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Bangaranga! Bulgaria wins Eurovision - but UK comes last

BBC News

Bangaranga! Bulgaria wins Eurovision - but UK comes last Bulgarian pop star Dara has won the Eurovision Song Contest with her pneumatic dance anthem Bangaranga. The 27-year-old topped both the public and the jury vote in a nail-biting conclusion, soaring ahead of Israel in second and Romania in third to score a massive 516 points. Dara was far from a front-runner going into the contest, but her intricate choreography and naggingly catchy chorus helped her eclipse the competition - giving Bulgaria its first ever Eurovison title. The UK, however, continued its run of disastrous results. Look Mum No Computer's song Eins, Zwei, Drei took last place, with one solitary point.


Hezbollah drone strike videos show evolving tactics against Israel

BBC News

Hezbollah has increased its use of small first-person view (FPV) drones to attack Israel, including systems controlled by fibre-optic cables to evade sophisticated defences. BBC Verify has geolocated 35 videos shared by the Lebanese armed group since 26 March which show strikes on Israeli soldiers, armoured vehicles and air defence systems in southern Lebanon and northern Israel. Experts told BBC Verify the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has so far been unable to develop any effective countermeasures, as the small drones can easily bypass detection systems. The drones can also be made from commercially available and 3D-printed components - and are cheap compared to the high-value targets they can destroy, experts also said. The use of cheap FPV drones became widespread during the Russia-Ukraine war and has changed modern warfare.



Jackie and Shadow's eaglets practice stomping and flapping

Popular Science

Sandy and Luna are working on important skills in the nest. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Sandy and Luna, looking very grown up. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. The babies are growing up.


Latvia's president asks opposition leader to form new government

Al Jazeera

What are Russia's gains from the Iran war? 'We are not losers; we are winners' Latvia's president asks opposition leader to form new government Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics has backed opposition lawmaker Andris Kulbergs to replace Evika Silina for the top job after the prime minister resigned over an incident involving Ukrainian drones. Kulbergs, leader of the United List of smaller parties, which forms the largest opposition bloc in parliament, will take office if lawmakers approve him and his cabinet. "Considering recent events, I think the new prime minister should come from opposition parties," President Rinkevics told a news conference on Saturday. Last weekend, the former Prime Minister Silina fired her defence minister, Andris Spruds, after two Ukrainian drones strayed into Latvia from Russia and exploded at an oil storage facility. The incident is only the latest in a series of such events in NATO members Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania.


License plate cameras at Home Depot and Lowe's spark privacy fears

FOX News

Home Depot and Lowe's stores in Connecticut are reportedly using automated license plate readers in parking lots to prevent theft, raising privacy concerns about data access.


What a scammer sees the moment they Google your name

FOX News

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OpenAI is offering ChatGPT Plus to citizens of Malta for a year

Engadget

OpenAI has signed deals with fintech startups, tech giants and even Disney, but it's breaking new ground by announcing a world's first partnership with the country of Malta. In a post on its website, OpenAI said that it would provide ChatGPT Plus for one year to every Maltese resident or citizen. Malta is the first country to launch a partnership of this scale because we refuse to let our citizens stay behind in the digital age, Silvio Schembri, Malta's minister for Economy, Enterprise and Strategic Projects, said in a statement. We are putting our people at the very forefront of global change. For the approximately 574,250 residents living in Malta, they'll have to complete a course developed by the University of Malta before launching the ChatGPT Plus subscription, which costs $20 a month in the US.


What we learned from the cringey courtroom drama between Elon Musk and Sam Altman

The Guardian

Both Musk and Altman took the stand for hours, facing combative cross-examinations that painted them each as untrustworthy. Both Musk and Altman took the stand for hours, facing combative cross-examinations that painted them each as untrustworthy. Two of the world's richest people faced an airing of their dirty laundry amid their messy, bitter feud over OpenAI A nine-person jury is set to decide whether Elon Musk's allegations of "stealing a charity" against Sam Altman and OpenAI are legitimate, with deliberations to begin in earnest on Monday. Whatever its outcome, the case has been an illuminating, at times exhausting, look behind the scenes at the history of OpenAI and how some of the most powerful figures in the tech industry operate. Attorneys for both sides have introduced reams of private text messages, emails and even diary entries to support their arguments.


Top scientist admits universe is 'teeming with life'... and reveals what first contact will look like amid Trump's UFO disclosure

Daily Mail - Science & tech

Inside the cowboy city where Big Tech threatens to steamroll their way of life... as lawmakers begged billionaires to keep building in secret summit talks As dozens of potential rat virus cases are monitored, lessons can be learned from forgotten outbreak that ravaged an American icon... and left a trail of death in its wake California town's woke policy stands in the way of major Costco expansion Top scientist admits universe is'teeming with life'... and reveals what first contact will look like amid Trump's UFO disclosure Cheerful Christian mom is pillar of Florida community and loves going on TV... but she has a childhood secret so evil that she stuttered with shock when confronted with it New York Mets pitcher Clay Holmes' leg is broken by 111mph liner with team set to lose star man for'a long time' Why New York's rich are ditching the Hamptons for this hideaway with affordable mansions and no traffic Michael Jackson's life has been turned into a box office smash - but one ...