An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Conversation: On April 10 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration revealed the first picture of a black hole. The object is at the centre of a galaxy known as M87, about 55 million light-years away. The iconic ring structure instantly became one of the most recognized scientific images of the modern era. It showed a black hole "shadow" outlined by light from swirling hot gas -- just as predicted by Einstein's theory of general relativity. The result supported the long-standing idea that the centers of galaxies house supermassive black holes. However, scientists have since had some disagreements on whether the details and structure of the ring in the original publication were accurate. Our new research, published today in Nature, used new techniques to investigate the original datasets. Not only do our results validate the original work, but they also provide a fresh perspective on the ring structure. Our independent results enhance confidence in one of the most significant modern scientific results. And we bring the image of a black hole millions of light-years away back into focus.

[...] When compared directly to images from the EHT collaboration, our result is consistent in diameter and overall orientation. Naturally, there are some differences in the fine details of ring width and surface brightness along the circumference, but the overall structure matches. This provides a fresh perspective on the iconic black hole ring while also resolving previous discrepancies. To prove this success didn't depend solely on advanced machine learning, we also developed a complementary imaging method based on traditional statistical techniques. This entirely different method also validated our structure using the new closure invariant data we produced. Overall, our work delivers a strong independent validation of the supermassive black hole structure at the centre of galaxy M87. And it could do more in the future. Our technique could also be useful in other situations where data from multiple sensors are combined to map unknown structures -- such as medical imaging or mapping earthquakes.

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A critical flaw in Apache HTTP Server's HTTP/2 module could allow unauthenticated attackers to remotely execute code and potentially take control of affected server processes. Tracked as CVE-2026-119618, the vulnerability affects Apache HTTP Server 2.4.55 through 2.4.70 when HTTP/2 is enabled and is fixed in version 2.4.71. The Hacker News reports: The vendor's assessment, published yesterday, also says "public research has demonstrated a reliable exploit" against a server in its default configuration with mod_http2 enabled. It does not name or link that research. Security company Wiz said later that day that no exploit was available and that no exploitation in the wild had been reported.

HTTP/2 runs only where the Protocols directive turns it on, as the module documentation explains. The directive uses h2 for HTTP/2 over TLS and h2c for HTTP/2 over plain TCP. It can be set for the whole server or for a single virtual host, so admins should check the server-wide setting and every virtual host.

Standalone builds of the module, released on GitHub as mod_h2, are affected from version 2.0.8 through 2.0.42. Admins who run the Apache HTTP Server project's own releases should move to version 2.4.71, the fixed release named in its security advisory. That release also fixes a crash in mod_md, rated important, and a one-byte overwrite of stack memory in mod_vhost_alias, rated low.

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Jensen Huang has stepped down as CEO of Nvidia after 33 years leading the company, with CFO Colette Kress taking over as interim CEO while the board searches for a permanent replacement.

"The Board has full confidence in Colette and the leadership team, and we expect the company's operations, customer commitments and product roadmap to continue without interruption," said board chair Harvey Jones in a release announcing the news.

The abrupt departure follows revelations about Huang's affairs, including one with a woman U.S. intelligence reportedly believes was a Chinese spy. CNBC reports: Huang, 63, apologized on Sunday for being "unfaithful to my wife," though he provided no details about the affair with businesswoman Alice Huang, who has worked for a Chinese company and Nvidia customer called Megaspeed. Late Wednesday, The New York Times reported that the Nvidia CEO also had a separate affair, this one with Kimberly Powell, vice president of health care at the chipmaker. Later that afternoon The Times and other outlets reported that Nvidia's board met to discuss the company's future.

Jensen Huang denied allegations that he had compromised national security or Nvidia secrets after reports of the Alice Huang affair. The news sparked concerns that Nvidia knew companies based in Singapore and Malaysia had been evading U.S. export controls in accessing its technology. The board said on Tuesday that it had hired Wachtell Lipton to investigate the intelligence allegations.

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Following Racing Bulls’ confirmation of their unchanged driver line-up, Lawrence Barretto dissects everything that’s still left to play for on the 2027 grid.

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… and while Croatia will be desperate to summon some sort of face-saving, reputation-salvaging, self-respect-restoring response tonight, they’d do well to consider that: (a) it’s not very likely, if their defenders again randomly skitter around like they did in Rijeka; (b) it’d almost certainly make not a jot of difference to their borderline-non-existent hopes of making the quarters^†, and; (c) hey, they’ve always got the Euro 2008 qualifiers and the 2018 World Cup semi to keep them warm at night. So in that three-part sense, this is a bit of a non-event, though tell that to Harry Kane, who will break the all-time appearance record for the Three Lions^‡. Kick-off at Wembley is at 7.45pm GMT. It, almost exclusively for England, is on!

1. Spain P4 GD+7 Pts 12
2. England P4 GD+11 Pts 9
3. Croatia P4 GD-10 Pts 3
4. Czechia P4 GD-8 Pts 0

125: Peter Shilton, Harry Kane
120: Wayne Rooney
115: David Beckham
114: Steven Gerrard
108: Bobby Moore
107: Ashley Cole
106: Bobby Charlton, Frank Lampard
105: Billy Wright
96: Kyle Walker
94: John Stones
92: Jordan Pickford
91: Jordan Henderson
90: Bryan Robson

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‘We love standards. Well done, Specialist’, the defense secretary writes following Veterans Day visit

The defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, on Thursday awarded a Joint Service Commendation Medal to the soldier who called out him and members of his staff after some in the group were heard laughing and talking near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a Veterans Day visit.

“We love soldiers. We love standards. Well done, Specialist,” Hegseth wrote in a social media post. “Carry on Patriots.” The post included a series of photos of Hegseth with the soldier.

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• Tottenham full-back will make 102nd appearance on Friday

• ‘It’s another reason to honour one of the greatest players’

Andy Robertson insists his matching of Kenny Dalglish’s Scotland cap record by no means brings reputational parity. Four decades after Dalglish, widely regarded as the country’s finest player, ended his international run at 102 games Robertson will hit the same figure with the visit of North Macedonia to Hampden Park on Friday.

The Tottenham full-back is understandably delighted by his own tally – and should surpass Dalglish in Switzerland on Monday – but paid glowing tribute to the man he got to know well during nine years at Liverpool.

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‘I must now listen to my body and my doctors’, says Taylor, who was one of the earliest members of the new wave hit-makers

The drummer for Duran Duran, Roger Taylor, is to step down from the band due to worsening tinnitus.

In a statement, Taylor said: “This is one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make. Playing drums in this band has been the joy of my life, and I’ll never be able to properly thank the fans for the love they’ve shown us over the years. But the truth is that my tinnitus has been getting steadily worse, and I’ve reached the point where I must now listen to my body and my doctors.”

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Wethouder Chantal Zeegers (D66) is opnieuw het mikpunt van de Rotterdamse oppositie. Leefbaar Rotterdam en de SP dienden donderdag een motie van treurnis tegen haar in vanwege een brief over het verdwijnen van gratis openbaar vervoer voor ouderen. Het laat zien dat de politieke verhoudingen tot onder het vriespunt zijn gedaald. "Dit gaat de stad geen meter verder helpen."

A confection of arches and windows has emerged in the Gospel Oak neighborhood of Camden in northwest London, thanks to Peter Morris Architects and a unique collaborative ownership approach. “The Cloud House,” which actually comprises two side-by-side townhomes, practically froths from its foundations. One side is occupied by the architect himself along with his partner, Emily, while the other half is owned by a resident who embraced the stylistic potential of the project and agreed to the exterior design and the same contractor.

Ten years in the making, “The Cloud House” is a playful response to its eclectic neighboring architecture, from the quirky Victorian church of St. Martin’s to a school next door that has a stone exterior mimicking a castle. Morris conceived of a bright, whimsical design with pink walls, robin’s egg-blue window frames and doors, and arched details in relief made from a dense recyclable polystyrene that mirrors the arches of the church across the street. See more on the firm’s Instagram.

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Okee even de tussenstand. De fundamentele reset van Dilan Yesilgöz gisteravond is vanmiddag door Rob Jetten omgebogen tot een doorstart. Er ligt een amendement van Jesse Klaver (en meestamper Dassen) waar de fracties van CDA en D66 ook voor zijn, maar het kabinet, waar CDA en D66 ook in zitten, juist tegen en de VVD zelfs zó tegen dat als het amendement wordt aangenomen, die partij tégen het Belastingplan stemt, maar niet per se vanavond, want Brekelmans en Jetten waren het zojuist dan weer met elkaar eens dat er dan misschien nog wat verder onderhandeld zou kunnen worden. Want hee, dat uitstellen van harde keuzes gaat tot nu toe zo lekker. Hoe dan ook, de stemmingen zijn NU LIVE en de uitslag lijkt nog steeds onduidelijk. Maar als het amendement-Klaver het haalt krijgen we dus chaos, ook omdat de rechtse partijen dan tegen de novelle over box 3 dreigen te stemmen en zo niet, dan krijgen we ook chaos want dan zijn we we weer terug bij af, namelijk bij de casinopolitiek waar Henri Bontenbal zo tegen was oftewel een Belastingplan dat drijft op de steun van Gidi Markuszower, die trouwens ook voor een motie van wantrouwen tegen dit kabinet is. Of daar juist tegen, maar voor het kabinet, of andersom, of omgedraaid of vice versa. Of zoiets. Sowieso chaos dus, crisis in de zaal. We gaan eerst stemmen over de amendementen, en dan (misschien) een pauze van drie kwartier, en dan (mogelijk) over de wetten. Of niet. We kijken mee, na de breek.
UPDATE: Begint al top, D66 wil eerst stemmen over agendapunt 2 (de moties), daarna over agendapunt 1 (de amendementen) en DENK wil halfuur uitstel
UPDATE: Chaos compleet. Halfuur uitstel nu, 19u35 zijn we terug
UPDATE: Bontenbal nu op de kamer bij DENK om meerderheid te regelen
UPDATE: We gaan stemmen! Eerst een hoofdelijke stemming over de motie van wantrouwen, dan de rest van de moties, daarna pas de amendementen, waaronder dus het amendement waar het allemaal om gaat
UPDATE: Motie van wantrouwen verworpen [ja we plaatsen deze alvast, gaat toch gebeuren]

Als Kamer vóór het amendement stemt, is de VVD tégen het Belastingplan

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“Today’s rich people are richer than ever, and that seems to have made them worse than ever. More shameless. More out of touch. Less empathetic. Thinner-skinned. And…angrier. They’re people who consider equality for others oppression for themselves.”

AMSTERDAM (ANP) - De roman Narcis van Judith Fanto heeft dit jaar de NS Publieksprijs gewonnen. Dat werd donderdagavond bekendgemaakt in het programma EenVandaag. Fanto kreeg 34 procent van de ruim 131.000 uitgebrachte stemmen. Het was de eerste maal dat de schrijfster genomineerd was voor de prijs, die voor de 25e keer werd uitgereikt.

De NS Publieksprijs is de grootste lezersprijs van Nederland. De winnares krijgt een sculptuur en 7500 euro. Het boek gaat over zes vrienden die elkaar leren kennen in Wenen in 1916. Aan de vooravond van de Tweede Wereldoorlog, als de nazi's Oostenrijk binnenvallen, worden zij gedwongen om naar elkaar toe kleur te bekennen.

MOSKOU (ANP) - Het Kremlin heeft het gesprek met de Amerikaanse onderhandelaars Jared Kushner en Steve Witkoff van eerder op donderdag nuttig genoemd. Volgens adviseur Joeri Oesjakov wil Rusland de gesprekken, ook met Oekraïne, voortzetten.

Kushner en Witkoff reisden naar Moskou voor een kort onderhoud met de Russische president Poetin, alvorens zij naar Dublin vlogen om daar te spreken met de Oekraïense leider Volodymyr Zelensky.

In dat gesprek zou het Kremlin eens te meer hebben benadrukt dat Rusland pogingen om tot Europabrede veiligheidsgaranties voor Oekraïne en Rusland te komen, steunt. Ook herhaalde Moskou de aloude eis van Rusland dat de NAVO niet verder uitbreidt. Oekraïense toetreding tot dat defensieve militaire bondgenootschap is al jaren een rode lijn voor Rusland.

De VS zouden druk hebben gezet op Rusland om toenadering tot Europese (NAVO-)landen te zoeken, zo meldde nieuwssite Axios eerder deze week.

Met 34 procent van de uitgebrachte stemmen won de historische roman van nieuwkomer Fanto, over een Weense vriendengroep tijdens het Interbellum.

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