\documentclass[aspectratio=169]{beamer}
\usepackage[frenchb]{babel}

\usepackage{beamerx}

\title[Subtitle]{Title}
\author{John Smith}

\begin{document}
\begin{picframe}[lightbw]{cat.jpg}{About cats}
  \begin{columns}[t,onlytextwidth]
    \begin{column}{0.25\textwidth}
      \begin{block}{Domestic}
        Cats have been domesticated for 4000 years.
      \end{block}
      \begin{block}{Speed}
        Cats can travel at speeds of up to 30km per hour.
      \end{block}
    \end{column}
    \begin{column}{0.25\textwidth}
      \begin{block}{Groups}
        While not well known, the collective nouns used for cats and kittens are a clowder of cats and a kindle of kittens.
      \end{block}
    \end{column}
    \begin{column}{0.5\textwidth-1ex}
    \end{column}
  \end{columns}
\end{picframe}
\end{document}
