Passengers tell of ‘nightmare’ onboard diverted Flydubai flight
Israeli passengers tell of the horror onboard the Flydubai flight that was diverted after a pilot was stabbed.
Iran parades Shahed drones through capital
Crowds cheered and waved national flags as two Shahed drones were paraded through Tehran.
Gavin Newsom signs laws to protect California workers from AI threat
Democratic governor sharply critical of Donald Trump for not passing comprehensive federal AI regulations
Governor Gavin Newsom signed laws Wednesday aimed at protecting California workers from the threats of artificial intelligence , including potential job losses and workplace surveillance.
The laws ban employers from using the technology to predict a worker’s emotional state by using their biometric data, require employers to send written notices to workers if AI is responsible for mass layoffs and ban employers from relying on AI to decide to fire someone.
Continue reading...Swiss glaciers suffer ‘disastrous’ year of ice loss, threatening water supplies
Scientists say such rapid melting is no longer surprising given the pace of climate change.
Iran war live: Trump hints US could strike Iran, warns time coming
Trump says the US may “blow up” Iran or strike a deal, insisting the standoff will end very soon one way or the other.
Kristi Noem, former Trump homeland security chief, files for divorce
Noem cites irreconcilable differences in filing that comes after husband Bryon Noem involved in tabloid scandal
Kristi Noem, who was fired by Donald Trump after a rumbustious stint as homeland security secretary, is divorcing her husband, Bryon Noem, after 34 years of marriage, citing “irreconcilable differences”.
The divorce claim “for settlement purposes only” was disclosed in court records filed in Hamlin county, South Dakota, the state of which Noem was previously governor.
Continue reading...Trump amazed that an ‘Israeli plumber’ helped land Flydubai flight
An amazed US President Donald Trump relayed the story of how an ‘Israeli plumber’ helped land a Flydubai flight.
Inside India’s forest villages, where a dangerous mix of crises led to 32 child deaths
At least 32 children have died in India's Balaghat district since May amid outbreaks of measles and malaria.
Pennsylvania confirms fifth measles-associated death as US outbreak grows
Cases have more than doubled since August as a dispute with federal health officials over the death count continues.
China has cracked down on AI relationships. Is it ahead of the game?
Beijing has cracked down on AI chatbots that can replicate human relationships. Experts are asking if this is the right thing to do.
Butterfly wing patterns in flight create powerful illusory motion cues – Nature
US judge approves settlement allowing Paramount to acquire Warner Bros
Mammoth deal has raised questions about corporate consolidation and editorial independence in media.
Tiny image sparks big backlash in Nikon photo contest
Dr Ning Xu denies he broke the rules of Nikon's annual Small World In Motion contest.
Rosenberg: Putin shows no sign of stopping the war as Russia doubles down on Ukraine
A foreign policy speech by the Russian president will be keenly watched, but all signs point to the full-scale invasion continuing.
Floating scarecrows: how Cornish fishers are stopping seabirds drowning in their nets
Simple deterrents can slash the number of razorbills and guillemots being trapped underwater, two-year study shows
Bird-shaped kites and a floating scarecrow are being tested to try to stop endangered seabirds drowning in fishing nets.
Every year an estimated 95,000 diving birds, including razorbills and guillemots, are accidentally caught in nets off European coasts.
Continue reading...‘Hugely exciting’ finds on tiny Scottish island shed light on spread of Christianity
Community-funded archaeological excavations of ‘really important’ sixth-century monastery also rewrite story of Lismore
To the residents of the Scottish island of Lismore, population 190, history is never very far away. The tiny island near Oban in Argyll has no row of shops or even a pub – if islanders want to meet for a coffee, the only place to do so is in the lively Gaelic heritage centre that records the many centuries of community life on the island.
This quiet place, documentary evidence records, was home to a monastic settlement in the sixth century AD, when missionaries from Ireland were first moving into northern Britain to spread Christianity. But apart from a few fragments of an early carved cross, there was almost nothing to see from this period of history.
Continue reading...Community-led archaeology project uncovers a major monastery of medieval Scotland – Phys.org
- Community-led archaeology project uncovers a major monastery of medieval Scotland Phys.org
- Archaeologists unearth a ‘major’ early Christian monastery in Scotland Scientific American
- ‘Hugely exciting’ finds on tiny Scottish island shed light on spread of Christianity The Guardian
- A major early medieval monastery, lost to legend, found on a Scottish island Archaeology News Online Magazine
- Excavation reveals Lismore’s national significance in early Scottish Catholicism The Catholic Herald
Swiss glaciers suffer another year of record ice loss – NPR
- Swiss glaciers suffer another year of record ice loss NPR
- Switzerland’s glaciers are losing an astonishing amount of ice. See the meltdown. The Washington Post
- 'Catastrophic': Swiss glaciers lose fifth of mass in five years Yahoo
- Swiss Glaciers Vanished by Nearly a Fifth in Recent Years, Scientists Say The New York Times
- Swiss glaciers suffer 'disastrous' year of ice loss, threatening water supplies bbc.com
US Senate rejects bill targeting AI data centre electricity costs
Democrats criticise bill as lacking 'teeth' and push for mandatory measures to address soaring electricity bills.