Reading Time: 2 minutes The 2025 Grammy Awards took place in Los Angeles last night, and as usual, the red carpet was loaded with daring looks. Bianca Censori’s nearly nude dress might be dominating the discourse today, but she’s not the only celeb who tested the limits. Chrissy Teigen also rocked a transparent frock. And…
A French film director has been found guilty of sexually assaulting the actor Adèle Haenel in the early 2000s, when she was between 12 and 15, but was not jailed, following a landmark #MeToo trial. Christophe Ruggia, 60, who denied abusing Haenel, was given a four-year sentence – two suspended and two to be served…
The leader of a pro-Russian paramilitary group in eastern Ukraine has died in hospital after being injured in an explosion in Moscow on Monday morning, Russian media have said. Armen Sargsyan, the leader of the “Arbat” battalion, was severely injured following a blast in the entrance hall of a residential building in north-west Moscow, 12km…
Getty Images You may not have heard of the first woman to be named best songwriter at the Grammys before – but you may well have sung along to one of her hits. Amy Allen is behind a string of pop chart-toppers including Sabrina Carpenter’s Espresso and Please Please Please, and was also nominated for…
The economy minister for Northern Ireland is to step down from his role at Stormont after being elected to the Seanad in Dublin, the upper house of the Irish parliament. Sinn Féin’s Conor Murphy secured one of the 60 seats in the Seanad, with the support of Sinn Féin TDs and councillors, in the early…
EU flags flutter in front of European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany July 18, 2024. Jana Rodenbusch | Reuters European leaders are gathering Monday to discuss how to finance huge investments in defense — but the latest moves by U.S. President Donald Trump will loom large over the meeting. Over the weekend, Trump…
Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty Images SoftBank has committed to spending $3 billion per year for itself and its subsidiaries to use OpenAI’s tech, according to a joint announcement on Monday. The two also announced a new joint venture, billed as “SB OpenAI Japan,” which will market OpenAI’s enterprise tech exclusively to major companies…
Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty Images SoftBank has committed to spending $3 billion per year for itself and its subsidiaries to use OpenAI’s tech, according to a joint announcement on Monday. The two also announced a new joint venture, billed as “SB OpenAI Japan,” which will market OpenAI’s enterprise tech exclusively to major companies…
An atmospheric river has been under way through the weekend, pummelling northern and central parts of California with spells of wind and heavy rain and hill snow, and is forecast to continue into Wednesday. The weather system, locally called the Pineapple Express, is set up by low pressure situated to the north-east of Hawaii, which…
The European Union is so far the only jurisdiction globally to drive forward comprehensive rules for artificial intelligence with its AI Act. Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty Images The European Union formally kicked off enforcement of its landmark artificial intelligence law Sunday, paving the way for tough restrictions and potential large fines for violations….
