A horrific terrorist attack and potential mass casualty disaster unfolded in the skies today.
A pilot aboard a Flydubai flight carrying Israelis from Dubai to Tel Aviv tried to seize control of the aircraft and crash it.
The co-pilot fought back and was wounded in a violent struggle inside the cockpit. The aircraft transmitted the emergency code associated with unlawful interference and then plunged approximately 14,000 feet in less than 30 seconds.
Imagine being inside that plane.
Passengers screaming. Blood inside the aircraft. Families believing they were seconds away from death.
People started praying.
But passengers and crew fought back.
They helped overpower the terrorist, regain control of the aircraft, and save the wounded pilot as the plane was diverted for an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
Around 150 people boarded a routine flight to Tel Aviv this morning.
For terrifying moments, they believed they were about to die.
Instead, courage prevailed.
150 people are alive because people aboard that aircraft refused to surrender.
A miracle in the air.
Claude has discovered a previously unknown enzyme system hidden in the DNA of bacteriophages. Beside the enzyme’s gene sits a long array of repeating DNA—a structure that looks somewhat similar to CRISPR.
We don’t yet understand what this system does, but only a handful of known systems share its features, and all of them are able to cut, copy, and paste DNA. Historically, the discovery of such programmable systems has helped revolutionize medicine. CRISPR, for instance, is now the foundation of genetic medicines. But it will take much more work to learn what this system does, and whether it can be put to similar use.
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The US military accidentally struck an Iranian elementary school, in an attack that state media said killed at least 168 children and 14 teachers, likely due to outdated information about a nearby naval base, according to two sources briefed on the preliminary findings of an ongoing military investigation. https://t.co/0pm3F8UpaA
This is so cool to see
And the fact that it happened in Chennai makes me feel even more proud of my city.
It's unbelievable to see how quickly women's Cricket has scaled to such a great height and may it keep soaring upwards
Keep producing champions for the younger women to admire and follow
Well done to @BCCI@BCCIWomen@JayShah for taking it to a place where it only feels like newer superstars are going to be born and they will keep inspiring others
Well done
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Conclusion of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement today marks a significant milestone in our relations. I thank all the leaders of Europe over the years for their constructive spirit and commitment in making this possible. This agreement will deepen economic ties, create opportunities for our people and strengthen the India-Europe partnership for a prosperous future.
New breakthrough quantum algorithm published in @Nature today: Our Willow chip has achieved the first-ever verifiable quantum advantage.
Willow ran the algorithm - which we’ve named Quantum Echoes - 13,000x faster than the best classical algorithm on one of the world's fastest supercomputers. This new algorithm can explain interactions between atoms in a molecule using nuclear magnetic resonance, paving a path towards potential future uses in drug discovery and materials science.
And the result is verifiable, meaning its outcome can be repeated by other quantum computers or confirmed by experiments.
This breakthrough is a significant step toward the first real-world application of quantum computing, and we're excited to see where it leads.