Thousands of grief-stricken mourners attend Raila Odinga’s funeral. One of Kenya’s most revered politicians, former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, has received an emotional send-off at his state funeral in the capital, Nairobi. Tens of thousands of people – many carrying branches as a traditional symbol of grief and wearing T-shirts printed with his image –…
As AI makes it easier to create bots that act ever more human-like, Elon Musk’s X is developing a new feature that would expose more information about the users behind an X profile in an effort to help people better understand who they’re talking to on the platform. According to a new post by X’s…
A blood test for more than 50 types of cancer could help speed up diagnosis according to a new study. Results of a trial in north America show that the test was able to identify a wide range of cancers, of which three quarters don’t have any form of screening programme. More than half the…
Every week it seems US financial markets are hit by another bout of fear. The latest worries spread this week from the banking sector in the US, after two regional lenders warned they would be hit by losses from alleged fraud. But before that, markets swooned over signs of rekindled US-China tensions, as the two…
The Italian posted a stunning 1:26.492 on his Aprilia, smashing Jorge Martin’s previous best AUSTRALIA: Marco Bezzecchi demolished the Australian MotoGP lap record in setting the standard during second practice on Friday, becoming the first rider ever to dip below 1:27 at Phillip Island. The Italian, who won the Indonesia sprint race a fortnight ago…
[This story contains spoilers for the Oct. 16 episode of Grey’s Anatomy, “We Built This City.”] For Grey’s Anatomy viewers left wondering after Thursday night’s episode if beloved Dr. Amelia Shepherd has truly taken a leave of absence from Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital, the answer is both bad and good: Yes, veteran star Caterina Scorsone…
Over a decade since Microsoft tried to make talking to Cortana on PCs a thing — and spectacularly failed in the process — the Windows giant is taking another swing at voice commands with its Copilot AI assistant in Windows 11. Starting today, the company is rolling out an upgrade to its existing Copilot Voice…
The champions have slumped to three straight defeats, surrendering top spot to Arsenal LONDON: Liverpool will be desperate to recapture their spark against bitter rivals Manchester United this weekend but Ruben Amorim’s men will harbour hopes of pinching a rare win at Anfield. The champions have lost just one of their past 14 Premier League…
Quinta Brunson got her start a decade ago posting skits on Instagram. Now she’s taking Abbott Elementary into its fifth season. More recently, Benito Skinner hit it big on TikTok with his celebrity parody videos; he went on to create and star in Hulu’s Overcompensating. Hollywood has long been the top of the mountain, the…
Athletic shoe company On is facing a lawsuit from customers who claim that its popular sneakers make a “noisy and embarrassing squeak”. The “CloudTec” sneakers typically cost around $200 (£150) and have holes in the sole designed to make users feel like they are “running on clouds”. Instead, the lawsuit says, they cause issues in…
