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The Globus team has published a retrospective on GridFTP, the data transfer protocol developed to move large scientific datasets quickly across research networks. The piece traces the protocol's history and its role in physics collaborations and other big-science projects, prompting discussion among researchers and infrastructure engineers about its lasting influence on high-speed data movement.

CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins described Katie Zacharia's first White House press briefing as 'quite unusual', drawing wide attention to the new face at the podium. Collins, who covered the White House beat before moving to prime time, flagged the tone and handling of the briefing as departing from recent precedent. The comment has fueled discussion about how the administration's press operation is evolving under its new briefing leadership.

A widely watched explainer examines the decline of the Westboro Baptist Church, the Kansas-based group notorious for its anti-gay protests, framing it as a case study in how cults built around a single family lose influence and fade away. The piece traces how the congregation, once a constant media presence, has shrunk in numbers, visibility and cultural relevance over recent years.

Semiconductor stocks sold off as investors shifted money toward value shares, with attention now turning to upcoming Big Tech earnings reports. Analysts are watching whether results from the sector's largest companies can steady sentiment after the tech-led pullback. The rotation suggests growing caution about high-technology valuations, and markets are waiting on earnings guidance to confirm whether recent strength remains intact.

Miroslav Jenča, the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative and head of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia, briefed the UN Security Council on the situation in Colombia. His briefing covered the implementation of the country's peace process, an issue the Council regularly reviews. Details of his specific remarks were not immediately available.

Croatia is holding up Montenegro's progress toward European Union membership, while Georgia's EU accession hopes are slipping down the bloc's agenda, according to RFE/RL's Wider Europe Briefing. The developments highlight growing friction within EU enlargement policy, with Zagreb's objections stalling Podgorica's candidacy and Tbilisi facing diminished attention amid its political trajectory.

Netskope has published an analysis examining the risk of AI-driven self-replicating worms spreading through internet-connected devices, drawing parallels with historical malware outbreaks. The piece critiques recent Anthropic experiments demonstrating such worms, arguing the test scenarios were unrealistic and overstated the current danger while the underlying threat to poorly secured IoT hardware remains real.