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The Vatican says Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah will join Pope Leo on May 25 to launch the pope’s first encyclical, setting out his views on the AI age — Pope Leo XIV’s launch of his first encyclic…
The Infosecurity Europe Cyber Startup Competition: Meet the Finalists
New for 2026, the Infosecurity Europe Startup competition will see five finalists pitch their ideas in front of a live audience, including senior industry leaders, investors and buyers
Thousands gather for Trump-backed prayer rally in Washington
Thousands gather on Washington’s National Mall for a ‘Rededicate 250’ prayer rally mixing faith, patriotism and support for Donald Trump.
Decart, which offers real-time generative video and GPU optimization tech, raised $300M at a ~$4B valuation, up from $3.1B after raising $153M in August 2025 (Robbie Whelan/Wall Street Journal)
Robbie Whelan / Wall Street Journal:
Decart, which offers real-time generative video and GPU optimization tech, raised $300M at a ~$4B valuation, up from $3.1B after raising $153M in August 2025 — Decart’s valuation hits nearly $4 b…
Kristen Stewart on the red carpet in Cannes, while Javier Bardem slams toxic masculinity
Eve Jackson brings us an update from the mid-point of the 79th Cannes Film Festival as Adam Driver joins Miles Teller and director James Grey on the red carpet for “Paper Tiger”, a film that explores corruption and moral downfall in the United States …
Iran drives global executions to highest level since 1981: Amnesty
Executions worldwide rose to their highest level since 1981 last year, with 2,707 people put to death across 17 countries, Amnesty International said on Monday. The surge, driven largely by Iran, marks a 78 percent increase from the previous year.
Three youths in custody after Austin shootings injure four people
‘Actions appear to be random,’ says mayor as suspects also allegedly took aim at buildings and houses in Texas cityThree youths are in police custody after a spree of at least 10 shootings wounded four people who appeared to be targeted randomly in Aus…
London tube strikes called off at last minute
RMT union says two 24-hour stoppages from midday on Tuesday have been suspendedBusiness live – latest updatesPlanned strikes by drivers on London Underground this week have been called off, the RMT union has announced.The union said the two 24-hour sto…
London tube strikes called off at last minute
RMT union says two 24-hour stoppages from midday on Tuesday have been suspendedBusiness live – latest updatesPlanned strikes by drivers on London Underground this week have been called off, the RMT union has announced.The union said the two 24-hour sto…
Trump plans yet another addition to the White House – now it’s getting a helipad
The helipad, which could be installed in the coming months, is seen as a practical solution to a longstanding problem