He made jazz under air raids – and built an Indian city's music scene
War correspondent, jazz bandleader and impresario, KC Sen shaped Kolkata’s music scene. Source link
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Starmer accused of 'skulking' and shunning Sarwar in Scotland
It is the first time the prime minister has been north of the border since the Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar called for him to step down in February. Source link
A Gemini-Powered AI Agent for 3D Virtual Worlds — Google DeepMind
Acknowledgements This research was developed by the SIMA 2 team: Maria Abi Raad, John Agapiou, Frederic Besse, Andrew Bolt, Sarah Chakera, Harris Chan, Jeff Clune, Alexandra Cordell, Martin Engelcke, Ryan Faulkner, Maxime Gazeau, Arne Olav Hallingstad, Tim Harley, Ed Hirst, Drew Hudson, Laura Kampis, Sheleem Kashem, Thomas Keck, Matija Kecman, Oscar Knagg, Alexander Lerchner, Bonnie…
US Preparing to Board Iran-Linked Ships in Coming Days, WSJ Says
The US military is preparing to board Iran-linked oil tankers and seize commercial ships in international waters in coming days, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed US officials. Source link
Namibia hit last-ball six to beat Scotland after George Munsey hundred
Namibia’s Dylan Leicher struck a final-ball six as the hosts beat Scotland by four wickets in the final match of their T20 series. The Scots had already taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series and looked on course for a clean sweep when George Munsey’s brutal 108 powered them to 186-4 from their 20…
Amat Escalante, Felipe Carmona, Franco Lolli Seek Production Partners
Now on its 22nd edition, the Guadalajara Film Festival (FICG) Co-Production Meeting program has grown from strength to strength, luring a wide range of directors and producers from Spain and Latin America, both new and established. There are quite a number of projects from Argentina, which has leaned more heavily on co-productions given the plunge…
What Is Q-Day? The Quantum Threat to Bitcoin Explained
In brief Today’s quantum computers are far too small and unstable to threaten real-world cryptography. Early Bitcoin wallets with exposed public keys are most at risk in the long term. Developers are exploring post-quantum signatures and potential migration paths. Quantum computers can’t break Bitcoin’s cryptography today, but new advances in the field suggest the gap…
At least two dead as gunman opens fire and takes hostages in Kyiv
The country’s interior minister says the shooter has been killed after a shoot-out with police. Source link
At least two dead as gunman opens fire and takes hostages in Kyiv
The country’s interior minister says the shooter has been killed after a shoot-out with police. Source link
Cheap stuff that doesn’t suck, take 3
From fancy OLED TVs to robot vacuums with arms, we tend to cover a lot of cool stuff here at The Verge that, unfortunately, often costs as much as a month’s rent (or more). But with the ongoing tariff situation in the US and a global memory shortage pushing up the cost of, well, everything,…