Author: Amanda Martinez

According to Turkey’s interior minister, a horrific terrorist attack took place at the Turkey Tusaş Aerospace headquarters near Ankara. An explosion struck the region about 4 p.m. on Wednesday, killing four people and wounding fourteen. Eyewitnesses reported hearing gunfire nearby, adding to the turmoil and uncertainty at the scene. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan denounced the incident, expressing condolences for the deaths. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said officers neutralized the male and female attackers. However, he did not specify whether any further attackers were still at large, which left many questions unanswered in the chaos. As the situation unfolded, news organizations…

A dedicated group of volunteers in Cornwall, England, has completed a remarkable Swan Habitat Restoration project, raising a submerged stone stack and saving a crucial swan breeding ground. Known locally as Swan Island, the site sits next to a medieval bridge in Wadebridge. It has been a beloved community landmark, thanks to the volunteers’ tireless efforts to preserve this vital swan habitat. Cornwall Councillor Robin Moorcroft spearheaded the effort after witnessing the devastating effects of recent supermoon tides. “It was heartbreaking to see the swan searching for her eggs in the water,” Moorcroft recalled. He rallied a team of volunteers…

Boeing’s woes continue to mount as its communications satellite, IS-33e, has broken apart in orbit. Intelsat confirmed the total loss, affecting customers worldwide, particularly in Europe, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. This incident adds to Boeing’s existing challenges. A strike involving over 30,000 workers has halted production. Union members are voting on the company’s latest offer, including a 35% pay rise. Boeing’s Starliner capsule, which carried two astronauts to the ISS in June, failed to qualify for return, leaving them stranded. They will travel back on Elon Musk’s SpaceX next year. Intelsat is working with Boeing and government agencies to analyze data.…

Researchers discovered that S2 meteorite impact caused a massive tsunami and boiled oceans. The meteorite S2 was 200 times larger than the asteroid that triggered the dinosaur extinction and struck Earth around three billion years ago. Back then, Earth was in early years, mostly underwater, with just a few continents starting to show above the water. A group of researchers, headed by Professor Nadja Drabon from Harvard University, went to South Africa’s Barberton Greenbelt, which is known as one of the oldest places on Earth that shows signs of meteorite impacts. The scientists took sledgehammers and trekked into the remote…

Liam Payne, who was a member of One Direction, died last week at the age of 31 after a terrible fall from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In Liam Payne’s death investigation, he was tested positive for various narcotics, including crack cocaine and methamphetamine, according to preliminary toxicology findings. A partial autopsy identified a mix of chemicals known as “pink cocaine,” which comprises methamphetamine, ketamine, and MDMA. Reports verified the discovery of crack cocaine and benzodiazepine in Payne’s system. However, an unidentified official stressed that early results do not indicate the concentration of these narcotics in his bloodstream…

Engineer Julian Melchiorri has successfully designed an artificial biological leaf, dubbed Silk Leaf, capable of producing oxygen through chlorophyll photosynthesis. This breakthrough innovation mimics the natural process of tree leaves, absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen. Melchiorri’s Silk Leaf consists mainly of silk proteins and chloroplasts, organelles found in plant cells, and eukaryotic algae. When exposed to sunlight and water, the artificial leaf absorbs CO2 and produces oxygen, chemicals, and sugars. This remarkable process occurs without gravity, making it ideal for space exploration. Melchiorri envisions Silk Leaf as a game-changer for oxygen production in space. Currently, space stations rely on…

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is introducing facial recognition technology to tackle scams using celebrities’ likenesses in advertisements. This move aims to protect public figures like Elon Musk and Martin Lewis, who have fallen victim to such scams. These scams typically promote investment schemes and cryptocurrencies, with Lewis reporting “countless” daily instances of his name and face getting misused. Meta’s existing ad review system uses AI to detect fake celebrity endorsements, but facial recognition tech will enhance its capabilities. Here’s how it works: flagged ads are compared to celebrities’ Facebook or Instagram profile photos. If the image…

Technological progress has amazingly resulted in the creation of solutions for a wide range of issues, the most notable of which is the treatment of blindness. Scientists from Australia’s Monash University created the world’s first prosthetic eye, the Gennaris Bionic Vision System. This remarkable accomplishment brings new optimism to millions of visually impaired people. This innovation may also revolutionize how we treat diseases that were once considered incurable. Much research and development was carried out over ten years to produce the Gennaris system. It delivers impulses directly to the brain’s vision area, allowing it to circumvent injured optic nerves, which…

ByteDance’s intern AI interference recently led the company to fire the intern for purposely messing with an AI model’s training. Despite the circumstances, ByteDance denied that the intern had caused significant damage. The corporation claimed that social media posts overstated the intern’s involvement with its artificial intelligence. Despite ByteDance’s assurances that its AI processes were mostly unaffected, the issue received widespread notice. ByteDance stated that the intern was from the advertising technology team, not the Artificial Intelligence Lab. The firm recognized specific news websites and the intern’s social media pages as sources of incorrect information regarding the occurrence. Doubao, ByteDance’s…

Sean “Diddy” Combs faces five new civil lawsuits in a New York federal court. Two men and three women accuse the hip-hop mogul of sexual assault at parties in LA, New York, and Las Vegas. The youngest plaintiff was just 13 at the time of the alleged incident. Combs remains in custody at a Brooklyn jail, denying federal charges of sex trafficking and racketeering. His lawyers dismiss the lawsuits as “clear attempts to garner publicity,” stating Combs has never sexually assaulted anyone. The new cases allege Combs or his associates drugged plaintiffs’ drinks, causing dizziness and disorientation. Plaintiffs claim Combs…

South Korea has summoned Russia’s ambassador, Georgiy Zinoviev, to demand the immediate withdrawal of North Korean troops allegedly training to fight in Ukraine. Seoul’s spy agency reports around 1,500 North Korean soldiers have already arrived in Russia. Zinoviev pledged to relay South Korea’s concerns but emphasized Moscow and Pyongyang’s cooperation adheres to international law. Pyongyang remains silent on the allegations. South Korea has long accused North Korea of supplying Russia with weapons for Ukraine. Reports suggest up to 12,000 North Korean soldiers may be deployed. Kim Hong-kyun stressed that this gravely threatens South Korea and the international community. After Vladimir…

Masked men abducted British and Turkish nationals in Nairobi, Kenya, on Friday. The British man, Necdet Seyitoğlu, said that four Turkish individuals abducted with him remain missing. According to Seyitoğlu, who resided in the UK for 18 years before moving to Kenya two years ago, his abductors released him after eight hours when he submitted a copy of his British passport. The UK Foreign Office said they’re “providing consular support to a British man and his family following an incident in Kenya.” Kenyan police are investigating a “kidnapping” after a motorcyclist saw two cars block a silver saloon car from…