At least 24 people have been killed and entire neighborhoods in Los Angeles reduced to ash as California faces what its governor, Gavin Newsom, said could be the worst natural disaster in United States history. Zelenskyy’s offer came after Donald Trump Jr., eldest son and adviser of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, took a swipe last … Read more
Applause Entertainment and Andolan Films have started the new year with their latest series, Black Warrant, now streaming on Netflix. Directed by Vikramaditya Motwane and Satyanshu Singh, the show is an adaptation of Sunil Gupta’s Black Warrant: Confessions Of A Tihar Jailer. It explores the complexities of the prison system, offering a narrative that has … Read more
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Before Jack Nader started posting beauty videos on TikTok in 2023, he was working as a Starbucks barista in Chicago and living at home with his parents. But after Nader, who’s now 21, started taking his videos seriously in April of that year, his TikTok account blew up. … Read more
KNOWN as the Golden Land, it is one of the most beautiful places on the planet, boasting unspoilt beaches, majestic mountains and stunning temples. But Myanmar has been plagued by corruption in recent years and has now been named as the world’s organised crime hotspot. 11 A member of anti-drug group Pat Jasan, holds poppies … Read more
IT’S that time of year again; where promises of self-improvement flurry around, settle and melt away like snow. If you want 2025 to be the year you finally stamp out “doomscrolling” – try these four tricks. Blocking tools Your iPhone or Android has tools to block apps and notifications for select periods of time. On … Read more
Bollywood fans have reason to celebrate as popular actress Tabu returns to horror-comedy genre after her much loved stint in Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2. She has joined the cast of Akshay Kumar starrer Bhooth Bangla. The film marks the reunion of Akshay Kumar with Priyadarshan after 14 years and the actor had shared his excitement by … Read more
Zuckerberg complained that the EU had forced U.S. tech companies operating in Europe to pay “more than $30 billion” in penalties for legal violations over the past two decades. Last November, the tech chief’s Meta conglomerate, which operates Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and other social media and communications platforms, was fined €797 million for breaching EU … Read more
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement this week that Meta would pivot its moderation policies to allow more “free expression” was widely viewed as the company’s latest effort to appease President-elect Donald Trump. More than any of its Silicon Valley peers, Meta has taken numerous public steps to make amends with … Read more
HE dubbed himself “The Eunuch Maker”, carrying out extreme mutilations on troubled men with instruments designed for farm animals in rented hotel rooms and grotty London flats. But Marius Gustavson didn’t just perform the vile acts of butchery for his own sexual gratification. 15 Marius Gustavson – otherwise known as the “Eunuch Maker”Credit: Metropolitan Police … Read more
Yet, the far-right effort may stymie a push to rein in Big Tech platforms that’s failed so far to live up to its promise. Vandendriessche said this agenda “is completely outdated in a changing world” as “the U.S. is going in the opposite direction.” “Free speech seems to have become a threat for state censors,” … Read more
