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What caused the Notre Dame fire? The latest as the cathedral reopens.
Here’s what to know about the Notre Dame fire investigation, what was lost and when the public can visit.
UNESCO grants heritage status to Aleppo soap as Syria war flares
The UN's cultural organisation added Aleppo's famous soap to its intangible cultural heritage list Tuesday with Syria's second city again wracked by war. Artisans have brewed olive and laurel oil in large pots for some 3,000 years in the city -- which fell to Islamist-led
Iran releases Nobel Peace laureate Mohammadi on medical leave: lawyer
Iran has released Nobel Peace laureate Narges Mohammadi, jailed since November 2021, for three weeks on medical grounds, her lawyer posted on social media. Over the past quarter century, Mohammadi, 52, has been repeatedly tried and jailed for her vocal campaigning against
‘The Taste of Mango’ Review: A Poetic Documentary Examines the Reverberation of Abuse Over Three Generations
Three generations of women confront the elephant in their room — a stepfather’s sexual abuse — in Chloe Abrahams’ “The Taste of Mango.” The filmmaker’s first feature reflects her background in gallery video art as it mixes impressionistic visuals, diaristic elements, home
Taylor! Billie! Sabrina! Women Made the 8 Most-Streamed Albums on Spotify This Year
Taylor Swift was the most-streamed artist on the platform in 2024 for the second year in a row
Spotify Wrapped 2024: Taylor Swift Is Most-Streamed Artist, Women Dominate Global Top 10 Albums Chart
The Spotify Wrapped 2024 year-end data dive is out — and Taylor Swift is again at the top. Swift ranked as the No. 1 most-streamed artist globally in 2024 on Spotify, nabbing the crown for the second year in a row. That’s largely on the strength of her latest album, “The
New videos reveal the hidden lives of Andean bears
The footage give clues to the range of plants the bears eat and how they mate, information important for conservation.
Joe Rogan Again Had the No. 1 Podcast on Spotify for 2024
Joe Rogan no longer had an exclusive window on Spotify in 2024 — but his hugely popular podcast was still the No. 1 most-listened to show on the platform this year. “The Joe Rogan Experience,” hosted by the comedian-podcaster, was the top Spotify podcast in the U.S. for the
Artworks seized from the mafia go on display in Milan
Andy Warhol and Salvador Dali are featured in an exhibition showcasing more than 80 pieces confiscated from criminal groups by Italian authorities.
Why French PM Barnier is set to lose no-confidence vote - and what happens next?
Barnier, who has headed the French government since September, may be ousted - but what could happen next?
China reports warmest autumn since records began
Most regions experienced temperatures 1 to 2 deg C above average.
'We had to stop this': The woman who grabbed gun of South Korean soldier
Ahn Gwi-ryeong faced off with armed soldiers who were sent to stop lawmakers from entering parliament in Seoul.
What do Kamala Harris, Chappell Roan and Olympic mascot Phryge all have in common?
A list of mispronounced names and words provides a retrospective of 2024, from Kamala Harris to Chappell Roan, via French Olympic mascot Phryge, Barry Keoghan and weight-loss drug Semaglutide. Which ones have you been struggling with?
Malaysia government faces backlash over harsher penalties, wider powers proposed to tackle harmful online content
Civil society groups and experts fear the amendments will curb free speech in the country and are calling for more stakeholder consultations.
Pershing Square Holdings to delist from Amsterdam after football riots
The hedge fund's decision to delist from Euronext Amsterdam and use the LSE alone comes after star trader Bill Ackman on X last month advocated delisting on moral, as well as financial, grounds following the antisemitic violence against Israeli football supporters at a match in
Neanderthals were making hand stencil rock art more than 66,000 years ago, U-series dating suggests
A discovery deep within a cave in Spain has challenged the history of human artistic expression. Researchers have determined that hand stencils in Maltravieso Cave are more than 66,000 years old, suggesting that Neanderthals, not modern humans, were the world's first artists.
Statue of Russia's Wagner founder Prigozhin unveiled in Central Africa
The new monument "is part of the bilateral relationship" between CAR and Russia, officials say.
South Korea martial law: Why it happened and what comes next
Late on Tuesday evening, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said in a televised address that he was imposing martial law. Though he found himself backtracking within a matter of hours, the surprise announcement has decisively rattled the country's political establishment.
Night of terror for Beit Lahia as Israel intensifies attacks
"What is happening in northern Gaza is the bloodiest since the beginning of the war," Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for the Civil Defence Authority, said to TNA.
Educators, popstars, and a terminally ill cancer patient among winners of TikTok Awards
Educators, popstars, and a terminally ill cancer patient were among the winners of the inaugural TikTok Awards UK & Ireland 2024
Best of last year: The top Phys.org articles of 2024
It was a good year for space science as Sumner Starrfield, an astronomer at Arizona State University, described what was to appear as a huge star exploding in the night sky, in a once-in-a-lifetime event this past fall. A binary star system in the constellation Corona Borealis,
Why Gen Z Men Voted for Trump
Gen Z can’t stand inequality. Why so many of its men voted Republican is a lesson in understanding male identity
Trump’s likely bid to buck Senate’s advice and consent role would be nothing new
President Obama's attempt to circumvent the Senate's "advise and consent" authority by appointing Richard Cordray as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau without Senate confirmation was met with criticism from the media, but Trump's recent nomination of Kash
A modest proposal for Elon and Vivek: Improve what's already efficient
Government efficiency is not measured in how many jobs you cut or how many agencies you eliminate.
Man who lost £500 million bitcoin fortune to bin day is fighting for a chance to find it in court, after more than 10 years in a landfill
If I lost a hard drive worth £500 million, you can be sure I'd never, ever stop talking about it.
Deceive Inc developer Sweet Bandits shuts down after reaching 'breaking point'
The multiplayer title will remain online for the time being.
Veo and Imagen 3: Announcing new video and image generation models on Vertex AI
Article URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/introducing-veo-and-imagen-3-on-vertex-ai Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42316729 Points: 21 # Comments: 2
Six children among 20 killed by Israeli attacks on Gaza
Israeli tanks pushed into northern parts of Khan Younis, south of Gaza, on Wednesday as 20 people were killed across the enclave, including six children.
Hold on to your potatoes because Indiana Jones and the Great Circle's system requirements demand ray tracing you can't disable and an RTX 4090 for highest settings
Ray tracing. Why'd it have to be ray tracing?
Children's toys offer insights into cultural adaptation in Little Ice Age Greenland
A study published in the European Journal of Archaeology by Ph.D. candidate Mathilde Vestergaard Meyer and Dr. Felix Riede explores the contribution of children's toys in coping with environmental change in Greenland during the Little Ice Age.
HBO Only Allowed James Norton to Join Middle Ages Drama Series ‘King and Conqueror’ on Condition His Character ‘Must Die’
James Norton has revealed he was set on playing William the Conqueror in upcoming Middle Ages drama series “King and Conqueror” but was thwarted by HBO, who had an option on the actor for another series. Norton, who is also an executive producer on the upcoming BBC/CBS show
Russian court sentences kingpin of Hydra drug marketplace to life in prison
The underground marketplace distributed more than a metric ton of narcotics.
If the rumour that AMD's RDNA 4 GPU is 45% faster in ray tracing than a 7900 XTX and on par with an RTX 4080 Super in raster is true I'm buying six of 'em
This has got to be too good to be true, right?
In Exile: Rewriting a grandmother's legacy beyond villainy
Book Club: 'In Exile' uncovers the hidden life of journalist Sadiya Ansari’s grandmother, revealing her defiance of societal norms and the struggles she faced
