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london — British photographer Mark Mescone spent four days trekking through Rwanda’s Virunga Mountains in search of gorillas, and his patience and determination finally paid off. There he met a young male gorilla who was willing to show off his dancing skills. Mescone captured it on camera and won the top prize at this year’s Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards. “One young man was particularly enthusiastic about displaying his acrobatic talents, including pirouetting, tumbling and high kicks. It was a pure joy to watch him perform, and I’m thrilled to be able to capture his playfulness in this image,” Mescone said…
The World Darts Championship is back and bigger than ever, broadcast live on Sky Sports, with the rapid rise of Luke Littler helping the sport reach unprecedented levels of interest and excitement. Littler was less than a year old when darts’ marquee event first moved to Alexandra Palace, but the teenager is now back as defending champion and looking to add another achievement to his already remarkable darts career. Littler had high expectations from an early age. He first played the sport on a magnetic board as a toddler while still in diapers, and talks about hearing walk-ons from Phil…
Google on Wednesday launched its more affordable AI Plus plan in India, aiming to compete on price with other low-cost AI products such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT Go subscription. For new users in India, Google is offering AI Plus for ₹199 ($2.21) per month for the first six months, after which you will have to pay ₹399 ($4.44) per month. The AI Plus plan has higher limits for Gemini 3 Pro and the image editing model Nano Banana Pro. Access to video generation in Gemini and Flow apps. Expanded access to deep research in NotebookLM. 200 GB of storage across Photos,…
The utility attracted the attention of Goldman Sachs analysts in November. Ceres Power, Vestas Wind Systems and SSE were among the top stocks watched by investment banks last month. The name comes from the bank’s Conviction List – Director’s Cut, which is a monthly update on stocks the bank recommends for purchase, selected by a subcommittee. It also lists stocks that did well and stocks that did poorly in November. Energy stocks dominated the top performers. This includes UK-based pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca, which is up 12.2% month-on-month, the paper said. Here are the companies that made the most money and…
Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., speaks outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, in Washington, DC. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesNvidia On Wednesday, Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek refuted reports that it was using smuggled Blackwell chips to develop its next model. The United States has banned exports of NVIDIA’s Blackwell chip, considered the company’s most cutting-edge product, to China in a bid to gain an edge in the AI race. According to The Information, DeepSeek reportedly uses chips that were sneaked into the country without permission. An Nvidia spokesperson said in a statement:…
France’s first lady Brigitte Macron has sparked outrage among French celebrities and feminists after she used sexist and derogatory language to describe protesters on a comedian’s show. Brigitte Macron attended Sunday’s performance by stand-up comedian Aly Abitan, who was accused of rape by his ex-partner in 2021. After a three-year investigation, the case was dismissed, a decision later upheld by a French court. In a conversation with Brigitte Macron that was captured on camera and briefly published online ahead of the show, the comedian said she felt “scared” by the protesters interrupting her show. Brigitte Macron replied: “If there are…
Manager Mikel Arteta said Arsenal were in a “really dangerous cycle” after their injury crisis worsened over the weekend with news that teenager Max Daumann will be out for a number of weeks with ankle ligament damage.Arsenal have 28 injuries, the most in the Premier League this season. The current list of absentees includes three centre-backs: William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhães and Cristian Mosquera, as well as Kai Havertz and now Dauman. Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka, Ben White, Gabriel Martinelli, Leandro Trossard, Gabriel Jesus, Victor Goqueres, Noni Madueke, Christian Norgaard and Piero Hincapie have also been sidelined throughout this season due…
Design tool Figma today released new AI-powered image editing features, including the ability to delete and separate objects, and enlarge images. The company says these features eliminate the hassle of exporting images to other tools, editing them, and importing them back. He added that while generative models like Nano Banana are good for creating images, users often need deep editing tools that work without text prompts. Figma has improved the selection lasso tool. This allows you to select objects, delete them, separate them, and move them around. The image retains its background and other characteristics, such as color, as you…
JPMorgan is taking a more bullish stance on PepsiCo stock. The bank raised its rating on the food and beverage giant from “neutral” to “overweight.” The company also raised its December 2026 price target from $151 to $164, representing a 13% upside. Analyst Andrea Teixeira said he expects PepsiCo to deliver mid-to-high single-digit profits next year, citing more aggressive productivity targets and improved sales. This record productivity should enable reinvestment and profit circulation, she added. PEP YTD Mountain PEP YTD Chart “We upgrade PepsiCo from Neutral to Overweight because we believe PEP will drive HSD total shareholder return (TSR) in…
Mulanje and Lilongwe, Malawi — Irene Makata sits on a weathered bench in a clinic in Malawi’s southern Mulanje district, wearing a white nursing uniform.The facility, one of 13 in the district, is located in a predominantly semi-nomadic farming community near the Mulanje Mountains, 65 kilometers east of Malawi’s commercial capital Blantyre.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listPainted beige, it stands out from the dozens of red brick and thatched huts that surround it. To the right of the main entrance is a supply room with dwindling medical supplies. On the other side is an ambulance, which Makata says…