ROME — The Vatican confirmed Pope Francis would preside over the Easter Vigil service on Saturday night, after he decided at the last minute to skip his participation in the Good Friday procession at the Colosseum as a health precaution. The Vatican’s daily bulletin confirmed Francis would lead the lengthy vigil in St. Peter’s Basilica, … Read more
Kerry Wan/ZDNET Microsoft is arguably the leader in the AI space right now, constantly releasing new offerings and updates to stay ahead of the curve. Therefore, it is no surprise that the company took to its March Surface and Windows AI event this week to unveil a handful of new AI features and hardware. Also: Microsoft … Read more
Representatives of the UK’s live music industry have slammed the recent government budget as a “missed opportunity”. Yesterday, UK Chancellor Of The Exchequer Jeremy Hunt unveiled the latest government budget. Although it was revealed that there would be an extension of the orchestra tax relief, the budget did not deliver on a key demand – … Read more
Hollywood can become a bit of a guessing game at times. Actors have to field a list of potential roles and decide which one seems the most promising. In doing so, they might end up missing out on a chance to star in a project that becomes a serious blockbuster. We previously rounded up 12 … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin sat down in the Kremlin for a two-hour interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, pushing his views on the justification for the nearly 2-year-old war in Ukraine, the prospects of peace talks, and other issues. He also touched on the arrest of Evan Gershkovich, an American journalist for The … Read more
Special counsel Jack Smith’s team has questioned several witnesses about a “hidden room” and a closet that the FBI did not check while searching former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in 2022, sources told ABC News. Some investigators after the search came to believe that the closet, which was locked during the search, should have … Read more
Summary The U.S. government spied on J. Robert Oppenheimer, planting a listening device in a desk lamp to record his conversations. The government’s surveillance was aimed at sabotaging Oppenheimer’s political influence and finding information about Communist connections. The level of spying on Oppenheimer revealed in the film shows the intense surveillance he was under, even … Read more
True Detective has always been a show full of strange symbols and half-hidden clues, and Night Country is no exception. Putting aside the spirals and the Lost-style polar bear sightings, though, there’s that Billie Eilish-backed opening sequence. As always with Nic Pizzolatto’s show, the opener features a jumble of imagery that’s relevant to the series, … Read more
Jarrod Evans missed a late conversion with virtually the last kick of the game as Harlequins went down to a narrow 20-19 Gallagher Premiership defeat to Leicester at a sold-out Stoop. Leicester suffered two heavy defeats in the Investec Champions Cup but the four-point haul keeps them in contention for a play-off spot as the … Read more
Carlos Alcaraz of Spain waves as he leaves Rod Laver Arena following his quarterfinal loss to Alexander Zverev of Germany at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, early Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Carlos Alcaraz rued missed opportunities after coming up short against Alexander Zverev in a thrilling Australian … Read more