Source: Evening Standard
Security & Justice
Mawlawi Ensures Strict Monitoring for Wanted Syrian Regime Figures at Beirut Airport
Caretaker Minister of Interior, Bassam Mawlawi, conducted an inspection tour of Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut to review the security arrangements and measures implemented by the Airport Security Apparatus ahead of the holiday season.
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Hezbollah Faces Internal Criticism Over Missing Fighters and Captured Prisoners
Hezbollah is grappling with increasing internal and external pressure as the fate of over 1,000 of its fighters remains uncertain following the recent war with Israel, Asharq al-Awsat newspaper revealed.
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Opinion
Lebanon After the Assads
The United States has important equities in Lebanon, including a desire for a generally friendly government’s economic and political stability; security cooperation; long-standing relations with the large Christian community in Lebanon and Lebanese diaspora in the United States; and ultimately peace between Israel and Lebanon within a broader regional settlement. Achieving these objectives will require navigating a tumultuous period in the country’s history following a war between Hezbollah and Israel that has devastated a large part of the country, exacerbating Lebanon’s already challenging economic conditions. But perhaps the most important dynamic will be how a likely Sunni-dominated state of uncertain composition in Syria will differ in its intentions toward Lebanon from the previous Alawite-led minoritarian Assad regime.
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Europe’s Syrian Dilemma
The news of the sudden and unexpected demise of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria has met a mixed response in Europe. The jubilation that a murderous dictator and close ally of Russia and Iran has fallen is not just good for the Syrian people but serves as a morale booster for Eastern Europeans wondering whether Russia can be defeated
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Sports
Cristiano Ronaldo Unveils New Private Jet Worth $73 Million
Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the richest global athletes, has unveiled his upgraded private jet reportedly worth $73 million. With its top-notch design, exceptional speed and range of 7500 nautical miles, the Gulfstream G650 is among the fastest jets in the world.
Monday, December 16, 2024
Guardiola Accepts Man City May Need to Sign More Players to Cope with Schedule
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes he will need a bigger squad to handle soccer’s ever-expanding fixture schedule.
Saturday, December 14, 2024
Friday 16 February 2024 17:36:34
OpenAI Reveals Sora Text-To-Video AI Tool
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has unveiled the company’s new text-to-video AI tool called Sora.
The company behind ChatGPT gave just a few people access to the tool which creates video clips up to one-minute long, but without audio.
Videos created by OpenAI itself include one with woolly mammoths walking through the snow, a woman walking down a street in Tokyo, and an animated fluffy monster sat by a candle.
Amid the excitement though there have been warnings from users on social media site ‘X’ who say the tool could be used to produce misinformation or deep fake footage.
Two weeks after the release of the Apple Vision Pro, some users have revealed that they have already returned the $3,500 mixed-reality headset.
People have reported getting bad headaches and motion sickness from using the device, as well as red, bloodshot eyes.
Apple lets customers return any product within 14 days of purchase.
Users have been sharing recordings of how they’ve been using the headset, by doing things like virtually ‘pinning’ screens around their house.
A UK charity has been using virtual reality headsets to teach children about climate change.
Freddie Watson from the Blue Marine Foundation told Tech & Science Daily about their project called ‘The Sea We Breathe’, designed to teach children about ‘blue carbon’, which is carbon stored in the seabed as a means to offset emissions.
The experience is set to be accessible to over 800 UK schools and is narrated by actor Helena Bonham-Carter.
Research suggests a 20-second blast of ultrasound could boost the motility of sperm, and potentially be used to improve fertility rates.
The study, carried out by researchers at Melbourne’s Monash University, found that using high-frequency ultrasound waves on sperm can boost their ability to swim by up to 266%.
The university says about 30% of infertility comes down to low sperm motility, which means the sperm aren’t strong enough swimmers to make it through to the woman’s reproductive tract.
