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Ofcom investigates Elon Musk's X over Grok AI sexual deepfakes: The watchdog said it had received reports of the platform's Grok AI chatbot creating undressed images of people.
Revolutionary eye injection saved my sight, says first-ever patient: Nicki's eye had collapsed in on itself, but a new gel injection method has saved her vision.
Guantanamo detainee paid 'substantial' compensation by UK to settle torture complicity case: Detained without trial in 2006, Zubaydah is one of 15 people who remain at the US military prison.
Timothée Chalamet beats Leonardo DiCaprio to Golden Globes glory: The Marty Supreme star is among the big winners at the Globes and gets a boost in his quest for an Oscar.

CBC
As couple's trial restarts, advocate questions Children's Aid Society's 'outrageous' decisions before boy died:

As the trial for two women accused of killing a 12-year-old boy they were trying to adopt enters its final weeks, the public deserves to know if and how the Children's Aid Society (CAS) has been held accountable, says Ontario's former child advocate.

Government documents suggest Ottawa stalled airline fee meant to fund passenger complaints system:

Over two and a half years ago, Parliament ordered the Canadian Transportation Agency to create a fee airlines would pay to cover some of the roughly $30-million taxpayer cost to process air passenger complaints. Internal documents obtained by Go Public suggest Transport Canada and transport ministers have been pushing to undermine that fee.

Toronto recorded fewest traffic-related deaths in a decade in 2025: city data:

Numbers show 39 people died on Toronto's roads last year, half as many as when the city launched its road safety plan a decade ago. But some wonder if the number will go back up with speed cameras now gone.

New York Times Science
This Dinosaur Really Knew How to Get a Grip: A fossil of Manipulonyx reshetovi, found in a Mongolian desert, shows how the dinosaur used its specialized claw to snatch eggs.

Why This Fish Actually Needs a Hole in the Head: A cavity in the middle of the rockhead poacher’s skull might be used like a maraca to produce sound, new research suggests.

Trump’s Steep Science Budget Cuts to Be Turned Back by Congress: After the White House called for billions of dollars in funding reductions, senators and representatives are rescinding the proposed cuts and even boosting funds for basic research.

Google’s Ex-CEO Backs Start-Up Approach to Big Telescopes for Space and Astronomy: Eric and Wendy Schmidt are backing a start-up-like approach to building a giant space telescope and powerful ground observatories.

Scientists Discover Cloud-9, a Starless ‘Galaxy That Wasn’t’: Astronomers announced the discovery of a starless cloud of hydrogen gas, a pristine relic of the cosmos that is almost as old as time itself.


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The oldest known human art is also the oldest known human attempt to record Nature.  This painting is 34,000 years old and was found in the Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave, which is the subject of Werner Herzog’s film: Cave of Forgotten Dreams. Herzog used a 3D camera to capture how the shapes of the walls were incorporated into the paintings.

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