Donald Trump is headed to China with a whole bunch of top US CEOs in tow to talk about trade. There is probably a post to be written here about how Trump is creating a new kind of “America, Inc” centered around his own person, using a combination of tariffs, export controls,
Ahead of this year’s Marché du Film in Cannes, former festival distributor Moritz Schneider is launching Miralot, a data-driven film festival matching and submission platform aimed at helping filmmakers navigate the increasingly fragmented global festival landscape more
The travel operator says customers are showing increased caution as a result of the Iran war.
Insulators are materials in which electrons cannot move freely. Past theoretical studies predicted the existence of an unusual insulating state dubbed obstructed atomic insulator (OAI), in which electrons are localized inside a crystal, while their centers of charge lie in
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Insurance technology firm Turaco has been ranked among Africa's fastest-growing companies in the latest Financial Times ranking, as Kenyan firms continued to strengthen their presence on the continental list.
By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Maayan Lubell and Dawoud Abu Alkas CAIRO/JERUSALEM/GAZA, May 13 (Reuters) - Israel has escalated its attacks in Gaza in the five weeks since halting its joint bombing with the U.S. in Iran, redirecting its fire back on the ruined Palestinian enclave where
[Daily News] Nairobi -- TANZANIA has urged African countries to harness their abundant natural resources to build a strong and resilient continental economy, while advocating for global multilateralism that upholds mutual partnerships and sovereign equality.
“Lord of the Rings” filmmaker Peter Jackson doesn’t “dislike” AI being used in film — but he thinks it’s a shame that the debate surrounding it is partly why Andy Serkis will never win awards for his motion-capture performance as Gollum. Speaking at a Cannes Film Festival
[New Times] In September 2024, DTOS Group became the first company to receive a Fund Administrator Licence in Rwanda under the aegis of Kigali International Financial Centre (KIFC), authorising it to provide fund administration services in the country.
[IPS] New York -- Violence has metastasized into humanity's baseline condition. Yet international institutions remain paralyzed by vetoes and rivalry, offering hollow declarations while dehumanization becomes normalized. Coordinated action, not gestures, is desperately needed.
An immersive theatrical experience based on “Pirates of the Caribbean” is coming to the U.K. Produced by Secret Cinema and TodayTix, and licensed via Disney Theatrical Group, “Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: The Immersive Adventure” will sail into London in Feb. 2027 with an
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz on March 4, 2026, was not merely a localized military maneuver; it was the moment the “Asian Century” hit a wall of physical reality. With Brent Crude surging past US$120 per barrel and liquefied natural gas (LNG) spot prices in Asia jumping
The 79th Cannes Film Festival is underway on the Côte d'Azur, kicking off with the French period-comedy The Electric Kiss and an honorary Palme d'Or for Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson.
Film fans gather overnight at Cannes, using stepladders and chains to secure red carpet spots as they wait for a glimpse of opening night stars.
According to a source, Trump called Huang after seeing media reporting the Nvidia leader's absence from the Trump-Xi summit.
US First Lady Melania Trump is skipping this week’s highly anticipated state trip to China but Elon Musk, Jensen Huang and other big tech names will be part of President Donald Trump’s entourage.
Dela Rosa was the chief enforcer in former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly war on drugs.
How a public health initiative to reduce air pollution has created ‘full-time citizen complainants’ who patrol the city - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
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In spring 2025, OpenAI rolled out an update of ChatGPT that featured a new image generator. The update proved wildly popular in large part due to how easy this new tool made it for users to produce polished custom images of whatever they could dream to prompt. What wild
Brett Neibling leaned against the door of his small office space, facing the array of computers and instruments that controlled several mechanical functions on his farm. The room was little more than an air-conditioned box, with scattered stools and a whiteboard on one wall.
The French actress, star of the 2026 Cannes opening night film 'The Electric Kiss,' discusses her first festival red carpet – for Michael Haneke's 'Time of the Wolf' (2003).
California’s Republican Party is so weak that no Republican has won statewide office there in 20 years. Yet there’s some danger this fall that the Golden State—where nearly twice as many voters register Democratic as Republican—will elect a Republican governor. It’s even
Ron Rosenbaum’s latest book, Bob Dylan: Things Have Changed, is not a biography. It is instead a “ kind of biography”—which is a distinction with a difference. It is, in keeping with Rosenbaum’s long record of fine-tuned literary analysis mixed with historical and, yes,
Indonesia has around 130 active volcanoes -- the most in the world -- spread across over 17,000 islands.