One state representative isn’t happy with the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee leaving their team out. West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey stood at a lectern during a press conference on Monday with a sign that read “National Corrupt Athletic Association” after the West Virginia Mountaineers didn’t make it into the March Madness bracket. The Mountaineers were…
Aamir Khan celebrated his 60th birthday and on this occasion, the Aamir Khan film festival was held in cinemas across the country. As part of the celebrations, his 22 memorable films were re-released – Dangal, 3 Idiots, Lagaan, Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke, Raja Hindustani, Ghajini, Akele Hum Akele Tum, Andaz Apna Apna, Taare Zameen Par, Sarfarosh,…
Brand new unregistered BYD electric cars are displayed for sale outside a BYD dealership, on February 20, 2025 in Bristol, England. Anna Barclay | Getty Images News | Getty Images Shares of China’s BYD rallied on Tuesday after the company announced a new technology that it claims can charge electric vehicles (EV) almost as quickly…
In his first overseas trip as Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney went on a whirlwind tour of France and Britain on Monday to showcase Canada’s deep European bonds as President Trump threatens his country’s economy and sovereignty. Just three days after being sworn into office, Mr. Carney had lunch with President Emmanuel Macron of France…
Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Over the weekend, Chinese web search giant Baidu announced the launch of two new AI models, ERNIE 4.5 and ERNIE X1, a multimodal language model and reasoning model, respectively. Baidu claims they offer state-of-the-art performance on…
The men’s basketball selection committee had an easy job at the top of the bracket this year. The 2025 NCAA Tournament might have the best collection of No. 1 seeds in March Madness history. By the numbers, it is the best, at least in college basketball’s advanced analytics era, which dates to 1997, when Ken…
At the UK-China Screen Forum held with Hong Kong’s Filmart, BBC Studios unveiled that Walking with Dinosaurs will premiere exclusively on iQiyi for mainland China audiences in 2025, and a Chinese-dubbed version of nature series Asia will also launch on Phoenix Chinese Channel. The forum, now in its fourth edition, featured a delegation from the…
The day her father and dozens of other men were convicted of raping her mother in a trial that had gripped France was an acute personal tragedy to Caroline Darian. She escaped the Avignon courthouse and was enveloped in a giant crowd of women blocking traffic and chanting their love and gratitude for her and…
The average annual salary for a female professional football player globally is $10,900 USD (£8,400 GBP, $17,000 AUD), says Fifa’s annual report on the women’s game, a figure skewed by a small number of top clubs. Among the teams Fifa designated as Tier 1, which includes 41 clubs from 16 countries, the average salary was…
Did Jennifer Lawrence & Cooke Maroney welcome their second child already? They stepped out in NYC over the weekend. [Just Jared]Caftan-clad Parker Posey is coming for all of the awards! [Go Fug Yourself]The trailer for Freakier Friday, featuring Lindsay Lohan’s new face. [OMG Blog]Kanye West is still terrorizing Kim Kardashian. [Socialite Life]Ted Lasso is coming…
