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Science

New study documents evolution of fast-growing, fish-eating herring in Baltic Sea

A comparison of the fast-growing fish-eating Baltic herring (Slåttersill in Swedish) and slow-growing plankton-eating spring- and autumn-spawning Baltic herring. Credit: Leif Andersson/Uppsala University Atlantic and Baltic herring are typical plankton-eating fish of central importance for the northern Atlantic Ocean and Baltic Sea ecosystems. A new study published in Nature Communications led by scientists from Uppsala […]

Entertainment

Palestine’s Oscar Entry Documents Gaza War

A filmmaker burns his clapperboard for warmth. A schoolteacher scavenges to feed his students. A stand-up comedian arrives at a gig to find the venue bombed. In “From Ground Zero,” Palestine’s entry for the Oscars’ international feature film category, 22 directors present cinematic diaries from Gaza, shot in between (and sometimes, during) IDF bombing raids […]

Politics

Documents Contradict Google’s Claims About Its Project Nimbus Contract With Israel

When questioned about its controversial cloud computing contract with the Israeli government, Google has repeatedly claimed the so-called Project Nimbus deal is bound by the company’s general cloud computing terms of service policy. While that policy would prohibit uses that lead to deprivation of rights, injury, or death, or other harms, contract documents and an […]

Technology

Google will let you make AI clip art for your documents

Google’s image generator in Docs is available to paid Workspace accounts that include the Gemini Business, Enterprise, Education, Education Premium, or Google One AI Premium add-ons. Those with the new feature can find it under Insert > Image > Help me create an imagewhich results in a “Create an image” sidebar where you can type in a […]

Weather

Secret Hamas documents reveal Sinwar’s ‘last orders’

Secret documents appear to show killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar’s last written orders, which include instructions on what to do with Israeli hostages. The three pages of handwritten notes were published by Palestinian paper Al-Quds, which claim they are the final “wills” and “directives” of Sinwar, who was killed in an Israeli strike last week. […]