An Israeli athlete whose apparent support for his country’s military intervention in Gaza was called out by a Swiss broadcaster during his run at the Winter Olympics has called out the commentator for his ‘diatribe’ – after it split opinion in Cortina. Adam Edelman is sliding at Milano-Cortina in the…
OpenAI’s President Gave Millions to Trump. He Says It’s for Humanity
OpenAI’s president and cofounder Greg Brockman doesn’t consider himself political, which is surprising, because he was one of President Trump’s biggest individual donors of 2025. Greg and his wife, Anna Brockman, gave $25 million to MAGA Inc—a super PAC that supports President Trump—in September of last year. The pair also…
Anderson Cooper to Exit 60 Minutes After Nearly 20 Years With CBS Show
Anderson Cooper’s time with 60 Minutes is coming to an end after nearly 20 years. Cooper, 58, announced on Monday, February 16, that he would not be renewing his contract with the long-running CBS series. “Being a correspondent at 60 Minutes has been one of the great honors of my career.…
Tunisia’s Gabès Cinema Festival Appoints Afef Ben Mahmoud As Director
EXCLUSIVE: Tunisian actress and filmmaker Afef Ben Mahmoud has taken up the baton as director of the eighth edition of Tunisia’s Gabès Cinema Festival (Gabès Cinéma Fen), celebrating the moving image through cinema, video art and immersive works. Launched in 2019, the festival also taps into the ecological challenges facing…
Wayfair Extended Its Presidents Day Sale — Area Rugs, Storage Furniture, and More Are Up to 84% Off
Prices start at $12 Wayfair (3) Standout Extended Presidents Day Sales at Wayfair 84% Off: Wayfair Basics 1800 Series Soft Microfiber Queen Sheet Set, $19 (orig. $120) Dog-Friendly: Magnolia Home by Joanna Gaines x Loloi Lenna Area Rug, $76 (orig. $209) Spring Is (Almost) Sprung: Eddie Bauer Reversible Queen Comforter…
Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and former US presidential candidate, dies aged 84, family reveals
Civil rights icon Jesse Jackson has died at the age of 84. Though a cause of death was not immediately given, Jackson’s family said he died peacefully surrounded by loved ones on Tuesday morning. In a statement, the Jackson family said: ‘Our father was a servant leader — not only…
Bitcoin remains under pressure near $68,000 even as panic ebbs
Bitcoin BTC$68,129.07 is struggling to build any upward momentum, even as the key panic gauge pulls back from its early-month high and hints at renewed stability. Bitcoin’s 30-day implied volatility, the fear or panic gauge, which reflects investors’ expectations for price swings over 4 weeks, has dropped to an annualised…
This little known UK growth share is up 387% in five years. Time to buy?
Image source: Getty Images Think of a UK growth share, any UK growth share! It might sound like something a magician would ask an audience member from the stage. Unfortunately, the UK market has not been able to pull incredible growth shares out of the hat in recent years on…
The FIVE footy stars now eligible to play for your State of Origin team
The NRL’s historic changes to the eligibility criteria for State of Origin means a stack of stars across the game will be available for selection. Previously, players born or who represented New Zealand and England were unable to represent NSW or Queensland because both are tier one nations. But with…
Cohere launches a family of open multilingual models
Enterprise AI company Cohere launched a new family of multilingual models on the sidelines of the ongoing India AI Summit. The models, dubbed Tiny Aya, are open-weight — meaning their underlying code is publicly available for anyone to use and modify — support over 70 languages, and can run on…