Brigitte Bardot's funeral was held on January 7 with a private service and a public homage in Saint-Tropez, the French Riviera resort where she lived for more than half a century after retiring from m...
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Elon Muskās AI Grok has been fiercely criticised in recent days, after the chatbot began generating sexualised images of women and girls, flooding the app with explicit content. Some of the images inv...
It's once again time for the annual CES trade show to shine a spotlight on the latest tech that companies plan to offer in 2026. AI was at the top of the agenda, with many companies displaying AI-powe...
Jensen Huang, Jeff Bezos, and Mary Barra all started far from the top. Getty Images Many of the world's most powerful business leaders began their careers in more humble ways. From Jensen Huang workin...
Instagram boss Adam Mosseri is closing out 2025 with a 20-images-deep dive into what a new era of "infinite synthetic content" means as it all becomes harder and harder to distinguish from reality, an...
New year, new opportunity for Jensen Huang to show off his shiny jackets at CES. We're not even a full week into 2026 yet, but Nvidia has already announced several products and updates to start the ne...
"The Drama" hits theaters in April. A24 In the last decade, A24 has become one of the best-known movie studios in Hollywood. A24 has eight dated movies and another 10 that are set to be releas...
Nvidia's Jensen Huang and Google's Larry Page had different responses to California's proposed billionaire's tax. Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images, EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/GettyImages A proposed w...
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Michael Burry, the investor of "The Big Short" fame. Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images Michael Burry touted health insurer Molina as a winning stock pick on his Substack. The "Big Short" in...
Nintendo's classic Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance is now available on Switch 2 , if you have a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription. Originally released in 2005, this 3D strategy role-p...
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unveiled the Vera Rubin architecture at CES 2026, launching production ahead of schedule. Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images Here are the biggest announcements from the 2...
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images Nvidia's $20 billion Groq deal signals an important shift in the AI market. AI workloads are moving from model training to real-time in...
Critical Role's chief creative officer, Matthew Mercer. Valerie Terranova/Getty Images for Prime Video Matt Mercer gave up the seat of game master for Critical Role's Campaign Four this year. That cam...
Reid Hoffman, the cofounder of LinkedIn, thinks AI will transform, not eliminate, jobs. Dominik Bindl/Getty Images Reid Hoffman, a prominent Democratic donor, is against California's proposed billiona...
Marc Andreessen said that founders want to work with investors who are "brave." Paul Chinn/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images Marc Andreessen said that his venture capital firm benef...
Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams star as Ilya Rozanov and Shane Hollander in "Heated Rivalry." Sabrina Lantos/HBO Max The romance drama "Heated Rivalry" became a surprise hit after i...
Alix Earle, who rose to social media fame at the University of Miami, at a Miami event. Udo Salters Photography/Getty Images Miami has become a creator hot spot, punching above its weight among social...
ValentynVolkov/Getty Images Separately managed accounts in the hedge fund industry boomed in 2025. Insiders say demand will only accelerate the trend in 2025. Emerging managers face challenges from ta...