Ivanka Trump unfazed by critics at tech show
EPA Ms Trump was interviewed on stage in a packed auditorium Ivanka Trump’s appearance at the CES tech show went smoothly, despite controversy surrounding her invitation. On stage, the US president’s daughter suggested Americans’ CV data should be stored and updated on their phones as a matter of course, to make it easier for them […]
Why are polls and Facebook ads at odds in Ireland’s abortion referendum?
Getty Images Campaigners seeking to overturn Ireland’s constitutional amendment limiting abortion have the upper hand in the polls, but it’s still relatively early in the campaign While opinion polls show a comfortable lead for the pro-choice side in an upcoming referendum on abortion in Ireland, one set of figures indicates pro-life paid adverts are gaining […]
How the world reacted to a Biden win
Reuters Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are projected to win Pennsylvania, sealing their bid for the White House The world is reacting to the projected victory of Joe Biden over Donald Trump in the US presidential election. For days, people around the world have been glued to the White House race. It is not just […]
Is this the world’s largest virtual fashion show?
Zepeto Zepeto is Asia’s biggest metaverse platform, with almost a quarter of a billion users With five minutes to kill on your commute, or between meetings, which app do you open? For many of us, it is Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or gaming apps. But for more and more teenagers, it’s a metaverse platform to check-in […]
Trump on Brexit deal and multiple emergency calls
Getty Images Brexit deal: Trump weighs in Theresa May has two weeks to persuade the House of Commons to back her Brexit deal with the EU. So the latest comments by Donald Trump on the subject might not be regarded as particularly helpful. The US president said the agreement thrashed out in Brussels seemed “a […]
South Africa’s straight-talking Zulu king
Getty Images King Goodwill Zwelithini, the leader of the Zulu nation in South Africa has died at the age of 72. Pumza Fihlani looks back at his life. “Bayede” rings out the salute to the king as South Africans, young and old, use the phrase on social media to mourn his passing. He was a […]
Deepfake detection tool unveiled by Microsoft
Getty Images Microsoft has developed a tool to spot deepfakes – computer-manipulated images in which one person’s likeness has been used to replace that of another. The firm says it hopes the tech will help “combat disinformation”. One expert has said it risks becoming quickly outdated because of the pace at which deepfake tech is […]
Wales commissioner on misogyny women face
Wales’ future generations commissioner Sophie Howe has said people who make misogynistic comments should be called out – particularly by men in senior leadership positions. It comes after politicians condemned the suggestion Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner tried to distract the prime minister in the House of Commons by crossing and uncrossing her legs. “Most […]
What my grandparents’ trauma taught me
Courtesy Sameera Chauhan Sameera Chauhan says listening to her grandmother’s partition stories brought them closer Sameera Chauhan was 10 years old when she discovered that there were two Punjabs – one in India and the other in Pakistan. She was told that her grandmother grew up in the part of Punjab that went to Pakistan […]
Germany’s Merkel loses control of her own succession
Reuters Angela Merkel has never been the biggest fan of carnival season It’s perhaps apt that the world of German politics has turned upside down just as half the country is poised to celebrate the most surreal season of the German year. All over south and western Germany, men and women are polishing rhinestone encrusted […]