interacting pair of Er3+ ions and their proximal nuclear spins. Credit: Nature Physics (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41567-026-03319-y

Quantum technologies are devices and systems that exploit the laws of quantum mechanics and could perform tasks that are difficult or impossible to tackle using their classical counterparts. These technologies process and store information using qubits (i.e., quantum bits), which can exist in a superposition of multiple states simultaneously.

Dundee United vs Rangers: Jim Goodwin ready to 'lay down a marker' in Scottish Premiership opener, live on Sky

Jim Goodwin is telling his Dundee United players to show "no fear" against Rangers as he looks to "lay down a marker," live on Sky Sports.

The Tangerines host the Ibrox side in the Scottish Premiership season opener at Tannadice Park on Friday night.

Shakira And Burna Boy Score Their First No. 1 Together

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Shakira and Burna Boy both earn their first No. 1s on the U.K.'s Official Streaming chart as their World Cup anthem "Dai Dai" rises to the top spot. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 27: Shakira performs onstage during the 2025 Global Citizen Festival at Central Park on September 27, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Global Citizen)

Play is essential for young children, including when it comes to their learning

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Prioritizing play offers a variety of benefits for children, from helping them grow their vocabulary to managing their big feelings with fewer behavioral problems.

Play also benefits children's cognitive and social and emotional development.

Inside the secret battle to document RSF abuses in Sudan

Under the skies of Sudan’s Darfur region, a grim daily reality unfolds: entire families disappear, villages are burned to the ground, women are subjected to horrific sexual violence, and properties are looted.

GSK heads to Cambridge with long-awaited positive vibes | Nils Pratley

“A vote of confidence in British business,” trumpeted Andy Burnham, seizing the political gift of GSK splashing out £400m on a shiny new research and development centre in Cambridge.

For positive vibes, it definitely beats the early pharma news his predecessor as prime minister received. That was the painful tale of how AstraZeneca, frustrated by indecision in the Treasury, cancelled its intended £450m expansion of a vaccine plant in Speke in Liverpool.

Some parents on benefits to get up to £4,500 if children take on apprenticeships

Some parents on benefits will be given up to £4,500 a year to encourage their children to start apprenticeships, the government has said.

Under plans to encourage young people into work, families will be offered a bursary to replace Universal Credit payments lost by starting jobs.

Five Hacks Every Ultrahuman Ring User Should Know

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Ultrahuman rings, including the new Ring Pro, come with an extensive app. Even before you activate any PowerPlugs (add-on features), there are plenty of graphs and numbers to get lost in. Here are a few hacks you should know to navigate the data deluge and make sure you're getting the most out of its clever hidden features.