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Germany's startup sector is producing a record number of billion-dollar companies, according to Tagesschau. Fintechs Trade Republic and N26 are among the most prominent, while newer additions include software firm Osapiens and defense company Stark Defense. The growth is being driven mainly by the artificial intelligence boom and rising European defense spending, which are attracting large investments into young German companies.

Indonesian weightlifter Rahmat Erwin Abdullah has broken a world record and an ASEAN record while winning a medal at an international competition. President Prabowo Subianto publicly praised the athlete, congratulating him on the achievement. The feat has drawn attention across Indonesia, with national media highlighting both the record-setting lift and the presidential recognition.

Italian venture firm Eureka! Venture has launched a new €20 million fund dedicated to backing DeepTech startups in Italy. The fund will provide early-stage capital to companies working on advanced technology, aiming to strengthen Italy's position in the European DeepTech ecosystem and address the funding gap for science-based ventures in the country.

A new Paramount+ subscriber says they are exploring the Star Trek universe tonight, starting with the first episode of Starfleet Academy and enjoying it. The comment reflects fresh interest in the franchise now that the Starfleet Academy series is streaming, with fans sharing their first impressions of the new show as they work through the wider Trek catalogue on the service.

A viewer has finished watching the original Star Trek series, expressing relief at finally completing it. The comment notes the calm the show's ending leaves behind, suggesting a satisfying but long journey through the classic science fiction run. The remark is a personal milestone shared with a small audience rather than a broader news event.

A longtime Star Trek fan has shared their enthusiasm for the current season of Strange New Worlds, saying they had no one in their daily life to discuss it with and turned to social media instead. They highlight the show's deep-cut Trek lore as a particular joy, asking others not to post spoilers as they catch up on recent episodes.

Star Trek fans are celebrating Chief Miles O'Brien, the working-class engineer of Deep Space Nine, as a fan favourite after Data. A lighthearted post calling him a 'union man' and joking about his love of blue-collar values has drawn warm engagement, with readers agreeing the everyman character stands out among Starfleet officers.

Space enthusiasts are marking World Space Week online, sharing the Star Trek-inspired motto 'Ad Astra per Aspera' — through hardship to the stars — alongside tributes to Sputnik, whose 1957 launch opened the space age. The observance runs annually from October 4 to 10, deliberately chosen to bracket the Sputnik anniversary, and this year's posts blend nostalgia for the first satellite with general celebration of space exploration.

Paramount+ has released a special Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Short Trek titled 'Science Fiction.' In the story, the Enterprise crew explores an uncharted planet and discovers the ruins of an alien city. A strange disease afflicts the away team, and Spock attempts to decipher alien texts to find a cure. Fans of the series are sharing news of the surprise release.

Miljoenen trekvogels trekken op dit moment 's nachts boven Nederland over, en wie goed luistert kan hun roepjes horen. Duurzaamnieuws besteedt aandacht aan de jaarlijkse vogeltrek en moedigt mensen aan om 's avonds naar de lucht te luisteren. Het fenomeen trekt opnieuw belangstelling nu het trekseizoen op zijn hoogtepunt is.

The 'Star Trek: Scouts' are shown taking on robots in a game of space basketball, in a lighthearted crossover of the franchise with robotics. The clip gives the Scouts a playful matchup against machine opponents, blending the Star Trek brand with robot competition and basketball in a space setting.

The Detroit Free Press has published a glowing review of the play 'Eureka Day', calling it funny, furious and unforgettable. The write-up is drawing attention to the production, which blends comedy with sharper, more contentious themes. theatre fans are discussing the show and its critical reception.

Remembering actress Madlyn Rhue, best known to genre fans as Lieutenant Marla McGivers in the Star Trek episode "Space Seed," with a career spanning films like "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" and series including "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.", "Mannix", "Hawaii Five-0", "Fantasy Island", "Murder, She Wrote" and "Days of Our Lives". Fans are posting tributes and hashtag memorials honoring her television legacy.

A German runner completed his first parkrun outside Germany, taking part in the weekly 5k event in Sittard, the Netherlands. On a fast, flat course with a quick field, he finished in 25:19, a personal best he described as unbelievably fast for himself. He celebrated the milestone of running parkrun in a second country.

A new documentary, reviewed by Leslie Felperin for the Guardian, follows two Devon neighbours locked in a bitter dispute over the future of the countryside. The film explores the clash between conventional farming and rewilding, complete with troublesome wild boar, and is described as warm and wry with real bite.

A five-star review is drawing attention to Star Trek: Voyager—Homecoming, a 2026 novel by Susan Bridges and Tilly Bridges. Readers say the book offers one last story tying up threads left dangling when the series ended its seven-season run on May 23, 2001. Fans of the show, long hoping for closure on unfinished plotlines, are welcoming the announcement.

German-language fantasy community members are answering the fourth PhantastikPrompts question, asking whether they have an author as a role model. One writer says there is no direct model, but names the masters of dark romanticism — Poe, Shelley, Stoker and Lovecraft — plus living Russian authors Lukyanenko and Glukhovsky as key influences, inviting others to weigh in.