Lifetime

Al Pacino will receive a lifetime achievement award at the Actor Awards, honouring a career spanning decades of film and theatre. The announcement has drawn attention from film fans discussing the 85-year-old's legacy, from The Godfather to his ongoing work, and his status as one of cinema's most celebrated performers.

A Rice University professor has joined an international research initiative to develop protein-based manufacturing technology, which the professor described as an 'opportunity of a lifetime'. The effort aims to harness proteins for industrial production processes. Details about the project's funding, partners and timeline were not immediately available.

A new effort is under way to make satellites easier to connect, repair and upgrade in orbit, an approach that could extend spacecraft lifetimes and cut costs. The initiative, covered by innovation and EU research outlets, points to growing interest in in-orbit servicing, standardised interfaces and modular satellite design as part of Europe's wider space and connectivity ambitions.

A lottery player in Quebec has won a $1,000-a-day-for-life prize from Loto-Quebec, saying the windfall will let him retire earlier than planned. The story is drawing attention as people discuss the life-changing payout and what a lifetime daily prize means for the winner's future.

Billboard has published a retrospective on Mexican singer Cristian Castro's career ahead of the 2026 Billboard Latin Music Awards, framing him as the 'Voice of a Lifetime'. The piece highlights his decades-long run of Latin pop hits and his standing as one of the genre's most recognizable voices, setting the stage for his presence at the ceremony.