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  • Paul Aron to drive in first practice at Silverstone as Alpine agree deal with Kick Sauber

    Paul Aron to drive in first practice at Silverstone as Alpine agree deal with Kick Sauber

    Alpine Reserve Driver Paul Aron will make his free practice debut at the upcoming British Grand Prix weekend with Kick Sauber after the rival teams came to an agreement to share his driving services.

    The Estonian 21-year-old, who competed in F2 last season, is not racing competitively this year, with his focus currently on helping Alpine with simulator work as they try and claw their way back up the standings from P10 in the Championship.

    Alpine entered the 2025 F1 season with plenty of driving talent in reserve. While Ryo Hirakawa soon departed for Haas, the Enstone-based squad still have Jack Doohan alongside Aron – the Australian had started the year in a full-time race seat but was swapped out in favour of Franco Colapinto ahead of the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.

    The agreement Alpine have reached with Kick Sauber will release Aron for two FP1 sessions this season, with every team having to give up four FP1 sessions across the year for a ‘Friday’ driver, unless they are running a rookie in one of their cars.

    Aron will don the black and green of Kick Sauber at Silverstone this weekend, and also at the Hungaroring later this summer. Apart from that, he remains an Alpine driver and will take part in three further FP1 sessions for the French team with dates to be confirmed in due course.

    “I am very pleased to be given the opportunity to have valuable track time in Formula 1, so thanks to BWT Alpine Formula One Team for coming to this arrangement,” Aron said.

    “It is no secret that my desire is to one day race full-time in Formula 1 so any chance to be on track in a competitive environment is an important stepping stone.

    “While I continue to focus on my development with Alpine, I do look forward to the two sessions with Kick Sauber and giving my maximum effort to them at Silverstone and Budapest.”

    Kick Sauber only need to give up two FP1 sessions this season, as they are running a designated rookie in their other car in Gabriel Bortoleto. As such, Aron will replace Nico Hulkenberg at Silverstone and in Budapest.

    “It is in our interests to maximise any driving opportunities for our young talent, so it is good to have an agreement with Sauber for Paul to drive in Free Practice 1 in Silverstone and Budapest,” added Flavio Briatore, Alpine’s Executive Advisor.

    “We are seeing varied success from last year’s Formula 2 drivers this year up and down the grid, and Paul was a front runner in that category, so this is an opportunity for him and the team to continue his progress and to give him valuable track time.”

    Aron finished third in last year’s F2 Championship, behind Bortoleto and Isack Hadjar – both of whom are impressing in their first full season as F1 drivers.

    While teams have often released drivers for these sorts of duties in the past, what makes this agreement rare is the fact that Kick Sauber and Alpine are battling each other in the Championship, Kick Sauber lying ninth in the standings just ahead of Alpine.

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  • Uncertainty clouds fragile Israel-Iran ceasefire one week in

    Uncertainty clouds fragile Israel-Iran ceasefire one week in





    Uncertainty clouds fragile Israel-Iran ceasefire one week in – Daily Times


































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  • ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ stunt car jump in Kentucky

    ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ stunt car jump in Kentucky

    A stuntman drove a replica of the “Dukes of Hazzard” General Lee car over a fountain in Somerset, Kentucky, over the weekend, in a feat inspired by the series.

    The stunt took place at the Somernites Cruise, a classic car event, in downtown Somerset on Saturday, June 28. According to local outlets the Lexington Herald Leader and the Commonwealth Journal, 35,000 people were in attendance to watch stunt jumper Raymond Kohn complete his 30th “Dukes of Hazzard” jump over a fountain in the city’s square.

    “It was so popular the first time, people asked me to come back and it became more popular – and I became the go-to-guy to jump the General Lee,” Kohn told the Herald Leader. Kohn later told the outlet he had recently undergone surgery to remove a brain tumor, adding he asked the surgeon, “Will I be able to jump after the surgery?”

    “Dukes” stars John Schneider, who played Bo Duke, and Byron Cherry, who played Coy Duke, were also in attendance at the event.

    ‘The Dukes of Hazzard’ cast reunites, Daisy Duke star Catherine Bach hints at potential reboot

    “The Dukes of Hazzard,” which ran for 146 episodes across seven seasons, followed the “good ol’” Duke boys of rural Hazzard County, Georgia. Not without its controversies, reruns of the show are few and far between due to its Confederate flag imagery. TV Land dumped the show several years ago, and Warner Bros., which produced the series, halted production of toy replicas of the General Lee, an orange 1969 Dodge Charger stock car driven by rambunctious Southern cousins Luke and Bo. The car famously features an image of the Confederate flag on its roof.

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  • Linear structure gives dysprosium complex record-breaking magnetic properties | Research

    Linear structure gives dysprosium complex record-breaking magnetic properties | Research

    A new dysprosium complex retains magnetic memory at 100K, the highest temperature recorded for this class of compound. The researchers behind the work attribute the material’s properties to its unusual linear structure, and suggest that such complexes could drastically reduce the space required to store large amounts of information in modern data centres.

    Single-molecule magnets can reduce the physical size of storage systems by increasing data density. But once they have been magnetised by an external magnetic field, these compounds generally need to be kept under extremely cold temperatures to prevent magnetic memory loss, limiting their everyday potential. One factor that has capped these compounds’ working temperatures to around 80K is the bent arrangement of bonds around their dysprosium atoms, which aids magnetic relaxation and loss of information.

    A crystal structure of the dysprosium complex

    Now, researchers at the University of Manchester in the UK have synthesised a dysprosium complex in which the bonding around the central dysprosium atom takes on a more linear structure. An alkene incorporated into the ligand backbone helps pull the two dysprosium–nitrogen bonds into a straighter arrangement. This configuration increases the portion of angular momentum aligning with the principal axis, elevating overall magnetism of the compound. The linear motif also helps to slow magnetic relaxation, allowing the compound to remain magnetised up to 100K.

    The researchers point out that because the magnet works at temperatures above that of liquid nitrogen (77K), its use could now be feasible in large data centres. The team now plans hopes to find even better single-molecule magnets by exploring complexes with even wider angles and more charge dense ligands.

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  • Bonzi stuns Medvedev at Wimbledon – ATP Tour

    1. Bonzi stuns Medvedev at Wimbledon  ATP Tour
    2. Wimbledon Day 1 Men’s Predictions Including Daniil Medvedev vs Benjamin Bonzi  Last Word On Sports
    3. Britain Wimbledon Tennis  WV News
    4. Wimbledon LIVE: Svitolina through as Jabeur pulls out, Medvedev in action on men’s side  Flashscore.com
    5. Benjamin Bonzi vs. Daniil Medvedev Prediction, Odds, Picks for Wimbledon 2025  dimers.com

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  • Hubble Spots Reflection Nebula in Taurus Molecular Cloud

    Hubble Spots Reflection Nebula in Taurus Molecular Cloud

    Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have produced an outstanding image of the reflection nebula GN 04.32.8.

    This Hubble image shows GN 04.32.8, a reflection nebula some 480 light-years away in the constellation of Taurus. The color composite was assembled from images taken in visible and near-infrared light. It is based on data obtained through two filters. The color results from assigning different hues to each monochromatic image associated with an individual filter. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / G. Duchêne.

    GN 04.32.8 is located approximately 480 light-years away in the constellation of Taurus.

    Also known as DG 41, it is a small part of the stellar nursery known as the Taurus Molecular Cloud.

    “Reflection nebulae are clouds of dust in space that don’t emit their own light, as other nebulae do,” the Hubble astronomers said in a statement.

    “Instead, the light from nearby stars hits and scatters off their dust, lighting them up.”

    “Because of the way the light scatters, many reflection nebulae tend to appear blue, GN 04.32.8 included.”

    GN 04.32.8 is illuminated by a system of three bright stars in the center of the Hubble image, mainly the variable star V1025 Tauri in the very center.

    “One of those stars overlaps with part of the nebula: this is another variable star that is named HP Tauri, but is classified as a T Tauri star, for its similarity to yet another variable star elsewhere in the Taurus Molecular Complex,” the astronomers said.

    “T Tauri stars are very active, chaotic stars at an early stage of their evolution, so it’s no surprise that they appear in a prolific stellar nursery like this one.”

    “The three stars are also named HP Tau, HP Tau G2 and HP Tau G3; they’re believed to be gravitationally bound to each other, forming a triple system.”

    “Eagle-eyed viewers might notice the small, squashed, orange spot, just left of center below the clouds of the nebula, that’s crossed by a dark line,” the researchers said.

    “This is a newly-formed protostar, hidden in a protoplanetary disk that obstructs some of its light.”

    “Because the disk is edge-on to us, it’s an ideal candidate for study.”

    “We are using Hubble here to examine it closely, seeking to learn about the kinds of exoplanets that might be formed in disks like it.”

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  • Sabalenka cruises past Branstine on a blistering day at Wimbledon

    Sabalenka cruises past Branstine on a blistering day at Wimbledon

    WIMBLEDON — Looking a lot like the World No. 1 and the favorite here, Aryna Sabalenka eased into the second round Monday with a 6-1, 7-5 win over qualifier Carson Branstine.

    On a record hot opening day, Sabalenka was as cool as a refreshing glass of Pimm’s on No. 1 Court, winning in 73 minutes

    Sabalenka has played only two of the past four Wimbledon tournaments — but made the semifinals both times. The people paid to figure these things out have installed Sabalenka as the one to beat, ahead of Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina and Coco Gauff

    All three of Sabalenka’s major singles titles have come on hard courts. She came close to breaking through on clay at Roland Garros but lost to Coco Gauff in a three-set final. She’s determined to give herself another opportunity, on a surface that suits her dynamic and increasingly evolving game.

    Wimbledon: Scores | Order of play | Draw

    The first set went about the way you’d expect when the No. 1-ranked player meets a No. 194 qualifier. This was the 24-year-old Canadian’s first Grand Slam main-draw match and was seeking only her second-career win at the Hologic WTA Tour level. She was impressive in qualifying, defeating No. 1 seed Lois Boisson — a surprise semifinalist at Roland Garros — and Bianca Andreescu along the way.

    Sabalenka won six of seven games in a scant 24 minutes. Branstine’s only game came after a 120 mph ace to avoid a shutout, delighting the supportive crowd. After double-faulting on her first set point, an unreturnable serve gave her the frame.

    Branstine settled down in the second set, finding a groove in her service games. She was serving at 5-all when Sabalenka finally solved the problem. With Sabalenka moving aggressively forward, Branstine hit a forehand into the net and, suddenly, Sabalenka was serving for the match.

    The qualifier finished with seven aces, but won only 11 of her 24 second serves. Sabalenka finished with 17 winners and 18 unforced errors, while Branstine’s numbers were 17 and 26.

    Sabalenka is now 24-5 in first-round matches at the Grand Slams and hasn’t lost in that situation in five and one-half years, going 19-0. She is a perfect 10-for-10 against qualifiers in majors and has yet to lose a set.

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  • DUG Webcast: Dynamics 365 F&O Database Cost Reduction Strategy by Cleanup Routine and Data Archival Planning

    DUG Webcast: Dynamics 365 F&O Database Cost Reduction Strategy by Cleanup Routine and Data Archival Planning

    In this DUG webcast, Microsoft MVP Ramit Paul will explain and demonstrate efficient methods to control and prevent database size increases.

    The features Ramit will cover include:

    • Cleanup routines such as those in System Administration
    • Financial data cleanup in General Ledger
    • Data cleanup in Sales and Marketing, Procurement and Sourcing
    • Data management
    • Warehouse management
    • Inventory management
    • Production control
    • Cost management
    • Master Planning

    Additionally, Ramit will demonstrate the data archival framework.

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  • Last-chance qualifier, heroes classic set to debut in 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale

    Last-chance qualifier, heroes classic set to debut in 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale

    The opening Sunday will include world-class sport being screened live in the spectator village, including the men’s final of Wimbledon and the final round of the Genesis Scottish Open, while on the eve of The Open on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, fans can attend “The Open Preview Show” as all eyes look towards the opening tee shot first thing in the morning on the following day.

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  • World Asteroid Day 2025 — Watch live views of near-Earth asteroids for free online on June 30

    World Asteroid Day 2025 — Watch live views of near-Earth asteroids for free online on June 30

    World Asteroid Day 2025 is upon us! Here’s how you can celebrate the event by livestreaming real-time views of near-Earth asteroids from the comfort of your home.

    June 30 is the 10th anniversary of World Asteroid Day, an annual United Nations-backed event wherein partners raise awareness of asteroids, their scientific value and how humanity is working to mitigate the risks posed by these wandering solar system bodies. The date coincides with the anniversary of the 1908 Tunguska event, which saw a large meteor detonate over Siberia, flattening millions of trees and triggering widespread forest fires.

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