Microsoft says an ongoing incident is preventing users of its Teams collaboration platform and Office for the web cloud-based productivity suite from opening files.
“We’re investigating reports that some users are unable to open files in Office for the web or Microsoft Teams,” the company’s Microsoft 365 Status tweeted earlier.
According to further information shared in the admin center under MO1329446, this issue impacts multiple Office Apps, including Microsoft Excel for the web.
From carbon nanotubes to multi-layered graphene, we explore the revolutionary materials that could turn space elevators from sci-fi dreams into real-world infrastructure. Discover how these supermaterials might let us weave ribbons to the stars.
Go to https://PIAVPN.com/IsaacArthur to get 83% off from our sponsor Private Internet Access with 4 months free!
Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net.
Join Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur.
Support us on Patreon: / isaacarthur.
Support us on Subscribestar: https://www.subscribestar.com/isaac-a… Group: / 1,583,992,725,237,264 Reddit:
/ isaacarthur Twitter:
/ isaac_a_arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server:
/ discord Credits: Materials For Space Elevators — From Carbon Nanotubes To Graphene And Beyond… Episode 741; July 24, 2025 Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Edited by: Adrian Nixon Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator Chris Zabriskie, “Unfoldment, Revealment”, “A New Day in a New Sector” Aerium, “Deijocht” Stellardrone, “Red Giant”, “Billions and Billions” Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:09 The Vision of the Space Elevator 2:46 The Rope That Reaches the Sky 9:08 Manufacturing the Megastructure 12:58 Tether Design and Variants 19:57 PIA 21:52 Defects and Composites: Strength in Layers 22:48 Power and Payload 25:20 Safety, Scaling, and the Road Ahead.
Facebook Group: / 1583992725237264
Reddit: / isaacarthur.
Twitter: / isaac_a_arthur on Twitter and RT our future content.
SFIA Discord Server: / discord.
Credits:
Materials For Space Elevators — From Carbon Nanotubes To Graphene And Beyond…
Episode 741; July 24, 2025
Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur.
Edited by:
Adrian Nixon.
Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images.
Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator.
Chris Zabriskie, \
The quantum internet is a network of quantum computers that will someday send, compute, and receive information encoded in quantum states. The quantum internet will not replace the modern or “classical” internet; instead, it will provide new functionalities such as quantum cryptography and quantum cloud computing.
While the full implications of the quantum internet won’t be known for some time, several applications have been theorized and some, like quantum key distribution, are already in use.
It’s unclear when a full-scale global quantum internet will be deployed, but researchers estimate that interstate quantum networks will be established within the United States in the next 10 to 15 years.
Researchers at Tokushima University have demonstrated single-channel wireless transmission at 112 Gbps in the 560 GHz band using soliton microcombs, marking a significant step toward next-generation 6G communications.
Conventional electronic technologies face fundamental limitations in generating stable high-frequency signals beyond 350 GHz, including reduced output power and increased phase noise. These challenges have hindered the realization of ultra-high-speed wireless communication in the terahertz regime, which is expected to play a key role in future 6G systems.
Microcomb system tackles key hurdles To overcome these challenges, the research team developed a microcomb-driven terahertz wireless communication system that combines fiber-coupled microcombs with high-order modulation techniques. The system leverages the high frequency stability and low phase noise of microcombs to generate a low-noise terahertz carrier.
A feature story authored by Simon Spichak, MSc investigates how biotech companies like Cortical Labs and FinalSpark harness human brain cells to electrodes, performing computational functions and testing the cells’ responses to electrical and chemical stimuli. To create biocomputers, scientists grow organoids—small spheres of, in this case, neural tissue—on top of multi-electrode arrays in a hardware shell, which can then be used for everything from testing medications to playing video games. The work is published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research.
Threat actors are abusing ChatGPT’s content-sharing feature to display fake OpenAI outage pages that direct users to download malware disguised as the ChatGPT desktop application.
The “LLMShare” campaign, discovered by Push Security, uses Google ads to direct users searching for ChatGPT to a malicious shared ChatGPT page hosted on chatgpt.com, allowing the attack to be delivered through a legitimate OpenAI domain.
Users who click the advertisement are taken to a legitimate ChatGPT shared page, but instead of seeing a chat conversation, they are presented with a rendered outage notice claiming the web version is unavailable and that they should download the desktop application instead.
A chilling wave of online theories erupted after viral posts claimed Google’s experimental Willow quantum chip may have detected “something watching us.” The internet quickly exploded with speculation involving parallel universes, hidden dimensions, cosmic observers, simulation theory, and artificial intelligence uncovering realities beyond human understanding. But what’s actually true behind the headlines?
Google’s quantum computing research focuses on developing advanced processors capable of solving highly specialized problems using qubits, superposition, and quantum entanglement. These systems operate according to the strange laws of quantum mechanics, where particles can behave in ways that often sound almost impossible from a normal human perspective.
The viral controversy appears to have grown from misunderstandings surrounding discussions of quantum interference, error correction behavior, and theoretical interpretations of quantum physics such as the “many-worlds interpretation.” Some internet users exaggerated these highly technical concepts into claims that quantum computers were interacting with external intelligences or hidden observers.
In reality, there is currently no scientific evidence that Google’s Willow chip discovered conscious entities, surveillance from another dimension, or anything literally “watching humanity.” Physicists say many sensational headlines confuse legitimate quantum phenomena with speculative science fiction ideas that become distorted across social media.
However, the science itself is still fascinating. Quantum experiments often reveal behaviors that challenge ordinary intuition, including entanglement, probabilistic outcomes, observer effects, and interference patterns that remain deeply debated even among physicists. Some interpretations of quantum mechanics suggest reality may operate in ways far stranger than classical physics once imagined — though none prove supernatural observation or cosmic consciousness.
In this video, we break down what the Willow quantum chip is actually designed to do, how quantum computers really work, and why modern quantum physics often gets misrepresented online. We’ll also explore qubits, superposition, observer effects, many-worlds theory, simulation hypotheses, AI-assisted physics research, and the growing race to build next-generation quantum systems.
A growing number of quantum engineers worldwide have been trying to realize large-scale quantum networks, which consist of several connected quantum computers or devices that share information with each other. The successful realization of these networks could potentially pave the way for the realization of new high-speed and secure communication systems, or even of a quantum version of the internet.
A key challenge when trying to realize large-scale quantum networks is ensuring that the quantum properties of microwave signals can be reliably transferred from one location to another. These signals are highly sensitive to random energy fluctuations associated with heat. Thus, systems introduced so far typically operate inside cooling machines known as dilution refrigerators.
Researchers at Walther-Meißner-Institute (WMI) and Technical University of Munich have introduced a new approach to successfully transfer quantum microwave states between two separate dilution refrigerators connected by a warmer superconducting cable, with temperatures of up to 4K.
Search the web, and you’ll find any number of biohacking techniques for promoting healthy lifespan, from taking cold baths to breathing pressurized oxygen to sleeping under a red light.
There’s a simpler path to healthy aging, and science from Tufts and elsewhere has shown that it really works: Just eat a little bit less. Cutting down on calorie intake by as little as 10–15% can lower the risk of developing age-related illnesses by improving cardiovascular health, lowering blood pressure, and improving glucose tolerance, among many other benefits. For some people, reaping these benefits can be as easy as giving up one large latte per day.
The work is published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
#cybersecurity #suppychains #ai #tech
Supply chains are a primary target for cybercriminals and provide the foundation of global commerce in the hyper-connected digital ecosystem of today. Artificial intelligence (AI) simultaneously exacerbates vulnerabilities as it revolutionizes operations through predictive analytics, automation, and real-time visibility. Sophisticated threat actors, ransomware groups, and nation-state actors employ AI to exploit the vulnerable links in intricate, multi-tiered supply networks.
Artificial intelligence can create dual-use dynamics. It promotes efficiency by facilitating real-time data transfers and hyper-connected operations, while simultaneously significantly expanding the attack surface. Compromises of a single vendor or update have been shown to have a cascading effect on economies, governments, and critical infrastructure through supply chain attacks.
In The AI Era, Supply Chains Are Prime Targets.
The complexity of supply chains is inherent, as they encompass continents, jurisdictions, and a multitude of third-party vendors, contractors, and software components. Each link—whether it be legacy systems, unvetted code, IoT devices, or 5G-enabled connections—provides potential entry points. AI exacerbates these risks by allowing attackers to automate reconnaissance, create polymorphic malware that evades detection, create personalized phishing campaigns, and identify vulnerabilities quicker than defenders can apply patches.