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15 striking images from the Black and White Photo Awards 2025

Popular Science

Captured in South Africa's Londolozi reserve, freezes the tense moment when a male leopard must leap away after mating to avoid the female's claws. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Our world is vibrant and colorful, but seeing it in black and white can offer a new perspective. "Our mission is to celebrate the timeless power of black-and-white photography," the competition's organizers said in a statement. "This year's winners remind us that monochrome has the capacity to illuminate not only form and light, but also the most urgent human stories."


From 'Orwell 2 2 5' to 'Frankenstein': TIFF's Films on Power, Creation, and Survival Are a Warning

WIRED

From to: TIFF's Films on Power, Creation, and Survival Are a Warning These are WIRED's picks for some of the most urgent and unsettling films from the 50th annual Toronto International Film Festival. Some of the most urgent films at this year's Toronto International Film Festival aren't here to soothe. Together,,, and play like sizzle reels of caution, and at their best, they're award-worthy symbols of alarm. These films, the first two of which are documentaries, don't just entertain--they confront fractured humanity, closeness and distance under Israel's siege of Gaza, and a creation we've set loose, growing beyond our control. That's the one muscle of film--to interrogate rather than facilitate.


Huge fire rips through residential homes in Manila

BBC News

A large fire broke out in two buildings in the Tondo district of Philippines capital, Manila on Saturday night, affecting around 700 families, according to local media reports. Footage of the scale of the fire was shared by the Manila Public Information Office, which said that the fire had been brought under control. Three people are said to have been injured. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. See Kathmandu's destroyed and barricaded streets after violence From'nepo kids' to PM resignation: How the Nepal protests unfolded The BBC's Charlotte Scarr explains how the use of two slogans sparked a wave of protests in Kathmandu.


Romania reports drone incursion during Russian attack on Ukraine

Al Jazeera

How is Russia replenishing its military? What is a'coalition of the willing'? How China forgot promises and'debts' to Ukraine How are Europe, the US pulling apart on Ukraine? Romania has scrambled fighter jets after a drone breached the country's airspace during a Russian attack on neighbouring Ukraine, its Ministry of National Defence said, as Kyiv accused Moscow of expanding its war. The Romanian move on Saturday came as Poland also deployed aircraft and closed an airport in the eastern city of Lublin over the threat of a drone attack.


Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,298

Al Jazeera

How is Russia replenishing its military? What is a'coalition of the willing'? How China forgot promises and'debts' to Ukraine How are Europe, the US pulling apart on Ukraine? NATO fighter jets headed to eastern Europe under new'Eastern Sentry' Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least three people in the Donetsk region and another in Kharkiv, the Kyiv Independent reported on Saturday, citing local officials. A drone breached Romanian airspace during a Russian attack on Ukrainian infrastructure, prompting Romania to scramble fighter jets, the country's defence minister, Ionut Mosteanu, said.


Jeffrey Epstein's Yahoo Inbox Revealed

WIRED

Plus: ICE deploys secretive phone surveillance tech, officials warn of Chinese surveillance tools in US highway infrastructure, and more. Right-wing internet personality and Turning Point USA cofounder Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on Wednesday during a speaking engagement at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. After a chaotic 24-hour manhunt, the FBI named 22-year-old Utah resident Tyler Robinson as a suspect in the murder. As polarization and political violence continues to increase in the US, a new platform from the Public Service Alliance is offering tools like data-removal services and threat monitoring to public servants who increasingly need to defend themselves and their data. Meanwhile, new research this week warned that the number of US investors putting money into invasive commercial spyware rose significantly in 2024.


Video games are taking longer to make, but why?

BBC News

Video games are taking longer to make, but why? It's been 84 years... or so says the meme. For video game fans, it can certainly feel like it, as the gap between big releases gets longer. Earlier this month Silksong, the highly anticipated sequel to 2017's Hollow Knight, was finally released . And don't get us started on Grand Theft Auto 6.


Colombian court rules Meta was wrong to bar porn star's Instagram account

BBC News

Colombian court rules Meta was wrong to bar porn star's Instagram account Colombia's highest court has ruled that Meta violated a porn star's right to freedom of expression when it deleted her Instagram account. The South American nation's Constitutional Court said on Friday that the tech firm had removed Esperanza Gรณmez's account without a clear and transparent justification and without offering similar treatment to other, similar accounts. The 45-year-old, whose account had more than five million followers, is one of Colombia's best known adult content actresses. Meta argued in the case that she had violated its rules on nudity. The company, which also owns Facebook and WhatsApp, did not immediately react to the ruling.


UK workers wary of AI despite Starmer's push to increase uptake, survey finds

The Guardian

The survey uncovered worries about the advance of AI, with only 17% saying it was a good substitute for human interaction. The survey uncovered worries about the advance of AI, with only 17% saying it was a good substitute for human interaction. UK workers wary of AI despite Starmer's push to increase uptake, survey finds It is the work shortcut that dare not speak its name. A third of people do not tell their bosses about their use of AI tools amid fears their ability will be questioned if they do. Research for the Guardian has revealed that only 13% of UK adults openly discuss their use of AI with senior staff at work and close to half think of it as a tool to help people who are not very good at their jobs to get by.


New Nato mission to bolster eastern flank after Russia drone incursion

BBC News

More Nato countries will move their troops and fighter jets eastwards after Poland accused Russia of an unprecedented drone incursion on Wednesday. Denmark, France and Germany have joined a new mission to bolster the military alliance's eastern flank. Other Nato allies are expected to take part later. It came as the Kremlin said on Friday that peace talks with Kyiv were on pause, with spokesman Dmitry Peskov saying: You can't wear rose-tinted glasses and expect that the negotiation process will yield immediate results. Political tensions have been high across Europe after Poland said 19 Russian drones had flown through its airspace on Wednesday.