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Russian drone and missile strikes hit residential buildings in several Kyiv districts

BBC News

A Russian drone and missile attack on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv has killed at least one person and injured seven others, city officials say. Early on Saturday morning residential buildings in several districts were hit and loud explosions could be heard across the city. Kyiv's mayor Vitaly Klitschko said a 13-year-old child was among the injured and four people had been taken to hospital. Earlier this week a similar attack on Kyiv killed seven people, Ukrainian officials said. The latest bombardment came as Ukrainian negotiators were preparing for talks with US officials this weekend on an amended US peace plan.


Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,374

Al Jazeera

What is in the 28-point US plan for Ukraine? Why is Europe opposing Trump's peace plan? Is the fall of Pokrovsk inevitable? 'A corruption scandal may well end the Ukraine war' Here's where things stand on Saturday, November 29. Russian drones struck six locations in Kyiv's city centre and eastern suburbs early on Saturday, injuring four people, as apartment buildings and other dwellings were hit, said the head of Kyiv's military administration, Tymur Tkachenko.


No, your favourite influencer hasn't got a dozen dachshund dogs. It's just AI

BBC News

No, your favourite influencer hasn't got a dozen dachshund dogs. When scrolling through social media recently, you might have noticed posts which seem a bit off. It's all AI generated and due to its low quality and its inauthenticity, it's being branded AI slop. Both social media users and content creators say they're worried that AI slop flooding feeds is leading to a less authentic online experience - and is drowning out real posts. But a new trend, which sees people adding AI-generated animals to original photographs, has encouraged some content creators to embrace AI.


Why Google's custom AI chips are shaking up the tech industry

New Scientist

Why Google's custom AI chips are shaking up the tech industry Ironwood is Google's latest tensor processing unit Nvidia's position as the dominant supplier of AI chips may be under threat from a specialised chip pioneered by Google, with reports suggesting companies like Meta and Anthropic are looking to spend billions on Google's tensor processing units. The success of the artificial intelligence industry has been in large part based on graphical processing units (GPUs), a kind of computer chip that can perform many parallel calculations at the same time, rather than one after the other like the computer processing units (CPUs) that power most computers. 'Flashes of brilliance and frustration': I let an AI agent run my day GPUs were originally developed to assist with computer graphics, as the name suggests, and gaming. "If I have a lot of pixels in a space and I need to do a rotation of this to calculate a new camera view, this is an operation that can be done in parallel, for many different pixels," says Francesco Conti at the University of Bologna in Italy. This ability to do calculations in parallel happened to be useful for training and running AI models, which often use calculations involving vast grids of numbers performed at the same time, called matrix multiplication.


Apple is praised for its Christmas advert captured entirely on an iPhone 17 Pro - as AI-hating fans joke 'Coca-Cola can learn one or two things here'

Daily Mail - Science & tech

Trump halts migration from all third world countries and orders audit of green cards from 19 others after Afghan suspect's deadly DC attack Trump announces National Guard soldier Sarah Beckstrom, 20, is dead after DC'terror attack' during live-streamed Thanksgiving call with stunned troops My loving husband was such a kind, gentle man and a doting father... then he went out one day and shot 10 schoolgirls Bryan Kohberger becomes nightmare prison diva... as he throws huge tantrum over BANANAS behind bars DC shooting suspect'suffered mental issues' from fighting in CIA-backed'Zero Unit' during war in Afghanistan Inside Eminem's ex-wife's secretive new life as she makes ultra rare trip out for Thanksgiving... just six miles from rapper's mansion Plastic surgeons weigh in on Kathy Hilton's VERY youthful visage after star, 66, wowed fans with sizzling snaps Inside Ina Garten's haunting struggles after she vulnerably opened up about not having kids Taylor Swift and Hugh Jackman were'present' when Ryan Reynolds ripped into tearful Justin Baldoni for'fat-shaming' wife Blake Lively Khloe Kardashian accused of extreme Photoshop fail... after claiming she stopped editing her images See inside Epstein's creepy Lolita Express as secret VIP pals who partied with the pedophile are set to be exposed in file dump I've seen it too many times - I have to speak up: KENNEDY Why America is in its'fizz era'! Keith Urban linked to NEW woman, 25: Friends tell how Nicole Kidman divorce drama has reignited with petty Nashville standoff... and why he has the kids for Thanksgiving Diddy's Thanksgiving menu behind bars revealed as disgraced mogul swaps lavish feasts for bran flakes and prison sandwiches RFK Jr taunts Donald Trump as he shares pointed'Thanksgiving dinner' photo with the president, Elon Musk and Don Jr Inside El Chapo's prison life: Married drug lord is seeking solace with an attractive interpreter as he sues Supermax over'torture' conditions Anna Kepner's father will'fight' to make'stepson face the consequences' after cheerleader killed on cruise Apple is praised for its Christmas advert captured entirely on an iPhone 17 Pro - as AI-hating fans joke'Coca-Cola can learn one or two things here' Apple has injected fans with a'heartwarming' dose of authentic festive cheer with its new Christmas advert. And it's managed to do so without relying on artificial intelligence (AI). Entitled'A Critter Carol', the two-minute clip features two hikers walking through a wonderful wintery woodland before one unknowingly drops his iPhone . As they walk away, some Muppet-like critters find the phone and film themselves performing the Flight of the Conchords song'Friends' before returning it to him.


Travel chaos as powerful winter storm threatens flight delays and road safety for millions across the US starting TODAY

Daily Mail - Science & tech

RFK Jr taunts Donald Trump as he shares pointed'Thanksgiving dinner' photo with the president, Elon Musk and Don Jr Fans hail Cece Winans' 'best ever' rendition of the national anthem on Thanksgiving and beg the NFL to get her to the Super Bowl I've seen it too many times - I have to speak up: KENNEDY Trump plunged into security scandal over Afghan shooter's asylum - after president blamed Biden Bryan Kohberger becomes nightmare prison diva... as he throws huge tantrum over BANANAS behind bars My wife was blindsided when I asked for a divorce. There was no foul play or'other woman' but this is why I did it... and the six subtle signs your partner is planning on leaving you too: RICHARD WARNER My book on the Kennedys was used as a'mistress manual' by Olivia Nuzzi... then this wannabe Carolyn Bessette had the nerve to hound me with these outrageous texts: MAUREEN CALLAHAN Americans are finally realizing why we don't eat turkey eggs Plastic surgeon reveals secrets of Tom Brady's changing face, including'unnatural' procedure... and truth about Ozempic use Lilibet's locks steal the show! Meghan's daughter is every inch the little Princess with her fiery red locks in a neat plait at Thanksgiving outing Kimberly Guilfoyle leaves little to the imagination in a figure-hugging sheer lace gown for Thanksgiving dinner in Athens in her role as US Ambassador - after admitting she's'husband hunting' Hollywood stars who REFUSE to celebrate Thanksgiving over animal cruelty and its'blood-soaked' history A strong winter storm is set to hit parts of the US Midwest and Great Lakes region this weekend, threatening flight delays and road safety for millions after the holiday . Winter Storm Watches are now in effect across Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, South Dakota and Minnesota, impacting around 50 million Americans. Forecasters warned of potentially heavy snowfall, with accumulations of six to 12 inches or more possible in many areas, especially north of Interstate 70 and along and south of Interstate 90.


Americans are finally realizing why we don't eat turkey eggs

Daily Mail - Science & tech

RFK Jr taunts Donald Trump as he shares pointed'Thanksgiving dinner' photo with the president, Elon Musk and Don Jr Fans hail Cece Winans' 'best ever' rendition of the national anthem on Thanksgiving and beg the NFL to get her to the Super Bowl I've seen it too many times - I have to speak up: KENNEDY Trump plunged into security scandal over Afghan shooter's asylum - after president blamed Biden Bryan Kohberger becomes nightmare prison diva... as he throws huge tantrum over BANANAS behind bars My wife was blindsided when I asked for a divorce. There was no foul play or'other woman' but this is why I did it... and the six subtle signs your partner is planning on leaving you too: RICHARD WARNER My book on the Kennedys was used as a'mistress manual' by Olivia Nuzzi... then this wannabe Carolyn Bessette had the nerve to hound me with these outrageous texts: MAUREEN CALLAHAN Americans are finally realizing why we don't eat turkey eggs Plastic surgeon reveals secrets of Tom Brady's changing face, including'unnatural' procedure... and truth about Ozempic use Lilibet's locks steal the show! Meghan's daughter is every inch the little Princess with her fiery red locks in a neat plait at Thanksgiving outing Kimberly Guilfoyle leaves little to the imagination in a figure-hugging sheer lace gown for Thanksgiving dinner in Athens in her role as US Ambassador - after admitting she's'husband hunting' Hollywood stars who REFUSE to celebrate Thanksgiving over animal cruelty and its'blood-soaked' history Americans are finally realizing why we don't eat turkey eggs As people prepare to carve into their Thanksgiving Day turkeys, some may wonder why the birds' eggs never make it onto the holiday menu. Turkey eggs are almost never found on grocery shelves or holiday plates. The reasons lie in biology, economics and practicality, experts said.


Cats became our companions way later than you think

BBC News

In true feline style, cats took their time in deciding when and where to forge bonds with humans. According to new scientific evidence, the shift from wild hunter to pampered pet happened much more recently than previously thought - and in a different place. A study of bones found at archaeological sites suggests cats began their close relationship with humans only a few thousand years ago, and in northern Africa not the Levant. They are ubiquitous, we make TV programmes about them, and they dominate the internet, said Prof Greger Larson of the University of Oxford. That relationship we have with cats now only gets started about 3.5 or 4,000 years ago, rather than 10,000 years ago.


Inside the bizarre mating rituals of turkeys... from wingmen to sexy snoods

Daily Mail - Science & tech

RFK Jr taunts Donald Trump as he shares pointed'Thanksgiving dinner' photo with the president, Elon Musk and Don Jr Fans hail Cece Winans' 'best ever' rendition of the national anthem on Thanksgiving and beg the NFL to get her to the Super Bowl I've seen it too many times - I have to speak up: KENNEDY Trump plunged into security scandal over Afghan shooter's asylum - after president blamed Biden Bryan Kohberger becomes nightmare prison diva... as he throws huge tantrum over BANANAS behind bars My wife was blindsided when I asked for a divorce. There was no foul play or'other woman' but this is why I did it... and the six subtle signs your partner is planning on leaving you too: RICHARD WARNER My book on the Kennedys was used as a'mistress manual' by Olivia Nuzzi... then this wannabe Carolyn Bessette had the nerve to hound me with these outrageous texts: MAUREEN CALLAHAN Americans are finally realizing why we don't eat turkey eggs Plastic surgeon reveals secrets of Tom Brady's changing face, including'unnatural' procedure... and truth about Ozempic use Lilibet's locks steal the show! Meghan's daughter is every inch the little Princess with her fiery red locks in a neat plait at Thanksgiving outing Kimberly Guilfoyle leaves little to the imagination in a figure-hugging sheer lace gown for Thanksgiving dinner in Athens in her role as US Ambassador - after admitting she's'husband hunting' Hollywood stars who REFUSE to celebrate Thanksgiving over animal cruelty and its'blood-soaked' history Most Americans think of turkeys in November, but for wild turkeys, the real drama unfolds in spring, when breeding season transforms forests and fields into complex social arenas filled with high-stakes courtship. During this time, male turkeys, or toms, display a striking combination of physical traits and behaviors to attract females, including gobbling calls, fanned tails, sharp spurs, hair-like beards on their chests, and the elongated snood draping over their beak, which research shows is a key factor in female choice. Hens choose mates carefully, responding to the combination of plumage, snood length, vocalizations, and dominance cues, often remaining aloof until hormonal and daylight signals trigger receptivity.


10 captivating images from National Geographic's Photo Ark

Popular Science

Since 2006, the project has photographed 17,000 species in the world's zoos, aquariums, and wildlife sanctuaries. Photographs from the Photo Ark will be featured in the inaugural exhibition at the National Geographic Museum of Exploration in Washington D.C. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. A picture is said to be worth a thousand words, but some photographs are worth 17,000. Well, 17,000 species, that is. For's Photo Ark project, photographer Joel Sartore is documenting all species living in the world's zoos, aquariums, and wildlife sanctuaries.