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Calls of the wild offer sound guidance for protecting animals

Calls of the wild offer sound guidance for protecting animals

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Jonathan Growcott’s “happy place” is bouncing across the African savanna in a 4×4 vehicle. As a large-carnivore biologist, he tracks predators in the wild. It’s tough work; these animals can be hard to find. Common methods often involve driving for hours in search of footprints or droppings. Some researchers set up camera traps in hopes of snapping photos of passing animals. Growcott felt these still missed something. Maybe scientists could do more than just look for signs of critters. Perhaps they could listen for them, too. “Species like lions, leopards and hyenas produce some of the most recognizable sounds in the animal kingdom,” notes Growcott. What’s more: “These sounds travel many kilometers [miles].” Jonathan Growcott and colleagues set up 50 pairs of camera traps and microphones in East Africa in Nyerere National Park. Combining these two technologies allowed the team to pair photographs with unique roars to identify individual leopards.Charlotte Searle And these critters are far from the only sound-makers. Birds, mammals and insects are, too. So are reptiles, amphibians, fish — even crustaceans. Some …

Android Strengthens Scam Defenses for Calls and Texts

Android Strengthens Scam Defenses for Calls and Texts

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Google is launching new Android security features, including built-in protections for Google Messages and call forwarding, to block scams before they happen. In a blog post on Wednesday, the company said it’s using its AI technology to offer some of these protections and is already flagging 5 million suspected scam calls and texts every month in its Phone and Google Messages apps. The scam-detection updates include: An optional setting for Google Messages that enables an enhanced protection mode. This uses AI computing power, which Google says is handled privately with encryption on its servers, and can evaluate more of the message content to “understand a scammer’s intent more quickly when you’re in a conversation with an unknown sender.” It will also screen for malicious links and unfamiliar numbers. This option isn’t immediately available. Google says it will roll out over the next few weeks. Later this year, Google will bring scam detection to chat notifications on smartphones from other manufacturers, including Motorola, OnePlus and Xiaomi, as well as on its Pixel devices. Screen sharing will …

Ben Affleck Calls Filming Justice League a ‘Low Point’ in His Career

Ben Affleck Calls Filming Justice League a ‘Low Point’ in His Career

Published by Daniella Wilson

Ben Affleck has determined that filming Justice League was a “low point” in his acting career. The actor-producer-director made a recent appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, where he opened up to host Josh Horowitz about why making the movie was such a negative experience. Affleck played Bruce Wayne/Batman in the 2017 superhero pic. “The truth is, the experience of Justice League for me was so, so negative for lots of different reasons,” he admitted. “Some of which having to do with where I was personally, some of which having to do with the tragedy that happened during the time, and also the fact that I really saw how not to make a movie like that when the studio is at odds with the filmmaker. You’re really making a mistake. That was what really doomed that.” After 2016’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice became a major critical disappointment and didn’t meet Warner Bros.’ box office expectations, the studio wanted Zack Snyder’s Justice League to be a lighter tone, despite the filmmaker’s darker creative …

Russia Calls French Seizure of Alleged Shadow Fleet Tanker a Violation of International Law, RIA Reports

Russia Calls French Seizure of Alleged Shadow Fleet Tanker a Violation of International Law, RIA Reports

Published by Sam Flores

MOSCOW, Oct 13 (Reuters) – ⁠Russia’s ⁠embassy in France ⁠said on Tuesday that ​France’s seizure of a tanker –  DF ‌Peak – was a ‌blatant violation of ⁠international ⁠law, the state RIA news agency reported.  French ​President Emmanuel Macron said on X on Monday that the ​French Navy had intercepted and boarded ⁠the tanker ⁠450 nautical ⁠miles south ​of Réunion. He said the tanker was ​suspected of ⁠flying a false flag and of being involved in “illicit fuel transportation activities” as ⁠part of Russia’s shadow fleet.  RIA cited the Russian ⁠embassy as referring to the seizure as “piracy” and as saying it was trying to determine if any Russian citizens had been among the ship’s crew.  It was also ⁠quoted as saying that France had not notified Russia about the tanker’s seizure.  (Reporting by Reuters; ​Writing by Anastasia TeterevlevaEditing ​by Andrew Osborn ) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters. The Month in Photos: Sept. 2026 Source link

NSS calls for Government intervention in Saudi ‘blasphemy’ case

NSS calls for Government intervention in Saudi ‘blasphemy’ case

Published by Sam Flores

The National Secular Society has called on the foreign secretary to intervene in the case of a man sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for ‘blasphemy’. The NSS wrote to Ed Miliband last week asking him to urgently raise the case of Anojan Sivarasa with his Saudi counterparts in order to seek Sivarasa’s release. Sivarasa (pictured), a migrant worker from Sri Lanka, is alleged to have posted an insulting message media on social media about Muhammad in response to insulting remarks made about a Hindu deity. He was originally fined and sentenced to five years imprisonment but in September an appeals court increased his sentence to death. This followed a request by prosecutors for Sivarasa to be prosecuted under sharia law rather than cybercrime legislation. According to Amnesty International, Sivarasa plans to appeal the sentence. Domestic and international advocacy against blasphemy laws The NSS has campaigned against blasphemy laws since its founding in 1866. They have been repealed in England, Wales and Scotland, and are set to be repealed in Northern Ireland in the coming …

Sanders calls for artificial superintelligence ban after OpenAI CEO interview

Sanders calls for artificial superintelligence ban after OpenAI CEO interview

Published by Sam Flores

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Monday called for permanently banning artificial superintelligence in response to recent remarks made by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Altman told Politico’s “Decoded” podcast in an interview last week that society will face a “coming tidal wave of cybersecurity problems” coming from open-source AI models. He also said that people will… Source link

Canada’s Carney calls for unity as Alberta prepares for secession vote | Elections News

Canada’s Carney calls for unity as Alberta prepares for secession vote | Elections News

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Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Thanksgiving message comes a week ahead of Alberta’s vote on a separatism referendum. Published On 12 Oct 202612 Oct 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney has used his Thanksgiving message to Canadians to call for national unity, a week before the oil-rich province of Alberta is set to vote on a proposal to secede from Canada. “We can’t build big things on fault lines,” Carney said in his video message on Monday, warning that Canada faces threats to its economy, security and way of life. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list “We have to be strong, and we are stronger together.” His comments come as Albertans head to the polls on October 19 to decide whether to begin the process of seeking independence. The initial referendum is non-binding, but it proposes to hold a binding vote in the future to decide whether Alberta should secede. The question facing voters is: “Should Alberta remain a province of Canada, or should the Government of Alberta commence the legal process required under the Canadian Constitution …

“Too Combustible”: New York Times Calls For Canceling Sophie Cunningham

“Too Combustible”: New York Times Calls For Canceling Sophie Cunningham

Published by Jenni Sidey

Authored by Jonathan Turley via JonathanTurley.org, The New York Times demonstrated again this week that it remains solidly part of the cancel campaign culture. The Athletic, owned by the Times, joined the mob in calling for the Indiana Fever to dump Sophie Cunningham for publicly opposing biological males playing in women’s sports – a position shared by the vast majority of citizens. The column by Candace Buckner blames Cunningham for creating a “circus” and says that she is a distraction from the game due to her public stance. So, she is now “too combustible, her takes too “turbulent” to play basketball. Of course, if she supported transplayers, she would presumably not be combustible but admirable. Notably, the Times does not view those who have attacked Cunningham and her fans as too “combustible,” including coaches wearing opposing slogans and statements in favor of biological males in women’s sports. The New York Times itself reported that almost 80% of citizens hold the same position as Cunningham. The Oct. 6 column called on Indiana not to renew Cunningham’s …