Author: Alex Maschino
Ensuring the Global South has a place in the AI boom will require those countries outside of today’s AI hotspots to pool their resources, with each providing part of a recipe that includes computing power, investment, and people. Artificial intelligence offers immense opportunity, but it’s expensive to build and requires very resource-intensive data centers to run. This need for resources threatens to repeat the connectivity deficit between wealthy and other nations unless government, business and international organizations make a concerted effort to include the so-called Global South in AI’s development, says Deemah AlYahya, secretary general of the Digital Cooperation Organization.…
Mariska Hargitay’s trip to the 2025 Cannes Film Festival is all about her late mother, Jayne Mansfield. Hargitay, 61, stepped out in a black shirt that read “GUCCI JAYNE MANSFIELD” in photos shared via Instagram on Tuesday, May 20. The actress paired the T-shirt with a black printed skirt and matching heels. Hargitay was all smiles as she posed for photos in the look while holding hands with husband Peter Hermann. “Greetings from the croisette!” Hargitay captioned her Instagram post on Tuesday. “@mymomjayne 🎬📽️ I ♥️France! Merci @gucci pour ce t-shirt magnifique!” Her Gucci shirt came from the luxury brand’s…
Naz Ried. Sonia Citron. Azzi Fudd. Maddy Siegrist. Jonathan Kuminga. Long before any of them were dominating in college, the WNBA and NBA, they were once high school standouts on a mission to prove that their game wasn’t all hype. As the basketball landscape has changed over the years, today’s stars have to navigate so much more when it comes to NIL (Name, Image and Likeness), brand deals and having so many eyes watching their every move online and on the court. For a 16, 17-year old hooper looking to get their name out there, exposure is everything. No one…
Trucks were seen heading toward the Gazan side of the Kerem Shalom border crossing with Israel on Tuesday morning after other humanitarian help had reached the territory the previous day.
Lisanne Dorn Bota has been appointed Senior Vice President, Commercial, at Sony Music Germany, Switzerland and Austria (GSA).According to the official announcement, in her new role, Dorn Bota will oversee areas including Commercial Sales, Commercial Services/LPM, Catalog/1991, Synch & Rights Management, and Brand Partnerships.She will join the management team, reporting directly to Christoph Behm, CEO of Sony Music GSA.Behm was promoted to CEO of Sony Music GSA in September.Dorn Bota’s career has seen her hold senior positions at several prominent companies, including global sports, fashion, events and media company, IMG (2008-2017) and European online retail brand Zalando (2017-2024).There, according to…
Former President Joe Biden and his family have endured several tragedies over the years. Biden married his first wife, Neilia Hunter, in 1966. The couple shared two sons, Joseph “Beau” Biden III and Hunter Biden, and a daughter, Naomi “Amy” Biden. Weeks after Joe was elected to the Senate in 1972, Neilia and their three kids were involved in a car accident. Beau and Hunter survived the crash but Neilia and Amy tragically died. Years after mourning his wife and daughter, Joe met Jill Biden. The couple wed in 1975 and welcomed daughter Ashley Biden in 1981. Throughout his struggles,…
Winnipeg Jets Have Holes To Fill, But Nikolaj Ehlers is A Priority Andrew Patterson of Winnipeg Sports Talk joined Dave McCarthy on Sirius XM NHL Network Radio’s Sunday Brunch and was asked about the Winnipeg Jets offseason. Patterson said the priority is to sign Nikolaj Ehlers. NHLRumors.com transcription NHL Rumors: New York Islanders, Edmonton Oilers, and the Winnipeg Jets Dave McCarthy: “With Andrew Patterson of Winnipeg’s Sports Talk. So, an offseason coming up in Winnipeg that should be quite intriguing. Chief among the players, where there are storylines on heading into the offseason, is Nick Ehlers, who will be an…
US President Donald Trump says Russia and Ukraine will “immediately” start negotiating towards a ceasefire and an end to the war, after a two-hour phone call with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.Trump, who described the conversation as having gone “very well”, also said conditions for peace would need to be negotiated between the two parties. Despite the note of optimism from Trump, who also spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, any ceasefire or peace deal does not appear close.Putin said he was ready to work with Ukraine on a “memorandum on a possible future peace agreement”, while Zelensky said “this is…
For Donald Trump, Monday’s call with Vladimir Putin evoked the hope of a bright future of “largescale TRADE” between Russia and the US, “when this catastrophic ‘bloodbath’ is over”.Yuri Ushakov, the Russian leader’s foreign policy adviser, said the tone of the two-hour conversation was so friendly that neither president wanted to be the first to put down the phone. To the Ukrainians and allies in Europe it felt like a betrayal.It was not only that the US president did not appear to exert any pressure on Russia to achieve a ceasefire. According to his readout of the call, Trump also…
Justin Bieber broke cover with wife Hailey Bieber following the singer’s rep denying any involvement in alleged misconduct at the hands of Sean “Diddy” Combs. Justin, 31, was seen grinning and bopping his head along to music alongside Hailey, 28, while attending the Sunday, May 18, hockey playoff at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena. The pair even shared a kiss and further PDA via Justin’s Instagram account that evening. The outing, captured in footage shared via Sportsnet’s Facebook page on Sunday, marked the first public appearance since Justin’s rep hosed down speculation that he was a victim of Diddy, 55. (Diddy is…