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A rare Ultra White Pure Gyr Garmousha falcon chick weighing about 1 kg sold for 1.5 million Dirhams (around Rs 3.85 crore) at ADIHEX 2026 in Abu Dhabi, a record falcon auction. Shaikha Al Mansoori bought it after attending the event with her uncle, who is credited with igniting her interest in falconry; while videos show Shaikha praising her uncle, the clips do not confirm the exact purchase arrangement.
A 17-year-old photographer, Maksym Breus, won Norfolk Wildlife Trust’s 2026 Nature Photography Competition with an image of a hobby falcon chasing a dragonfly after about 200 hours of observation and three years of trying. The win includes a ZEISS prize and a feature in the 2027 calendar; a Young Person winner (Tia Pardon) and a Mobile Phone winner (Clifford Wicker) were also announced. An exhibition of the winners will run at Cley Marshes in October, and the calendar goes on sale in late September.
CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz says AI is speeding up attackers’ ability to identify and exploit vulnerabilities, exposing gaps even in highly funded firms and rendering legacy security tools inadequate. He cites the Mythos model and recent AI-related incidents to illustrate the shift, while emphasizing CrowdStrike’s Falcon platform uses AI to defend against AI-powered attacks. The company reported a “quarter of records” with $1.47 billion in revenue and $5.84 billion in ARR ahead of Fal.Con, signaling strong demand for AI-enabled cybersecurity.
NASA's Starling four-cubesat mission demonstrated GPS-free navigation by using onboard cameras to observe thousands of known satellites and an onboard catalog (FALCON) to self-determine orbit and enhance space traffic awareness; the demo is being extended to at least 2028 to maximize navigation capabilities for future missions beyond Earth, including lunar exploration, while addressing GPS vulnerabilities and DoD-space PNT interests.
Anthony Mackie revealed that he wrote multiple letters to Marvel Studios asking to play Black Panther before joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the Falcon. He assumed the meeting with Marvel producers and directors was for the Black Panther role, but it turned out to be for the Falcon. Mackie expressed his surprise and disappointment, as he believed Black Panther was the only prominent Black superhero Marvel would develop a movie for. However, he went on to portray the Falcon in several MCU films and now leads his own Marvel movie, "Captain America: Brave New World."