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• Women's NCAA tournament second round play continues Monday, March 23, with eight games scheduled across ESPN and ESPN2, featuring matchups including Alabama at Louisville (noon ET) and Virginia at Iowa (2 p.m. ET). • Additional second round games include Notre Dame at Ohio State, Kentucky at West Virginia, Syracuse at UConn, Illinois at Vanderbilt, Southern Cal at South Carolina, and Oklahoma State at UCLA. • The women's tournament second round concludes Monday's schedule, with the most successful teams advancing to regional play in subsequent rounds.

Changes revealed by Andy Burnham to support night-time economy follow rapid growth in ridershipNight buses will run to every borough in Greater Manchester as the city region expands its publicly controlled Bee Network.The mayor, Andy Burnham, announced a number of new services alongside figures showing rapid growth in ridership since buses were taken back under public control in 2023. Continue reading...

• Hughes Network Systems won a US Air Force Research Laboratory contract under the RAPID program to develop hybrid satellite networks blending military, allied, and commercial systems. • The project explores software-defined networking, AI, and machine learning for resilient communications in contested environments, routing data across space and terrestrial links. • Aimed at improving military connectivity for command centers and tactical forces, it supports broader DoD efforts like Enterprise SATCOM for flexible bandwidth management.

Trams, buses and hire bikes will be integrated under molten orange and asphalt black brand highlighting industrial heritage, says Oliver CoppardSouth Yorkshire’s transport system will be known as the “People’s Network”, with trams, buses and hire bikes all coming under public control.The plan was unveiled on Monday by the region’s mayor, Oliver Coppard, who said it would create an affordable, joined-up network in molten orange and asphalt black colours. A large fleet of electric buses and 25 new trams will be introduced over the next five years. Continue reading...