NBA says its focus is on new global academy opening in Abu Dhabi as Africa, Mexico and Australia hit by closures.
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World
Palestinian participation in upcoming Knesset vote continues to shrink with withdrawal of Sami Abu Shehadeh.
Friday deadline looms as the legal fallout widens beyond the Premier League case over the alleged breaches.
Israel’s top court told Palestinian politician Sami Abu Shehadeh to withdraw from the election or face disqualification.
Dispute over march will now go to legal appeal on Monday after talks hosted by Northern Ireland secretary endTalks aimed at resolving the Drumcree parade dispute have broken up without agreement, with the Northern Irelan…
In effort to avoid panic at pumps, Keir Mather insists supply of fuel to Britain is ‘inherently resilient’Business live – latest updatesThe government has moved to avert panic at the pumps, insisting that the UK is not f…
Police investigate 'possible foreign state involvement' as sixth man arrested over RAF Fairford incident.
Pike alive but in critical condition as experts call ordeal that unfolded in Tennessee Wednesday ‘unimaginably barbaric’Top lawyers, doctors and members of the faith community are calling for a moratorium on the US death…
Activists across Asia are being hunted down by authoritarian governments even across international borders. Human rights groups have been warning of a "swap market" of repression in Southeast Asia.
Up to 300mm of rain could fall in places, while extreme downpours bring deadly landslides to NepalTorrential rain and potentially damaging flooding are forecast in eastern Spain over the coming days, as cold upper air mo…
Artwork created in Tahrir Square for Chinese president’s state visit to Egypt is painted over amid allegations it revived Afrocentric claims about Pharaohs’ originsOn the eve of Chinese president Xi Jinping’s state visit…
Speculation about an early election continue to persist even as Andy Burnham ruled it outZack Polanski is expected to call for a triple lock-style guarantee for private renters at his party’s annual conference in Brighto…
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Business
Banks are fueling a hiring surge for AI engineers who are good at "agent orchestration" — the ability to coordinate teams of specialized agents.
The average price of a litre of diesel hit 193.3p this week, according to NI Consumer Council data.
The PM might come across as a nice bloke but he is politically ruthless. He will need to be if he is to turn big talk into big changesHow much can a Labour government change the country? According to many voters, journal…
After 32 years in Congress, Ohio's Sherrod Brown lost his Senate seat in 2024 as many working class voters turned out for Trump. Now Brown is counting on union voters to send him back to Washington.
The minimum price of alcohol (MUP) in Wales has risen by 30%.
People describe their return to physical media – whether to protect data, support artists, or retain control of one’s choices For some, it is the security of knowing they have a physical copy of their favourite films and…
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsThe euro is trading close to the 17-month low hit yesterday, when the single currency fell by over 0.75% to as low as €1.1214.Ipek Ozkardeskaya, senior analyst at…
From a neo-baronial country house with turrets in acres of grounds in Scotland to a modernist tower block in a bustling part of London Continue reading...
Fuel prices have been steadily rising since the US-Iran war began in February.
Most of the betting industry is urging the chancellor not to double slot machine duty to raise up to £460m more a yearGambling industry kingpins are fuming about reports that the chancellor, John Healey, is considering i…
The government says sitting together can currently cost a parent and child up to £104 on a return journey.
Four astronauts pulled up at International Space Station after eight-hour express flight led by Jessica WatkinsFour astronauts pulled up at the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday after launching on an eight-ho…
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IT / AI
Suno is branching out from the world of AI music, launching a new feature that generates spoken voices based on scripts or prompted descriptions. Speech is now available in public beta across Suno's web and mobile platfo…
On an afternoon in Seoul in March 2016, I watched a program I helped build put a stone on the fifth line of a Go board in what looked like a gift to its human opponent. Move 37 in game two of the five-game match looked s…
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Apple's rumored push into smart home tech could include a smart home security camera that only gives users text event descriptions instead of video footage. Mark Gurman said in the first episode of the Power On podcast t…
A physical model show that iron dust and sulfuric acid create the right properties.
With Crew-13, Jessica Watkins became the first Black woman to lead a mission into space.
It has been a bad month for federal government cybersecurity.
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The court acknowledges AI search comes with consequences, but it's not an antitrust issue.
Guided Vision is launching in Gemini Live on compatible Android devices today to use AI to give real-time audio descriptions of anything you point your phone's camera at. By sharing your camera in Gemini Live, you can ha…
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Film
“Daredevil” star Charlie Cox is returning to the London stage this winter to lead “The King’s Ransom,” a new play by Stuart Slade. World premiering at the Donmar Warehouse, “The King’s Ransom” is set in 1977 Memphis and …
EXCLUSIVE: Filming has wrapped on Twilight of the Dead, the long gestating “final chapter” of George A. Romero’s classic zombie saga. Underworld star Kate Beckinsale stars alongside genre regular Betty Gabriel (Get Out),…
The BBC’s Celebrity Traitors launch has become one of the most highly-anticipated of the year and a colossal 8.9 million viewers tuned in last night. They watched an opener of high high drama, and a little bit of eccentr…
EXCLUSIVE: The BBC is betting big on Matthew Barry’s The Last Detectives to be its next breakout crime drama and we’ve got first look. Previously called Old Town Murders, The Last Detectives is produced by Nicola Shindle…
Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy’s term as chiefs of Warner Bros. is coming to an end. Multiple sources told Variety that De Luca and Abdy will not be part of David Ellison’s management team after the merger between Param…
The slow rolling piano echo through the hall like a rhapsody from the deep. The sound is rich, lustrous, bottom-heavy, grand. And that voice! Winter sings in a low baritone (and occasionally a high one) of astonishing po…
Ben Affleck plays a Brentwood businessman running for Los Angeles mayor in the new thriller “Animals.” The Oscar winner, who directed and co-wrote the film, is also a longtime political activist who has supported the pre…
Throughout his decades-long film career, Tom Cruise's characters have often been some sort of savior. But is that once again the case in Digger?
Ken Urker, the partner of Gypsy-Rose Blanchard and father of their child, was found dead Thursday in Raceland, Louisiana. He was 34. Captain Brennan Matherne of the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Department said in a stateme…
After unloading his AI firm on Netflix earlier this year, Ben Affleck is showing off the tech in action with his latest project. The 2x Oscar winner recently revealed that he “did use” artificial intelligence “for lots o…
Pakistan has selected Mo Naqvi’s nonfiction action thriller Hanging By a Wire as its official entry for Best International Film at the Academy Awards, the first time the country has chosen a documentary for that distinct…
When you enter RM x SFMOMA: Between You and Me, it’s almost impossible not to think about the person whose name appears everywhere. RM (short for Rap Monster) is, after all, one of the most recognizable musicians in the …
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