14 April 2026 Mark Zuckerberg has created an AI version of himself. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg The Meta boss has helped create a 3D avatar that aims to offer “conversation and feedback” to employees, according to a report in the Financial Times. Meta is increasingly focused on AI and has invested billions of dollars in…
Romuald Wadagni received 94 percent of the vote, according to provisional results. He faces the challenge of a growing jihadist insurgency in the region.
Pillar, a platform that helps commodity-driven businesses (like those in metals, food, and airline companies) manage financial risk, announced Tuesday a $20 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz. Others in the seed round include Crucible Capital, Gallery Ventures, and Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi. The company has raised $23 million to date. Pillar, founded in…
Kartik Aaryan is among the busiest actors of B-Town, signing on for films left, right, and centre. While he is presently juggling between Anurag Basu’s next film and Kabir Khan’s directorial, we have exclusive scoop that Kartik and Luv Ranjan have been meeting off late to strategise on their next collaboration after the historic success…
US Soccer sporting director Matt Crocker is leaving his post with less than two months to go until the 2026 World Cup, US Soccer announced on Tuesday. The Guardian can also confirm Fox Sports’ earlier reporting that Crocker is taking up a similar role with the Saudi Arabia football federation. US Soccer said Crocker’s duties…
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Ship-tracking data showed that several vessels, including some that had been docked at Iranian ports, had moved through the strait as the U.S. military began its blockade.
Text By Meghan RosenPhotos By Stephen Voss April 14, 2026 Meteorites billions of years old, alienlike worms, a blue whale’s massive jaw bones. These are just some of the millions of marvels that the Smithsonian Institution has stashed away in storage. Most are part of the National Museum of Natural History’s collection, which comprises nearly…
Samsung just released its lineup of Micro RGB TVs for 2026, and it includes models that start at 55 inches and go up to 85 inches. These 4K sets feature the company’s Micro RGB display technology, which uses thousands of little red, green and blue LEDs to minimize color bleed and enable “expanded color with…
The roster of actors and talent cast in the short films promoting this year’s International Booker Prize has been unveiled. Kae Alexander (Fleabag), Toheeb Jimoh (Industry), Toby Jones (Alan Bates vs the Post Office), Xelia Mendes-Jones (The Wheel of Time), Indira Varma (Game of Thrones) and musician and actor Jehnny Beth (Anatomy of a Fall) will all…
