When its season ended early this month, Angel City FC finished 11th out of 13 teams, a disappointing result for the Los Angeles soccer franchise that venture capitalist Kara Nortman co-founded in 2020. But the season’s struggles tell only part of a much larger story that’s reshaping how investors think about women’s sports. Despite its lackluster on-field performance, Angel City...
Defense tech startup Anduril Industries has faced numerous setbacks during testing of its autonomous weapons systems, according to new reporting by the WSJ. The problems cited include more than a dozen drone boats that failed during a Navy exercise off California in May, with sailors warning of safety violations and potential loss of life; a mechanical issue that damaged the...
On Wednesday evening at PlayGround Global in Palo Alto, some very smart people who are building things you don’t understand yet will explain what’s coming. This is the final StrictlyVC event of 2025, and truly, the lineup is ridiculous. The series has bounced around the globe under the auspices of TechCrunch. Steve Case rented a theater in D.C.; we talked...
Nature, Published online: 26 November 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03451-4Fossils newly discovered in Ethiopia indicate that previously unidentified foot bones belong to the ancient human relative Australopithecus deyiremeda. Source link...
Hafsa KhalilandKathryn ArmstrongWatch: Deadly fire engulfs Hong Kong apartment blocksAt least 44 people have been killed in a huge fire that has engulfed multiple high-rise buildings in Hong Kong's Tai Po district. There are reports that some residents were trapped in the building, and police say 279 people are still missing. More than 760 firefighters were deployed to tackle the...
8Sports Director Nolan Knight is joined by Daily Progress Reporter Greg Madia to preview the 106th meeting between Virginia and Virginia Tech. Source link...
(RNS) — Along a well-traveled local road in affluent Malvern, Pennsylvania, a blue and gold historical marker commemorates a nearby mass grave of Irish Catholic immigrants who died in 1832 while building a railroad west of Philadelphia. They died, the marker notes, in the cholera epidemic that struck the city that year, but the marker adds that “Prejudice against Irish...
Stanford Medicine scientists report that giving mice both blood-forming stem cells and pancreatic islet cells from an immunologically mismatched donor either completely prevented or fully reversed Type 1 diabetes. In this disease, the body's own immune defenses mistakenly attack and destroy the insulin-producing islet cells in the pancreas. None of the animals developed graft-versus-host disease, a condition in which the...
Scientists have found that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) begins long before the first aches or stiffness appear. Instead of starting when joint pain becomes noticeable, the disease quietly builds over many years. RA is a chronic autoimmune disorder that leads to inflammation and damage in the joints. According to new research, people who are at higher risk for RA undergo major...
Oct 12, 2024; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Ottawa Senators left wing Brady Tkachuk (7) looks on during warm-up before a game against the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk will return to the lineup on Friday against the host St. Louis Blues. The 26-year-old forward has not played in a game since...
