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The Oscars are moving to YouTube in 2029 – National

18Dec

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The Oscars are moving to YouTube in 2029 – National

By Jake Coyle The Associated Press Posted December 17, 2025 1:28 pm Updated December 17, 2025 4:25 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size In a seismic shift for one of television’s marquee events, the Academy Awards will depart ABC and start streaming on YouTube beginning in 2029, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday. ABC will continue to broadcast the annual ceremony through 2028. That year will mark the 100th Oscars.But starting in 2029...

Indian researchers develop new peptide therapy to treat eye infections

18Dec

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Indian researchers develop new peptide therapy to treat eye infections

A team of researchers from Bose Institute in Kolkata has developed a peptide therapy that offers a promising, multidisciplinary approach to treating fungal keratitis -- a severe, sight-threatening infection of the cornea -- the clear front part of the eye. The team, including researchers from the L V Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad, designed a 15-residue peptide, named SA-XV, derived from a larger host-defense peptide -- S100A12. This peptide, previously shown to inhibit fungal growth, has been characterised for its antifungal potency and mechanism of action. Published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, the researchers hailed the new therapy as an alternative to antimycotics (antifungals) with reduced side effects. Corneal infections, often referred to as a slow epidemic, affect...

What does U.S. want from Canada to renew CUSMA? Trump’s trade rep has list – National

18Dec

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What does U.S. want from Canada to renew CUSMA? Trump’s trade rep has list – National

The U.S. wants Canada to expand dairy market access for American products and lift provincial bans on U.S. alcohol as part of the upcoming review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), Washington’s top trade envoy says. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told members of Congress this week the joint review “will depend on the successful resolution” of those and other issues, according to a copy of his opening statement shared online after the closed-door meetings.The statement also lists “the impact of Canada’s Online Streaming Act and Online News Act for U.S. digital service providers,” “discriminatory procurement measures in Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia,” and “complicated customs registration for Canadian recipients of U.S. exports” as other issues to address. “Unfair...

Stranger Things 5 Vol. 2 trailer: Hawkins faces final battle against Vecna

18Dec

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Stranger Things 5 Vol. 2 trailer: Hawkins faces final battle against Vecna

The makers have finally released the trailer of Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 2 after dropping the four episodes from the current season. Volume 2 will consist of the three episodes dropping on December 25, and the finale will be released on New Year`s Eve, in addition to playing in theatres. The entire main cast of Stranger Things returned for the fifth and final season, in which the residents of Hawkins go to war against Vecna and his army of Demogorgons from the Upside Down. They include Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Sadie Sink, Joe Keery, Maya Hawke, Charlie Heaton, Natalia Dyer, Jamie Campbell Bower and more. New cast members for Season 5 include Nell Fisher, Linda Hamilton, Alex Breaux and Jake C...

Gemini 3 Flash Outperforms Gemini 3 Pro and GPT 5.2 In These Key Benchmarks

18Dec

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Gemini 3 Flash Outperforms Gemini 3 Pro and GPT 5.2 In These Key Benchmarks

The AI wars continue to heat up. Just weeks after OpenAI declared a "code red" in its race against Google, the latter released its latest lightweight model: Gemini 3 Flash. This particular Flash is the latest in Google's Gemini 3 family, which started with Gemini 3 Pro, and Gemini 3 Deep Think. But while this latest model is meant to be a lighter, less expensive variant of the existing Gemini 3 models, Gemini 3 Flash is actually quite powerful in its own right. In fact, it beats out both Gemini 3 Pro and OpenAI's GPT-5.2 models in some benchmarks.Lightweight models are typically meant for more basic queries, for lower-budget requests, or to be run on lower-powered hardware. That means they're often faster than more powerful models that take longer to process, but can do more. According to ...

INST researchers develop new therapy for Alzheimer’s Disease

17Dec

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INST researchers develop new therapy for Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers at the Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali, have identified a new pathway involving nanoparticles to treat Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), said the Ministry of Science & Technology on Tuesday. Conventional Alzheimer’s therapies often target only a single pathological feature, such as amyloid aggregation or oxidative stress, yielding limited clinical benefit. However, the new therapy involves nanoparticles that integrate polyphenol with antioxidant properties found in green tea, a neurotransmitter, and an amino acid. It has the potential to treat Alzheimer’s Disease by changing the path of the progression of the disease, slowing it, improving memory, and supporting thinking skills, said the researchers in the paper, published in the journal Small. The ther...

‘They came to us,’ Carney says on Conservative MPs crossing the floor – National

17Dec

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‘They came to us,’ Carney says on Conservative MPs crossing the floor – National

The former Conservative MPs who crossed the floor over to the Liberals “came to us,” Prime Minister Mark Carney said in an interview with Global News, adding that he did not “lure” them but that they were “attracted” to the work his government has been doing. In a wide-ranging interview with Global National anchor and executive editor Dawna Friesen that will air in full on Dec. 25, Carney was asked if he was involved in luring or courting the Opposition MPs to join the Liberals.“I wouldn’t have chosen that verb: lure, or courting. What I would choose is, they are attracted by what we are doing. And that’s a key element,” Carney said.The prime minister said he did play a role in the process and was asked whether he expects others will make the same decision to join the Liberals. Sto...

Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez to resign amid ongoing crisis

17Dec

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Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez to resign amid ongoing crisis

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 17, 2025 10:55 am Updated December 17, 2025 10:56 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec Liberal Party Leader Pablo Rodriguez will resign amid allegations of wrongdoing about the leadership race he won in June. The decision was confirmed to The Canadian Press by two sources within the party who did not want to speak publicly. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, ...

Susie Wiles speaks on Trump in Vanity Fair interviews – National

17Dec

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Susie Wiles speaks on Trump in Vanity Fair interviews – National

Susie Wiles, United States President Donald Trump’s understated but influential chief of staff, criticized Attorney General Pam Bondi’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case and offered an unvarnished take on her boss and those in his orbit in interviews published Tuesday in Vanity Fair that sent the West Wing into damage control. The startlingly candid remarks from Wiles, the first woman to ever hold her current post, included describing the president as someone with “an alcoholic’s personality,” and Vice President JD Vance as a calculating “conspiracy theorist.” The observations from Wiles, who rarely speaks publicly given the behind-the-scenes nature of her job running the White House, prompted questions about whether the chief of staff might be on her way out.Wiles pushed back after the...

Warner Bros. asks investors to reject takeover bid from Paramount Skydance – National

17Dec

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Warner Bros. asks investors to reject takeover bid from Paramount Skydance – National

Warner Bros. is telling shareholders to reject a takeover bid from Paramount Skydance, saying that a rival bid from Netflix will be better for customers. “Today the Warner Bros. Discovery Board sent a clear message to you, their stockholders,” the company said in a letter to shareholders. “The WBD Board urges you to reject Paramount Skydance’s unsolicited, inferior and illusory tender offer.”Paramount went hostile with its bid last week, asking shareholders to reject the deal with Netflix favoured by the board of Warner Bros.Paramount is offering $30 per Warner share to Netflix’s $27.75.A Warner Bros. merger with either company would alter the landscape in Hollywood and will face intense scrutiny from U.S. regulators as it would impact movie making, consumer streaming platforms and, in Par...