Helping hand Students supported in 2023 by the Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship Fund include (clockwise from top left) Raymond Isichei, Alix Freckelton, Karolina Szewczyk, Rojita Buddhacharya, Sinéad Mannion and Xinran Yang. A total of 10 physics PhD students from across the UK have been unveiled as the 2023 awardees of the Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship Fund. The fund aims to improve diversity in physics by offering scholarships to PhD students from groups currently underrepresented in the physics research community. The 10 new awardees takes the number of physics PhD students supported by the fund to 31. The fund was originally set…
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Executives of Regal parent Cineworld, led by CEO Mooky Greidinger, have agreed to a payout in the $30 million range, Deadline has confirmed, in the event that they leave leave the company as it prepares to exit Chapter 11. Documents filed earlier this year during ongoing bankruptcy proceedings in the Southern District of Texas indicated that current management had previously signed a contingency consultancy agreement with lenders to ensure a swift exit from Chapter 11. There’s been no final decision on who will run the company, but their exit is likely. At a hearing this morning, Judge Marvin Isgur set…
LOS ANGELES – The UK Space Agency has a direct message on space sustainability. “We’re going to stop making it worse. And we’re going to start making it better,” Julie Black, UK Space Agency director of missions and capability for discovery and sustainability, said June 13 at the Secure World Foundation’s Space Sustainability Summit. Toward that goal, the UK Space Agency is continuing to encourage and prioritize space sustainability, both domestically and internationally. “A cross-agency space sustainability program is designed to mitigate the risks caused by space debris and promote the responsible use of space through a combination of regulation,…
Samsung Galaxy S23 series with Android 13-based One UI 5.1 skin was launched in February this year. Now the flagship smartphones have reportedly started receiving the June 2023 Android security patch. The latest firmware brings a 2x portrait option to the camera app and addresses autofocus issues. The update is said to have several stability improvements and bug fixes as well. Eligible Samsung Galaxy S23 series smartphones in some South East Asian markets are reportedly receiving the update now. It is said to have a 2.2GB file size.Samsung Galaxy S23 update changelogAs reported by SamMobile, the update for Samsung Galaxy…
In this articleMETAFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTFTC Chairwoman Lina Khan testifies during the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce hearing titled “Oversight of the Securities and Exchange Commission,” in Rayburn Building on Tuesday, April 18, 2023.Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan refused to recuse herself from the agency’s case against Meta Platforms against the advisement of top agency officials, according to internal FTC documents published by Bloomberg News.An ethics official recommended Khan remove herself from a 2022 review of Facebook parent company Meta’s proposed merger…
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are continuing a theme for the Kardashian family … coming together to support their kids, despite a lot of past drama. The exes both showed up for son Saint’s basketball game Friday at the Mamba Academy in Thousand Oaks … though they both rolled up separately, with Kim bringing Saint to the game. Kanye came with an entourage … it doesn’t look like his wife Bianca Censori was there this time … but we’ve seen her support his kids recently, holding hands with North at Kanye’s birthday party. Kim and Kanye coming together to support…
In this articleAMZNFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTAmazon’s head of worldwide consumer Jeff Wilke unveiled its latest delivery drone at the re:MARS conference in Las Vegas on June 5, 2019.AmazonAmazon doesn’t plan to host its re:MARS conference on cutting-edge technologies like robotics and space this year, the company confirmed on Friday. It will incorporate the subjects into its existing lineup of Amazon Web Services events.The tech giant launched re:MARS, which stands for “Machine learning, Automation, Robotics, and Space,” in 2019 as a way for startups, academics, researchers and executives to discuss the latest developments in these technologies. It morphed out…
Following a gleeful era of dopamine dressing, the fashion zeitgeist is now yearning for a classic staple that can navigate the uncharted terrain of our post-pandemic future. Something dependable, seasonless, and, and yes, unequivocally comfortable. Enter: the denim maxi skirt—a timeless icon, rooted in the art of creative repurposing and capable of evolving with cultural tides. “When we were coming out of lockdown, I saw a strong interest in maximalism, and I wonder if the denim maxi could be a shift back towards a more minimalist, stripped-down aesthetic,” contemplates author and sustainable fashion expert Elizabeth L. Cline. For those seeking…
On Outlander Season 7 Episode 1, Claire’s resourcefulness and persuasive abilities are tested as she navigates her imprisonment and tries to secure her safety. As the series progresses well beyond the season premiere and with much vital ground to cover, Claire’s predicament is addressed with expediency rare for shows these days who like to milk the drama for as long as they can. That’s never been a problem for Outlander, and there is always another dramatic moment pounding on Claire and Jamie Fraser’s door. We never expected Claire to face the gallows noose again, but that didn’t make Jamie’s dream…
No cologne collection is complete without the best green fragrances. They’re easy to reach for when you need something super unique and refreshing. Ranging from lighter green scents made bold with citrus to deeper green perfumes on the smokier wood side, there’s a cologne in this family suited to every man’s preference.In general, green fragrances embody a few key qualities: a certain degree of brightness, earthy freshness, and of course, plenty of natural greenery that makes these colognes irresistible. Plus, they transcend the seasons and years for some of the most timeless scents available. We’ve rounded up the top ten…
M. Evelina Galang explores the many manifestations of what it means to be Filipina and Filipina American across decades, countries, and moments of political poignance in her new short story collection When the Hibiscus Falls. Returning to the short story form for the first time since her 1996 debut Her Wild American Self, Galang dreams up seventeen dynamic tales that center women who are trying to claim their lives as their own—a feat made more daunting in the face of parental pressures, systemic erasure, and intergenerational grief. In one story, a young girl documents how sorrow ravages through her family…
Changpeng Zhao, founder and chief executive officer of Binance, waves as he arrives on stage for a panel session on the second day at the Vivatech Conference in Paris, France, on Thursday, June 16, 2022. The conference, also known as VivaTech, runs though to June 18. Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesPARIS — Days before French police visited Binance’s Paris office, the crypto exchange’s top French executive dismissed concerns about U.S. regulatory charges impacting Binance’s other operations, comparing them to the flapping of a butterfly’s wings.French prosecutors have opened a probe into “aggravated money-laundering” by…
Vice Media Group logoPavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesWhen Suroosh Alvi, Gavin McInnes and Shane Smith founded Vice magazine, which later expanded to Vice Media, they built a business based on a punk rock, counterculture image. Smith once had himself recorded, nearly naked and drinking alcohol, giving a tour of the media organization’s Brooklyn, New York, headquarters.The company’s name is Vice. It’s self-explanatory.Next week, Vice, once valued at $5.7 billion, is planning to sell itself out of bankruptcy. A little-known Los Angeles-based company that wants to buy it has a quixotic culture that would be incomparable to those early days…
EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros./DC’s The Flash per box office sources is playing like a deeper universe superhero movie with around $9M in Thursday night previews which began at 3PM. While the pic’s critical score on Rotten Tomatoes has fallen to 67% fresh from 71% fresh, audiences are enjoying it more at 88%. That’s a good sign. Already tonight, Warner Bros is celebrating before Flash‘s final Monday grosses: DC co-chief James Gunn and Peter Safran christened Flash director Andy Muschietti the official helmer of their future Batman reboot, The Brave and the Bold, while Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group and Television inked…
WASHINGTON — NASA partnerships announced June 15 would support development of new commercial capabilities that include a Blue Origin crewed spacecraft and a Starship-derived space station from SpaceX. NASA announced the selection of seven companies for unfunded Space Act Agreements as part of its Collaborations for Commercial Space Capabilities-2 (CCSC-2) initiative. NASA will provide the selected companies with technical expertise, assessments and data to assist the companies in the development of new capabilities. “The companies can leverage NASA’s vast knowledge and experience, and the agency can be a customer for the capabilities included in the agreements in the future,” Phil…
Asus ROG Ally India launch has been confirmed by the company, which is set to bring its first handheld gaming device running Windows to the country. The device was recently launched in global markets and is equipped with AMD’s latest Z1 and Z1 Extreme CPUs, paired with 16GB of RAM. There’s currently no word from the company on the chip that will feature on the device when it launches in India. The Asus ROG Ally also features a 7-inch full-HD display with a 120Hz refresh rate.The company teased the arrival of the Asus ROG Ally in India via a Twitter…
Maxar satellite imagery BEFORE the damage to the Nova Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine. Please use: Satellite image (c) 2023 Maxar Technologies.Maxar Technologies | Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — An international team of investigators said in a new report Thursday that it is “highly likely Russian forces deliberately destroyed” the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine.”We find there is a high probability the collapse of the dam was caused by pre-emplaced explosives positioned at critical points within its structure,” explained Catriona Murdoch, a lawyer and expert in starvation-related crimes.Murdoch, who was part of one of the first delegations to arrive at the site, added the attack…
NewsGrammys Winnows Big Four Categories to 8 Nominees and Tightens Album of the Year RequirementsAfter moving up to 10 nominees in 2022, the four main categories are back to 8 nominees apieceBy Jazz MonroeJune 16, 2023FacebookTwitterHarry Styles with the 2023 Album of the Year Grammy (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)FacebookTwitterAfter expanding the Big Four categories to include 10 nominees apiece in 2022, The Recording Academy has reversed the change for the 2024 Grammys. That brings it back to eight nominees in each of Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Recording of the Year, and Best New…