Shapes, an app where humans and AI characters chat together in shared group conversations, is emerging from stealth with $8 million in seed funding. Think Discord, but with AI characters alongside humans. Founded in 2022, Shapes has more than 400,000 monthly active users. The app’s founders, Anushk Mittal and Noorie Dhingra, believe that Shapes can…
Fidelity cited the Justice Department’s recent lawsuit against the civil rights organization in emails to holders of its charitable-giving funds explaining its decision.
Government says it will run the administrative functions of Sri Lanka Cricket until reforms are implemented. Published On 29 Apr 202629 Apr 2026 Sri Lanka’s government has taken control of the country’s cricket board, saying it is a temporary measure designed to pave the way for “structural reforms”. “All administrative functions of Sri Lanka Cricket…
A first look at Babak Jalali‘s Billy Nighy-starring feature, A Town in Nova Scotia, has dropped ahead of Paradise City Sales launching worldwide sales at Cannes. His fifth film after presenting previous works in Locarno (Frontier Blues), Rotterdam (Radio Treams) and the Berlinale (Land), the Iranian director gained international recognition with Sundance’s Fremont. A Town…
The Irish government has announced further fuel supports for a number of sectors after nationwide protests in recent weeks.
Google Translate is now 20 years old, and to celebrate, the company has added a new feature that lets users practice their pronunciation and enunciation of words and phrases in different languages. When you translate a word, sentence or phrase, you can navigate into the “Practice” menu to find a “Pronounce” button, which shows you…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero was forced to exit Tuesday’s game against the Cleveland Guardians after a foul tip struck him in the face. Caminero was making his first at-bat in the game when he fouled a pitch from Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee off the…
Gold prices held steady on Thursday, while a firmer dollar and fading hopes for near-term interest rate cuts due to higher oil prices continued to weigh. Hans-peter Merten | The Image Bank | Getty Images One of the hottest trades of the past year might have run its course, if one options trader gets their…
Colombia was planning to slaughter 80 hippopotamuses after a small herd imported in the 1980s by the drug lord grew out of control. An Indian tycoon has offered them a new home instead.
Alongside receiving an honorary Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Peter Jackson is now set to sit down for a special conversation. The acclaimed “Lord of the Rings” has been named as part of the festival’s “Rendezvous at the Festival de Cannes” program of public discussions alongside Cate Blanchett and Tilda Swinton. Jackson’s…
