India's fiercest female politician faces a fight for survival
Mamata Banerjee loses West Bengal state, throwing her party – and political future – into doubt.
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Luke Rockhold: ‘Pressure’ from ‘Chechen ruler’ affected Khamzat Chimaev’s performance in UFC title win
Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold is growing quite familiar with his fellow 185-pound titleholder, Khamzat Chimaev, ahead of UFC 328. Santo Studio in Newport Beach, California, has unexpectedly become the gathering spot for the unique trio of Chimaev, Rockhold and UFC lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan. Ahead of his Saturday’s title defense against Sean Strickland…
Welcome To Derry’ Leads Field
EXCLUSIVE: The nominations are out for the 2026 Golden Trailer Awards, and Disney nearly lapped the field among distributors with a staggering 144 noms, led by FX’s Alien: Earth with eight. But the company doesn’t boast the project with the single biggest haul — that would be IT: Welcome to Derry with nine nominations. That…
Trump pauses U.S. bid to guide ships out of Strait of Hormuz, cites Iran deal progress
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 4, 2026. Amirhosein Khorgooi | ISNA | WANA | Via Reuters President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is pausing “Project Freedom,” the U.S. military’s effort to guide commercial ships out of the Strait of Hormuz, one day after the operation began. Trump, in a…
‘It kicks ass’: Rolling Stones launch new album at star-studded New York event | The Rolling Stones
On Tuesday afternoon in New York, the Rolling Stones gathered friends, journalists and fellow artists for a preview of their forthcoming 25th album Foreign Tongues. Before the trio stepped on stage, host Conan O’Brien deadpanned that perhaps, finally, this is the album where the band will “finally make it after decades of obscurity”. The audience,…
Meta and Zuckerberg sued by publishers over ‘massive’ copyright infringement
Tech giant faces lawsuit from five large groups over its use of copyrighted works to train Llama AI models
CopilotKit raises $27M to help devs deploy app-native AI agents
Many companies today provide AI simply as a chatbot inside their apps: You type in (or dictate) what you want it to do, and the AI bot goes and tries to do it. Still, the experience tends to feel clunky. A text-based UI doesn’t always translate to a smooth experience; for example, if you want…
Gold Steady as Fragile Ceasefire Holds in Gulf After Flareup
Gold was steady after a gain as the US-Iran ceasefire continued to hold despite reports of a cargo vessel being targeted, easing fears of an escalation that would fuel inflation risks.
Reinstate windfall tax on banks after surge in profits, TUC urges | Banking
An increased windfall tax should be imposed on the UK’s largest banks according to trade union leaders, after the big four lenders reported almost £14bn in first-quarter profits, partly fuelled by market turbulence caused by the Iran war. The Trades Union Congress (TUC) renewed its call for an increase in the current bank surcharge, which…
Stanford’s new chip boosts light 100x with surprisingly low energy
Light plays a central role in modern technology, powering everything from televisions and satellites to the fiber optic cables that carry internet data across the globe. Now, physicists at Stanford have developed a way to push light even further. They created a compact optical amplifier, about the size of a fingertip, that can strengthen light…