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Heidi Klum looked sensational as she posed up a storm at the luxurious five-star Hotel Martinez ahead of day one of the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday. 

Court orders halt to layoffs – as folks steering American innovation wonder how long injunction will last

Employees at Uncle Sam's National Science Foundation (NSF) are relieved that the Trump administration's plan to downsize the federal government collided with the US court system on Friday – but they're worried that the relief is only temporary.…

According to Rest of the World, a major confrontation between Meta and the local authorities in Nigeria is currently taking place: "Local authorities have fined Meta $290 million for regulatory breaches, prompting the social media giant to threaten pulling Facebook and Instagram from the country." Techdirt reports: As with earlier EU fines imposed on the company, the sticking point is Meta's refusal to comply with local privacy laws [...]. The fine itself is small change for Meta, which had a net income of $62 billion on a turnover of $165 billion in 2024, and a market capitalization of $1.5 trillion. Meta's current revenues in Nigeria are relatively small, but its market shares are high: "According to social media performance tracker Napoleoncat, Meta has a massive presence in the country, with Facebook alone reaching about 51.2 million users as of May 2024, more than a fifth of the population. Instagram had 12.6 million Nigerian users as of November 2023, while WhatsApp had about 51 million users, making Nigeria the 10th largest market globally for the messaging app." Since many Nigerians depend on Meta's platforms, the company might be hoping that there will be public pressure on the government not to impose the fine in order to avoid a shutdown of its services there. But it is hard to see Meta carrying out its threat to walk away from a country expected to be the third most populous nation in the world by 2050. In 2100, the population of Nigeria could reach 541 million according to current projections.

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Yesterday, in a Paris courtroom, Gerard Depardieu, was found guilty of sexually assaulting two women - a 34-year-old assistant director and a 54-year-old set dresser.

The veteran writer had been in treatment for a heart condition called cardiac amyloidosis for the past two years before passing outside of his home in Paola, Kansas on May 3.

Gary Lineker is accused of being disrespectful and 'not a nice man' in a new memoir published by a former Premier League boss. It is the latest headache for the BBC presenter.

Sam Thompson has revealed what he really thinks of ex girlfriend Zara McDermott's new boyfriend Louis Tomlinson.

Saffron Boswell, from Essex, took to the app to share what she eats in a day as 'someone who can't ', admitting that her pricey food habits are in-part funded by her partner.

A 21-year-old man is accused of setting the Prime Minister's £2m north London property alight on Monday night, just days after the torching of a car and a flat which he had previously owned.

Kylie Jenner further fueled ongoing plastic surgery rumors as she showed off her pert derriere on a tropical break without boyfriend Timothee Chalamet recently.

A year since he had a run-in with bailiffs - after his restaurant business collapsed owing investors £300,000 - he is, I can disclose, contending with battles on two fronts.

Features from your house number to plants in your garden could be a turn-off for viewers and wipe tens of thousands of pounds from your property's price.

In a recent interview with Austrian newspaper Oe24, he was quizzed about Oasis and announced: 'I'm in and I'm really looking forward to it.

A Sixties spy spoof that is like Johnny English meets Basil Fawlty in a Piccadilly hotel. It's bigger, better and more brilliantly bungling than ever.

Brooklyn Beckham has reportedly got closer to his wife Nicola Peltz's family amid an ongoing rift with his parents David and Victoria.

Amazon's Audible is expanding its audiobook offerings by giving select publishers access to its AI-powered production tools that will let them more easily convert books into audiobooks with over 100 customizable AI voices to choose from. It will also launch an AI translation tool in beta later this year to help publishers translate and localize audiobooks into multiple languages, with both automated and human-assisted options. The Verge reports: Audible says its new AI narration technology leverages Amazon's advanced AI capabilities and will be made available to interested publishing partners in the coming months in one of two ways. For publishers wanting to be hands-off, an end-to-end service managed by Audible handles the "entire audiobook production process" right up to publication, while a self-service option will give publishers access to the same tools so they can independently direct the entire production process. With both options, publishers are able to "choose from a quickly growing and improving selection of more than 100 AI-generated voices across English, Spanish, French, and Italian with multiple accent and dialect options, and will be able to access voice upgrades for their titles as our technology evolves," according to Amazon. [...] Publishers will also be able to review translations themselves or opt for a human review through Audible with a professional linguist.

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Apparently, it's completely fine to tell someone who is paralysed by anxiety to switch to 'automatic pilot' and go through life like 'a little robot'.

While Joey, 56, has since left Hollywood for her home state of Arkansas , she still acts on occasion for various passion projects - including a new film starring Chevy Chase and Bruce Dern.

Katie, who is now in a happy relationship with JJ Slater, admitted herself into the Priory shortly after she noticed she was relying on drugs and alcohol as a coping mechanism.

Brooke Rollins warned that the policy could mean the UK would have to outsource its food supply to other countries.