Mired in controversy and legal woes over concerns about its chatbots' interactions with users, particularly teens, Character.AI seems to be playing it safer with a new "Books" mode. The new format lets users step inside familiar worlds for a more...
Exiles, migrants, refugees: there are as many ways to label "strangers" as there are to misunderstand them and reduce their identity to their outsider status. Ece Temelkuran explores this existential and very physical reality in her new book "Nation...
Last week, the Airports Council International Europe wrote to the European Commission, saying jet fuel shortages could begin at the start of May if tankers do not start passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
An Israeli strike has destroyed the last operational bridge over the Litani River.
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Smart plugs can add controls to any outlet, but they aren’t perfect for everything. Here’s our guide to using one and which ones to buy.
From charging adapters to external monitors, I’ve gathered the absolute best peripherals for your MacBook.
Russian strikes hit Kyiv’s Podilsky district, injuring dozens and damaging homes, as part of a wider wave of deadly attacks across Ukraine.
More than a hundred writers have announced their departure from the Grasset publishing house following the announcement of the dismissal of its chairman Olivier Nora. They denounce an "ideological war"... Here's everything you need to know.
In the third part of an undercover investigation, the BBC reveals how rules aimed at protecting abuse victims are being exploited.
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Negotiators are focusing on three key points that derailed last weekend's talks, including Iran's nuclear programme, the Strait of Hormuz and compensation for wartime damages.
Ikea's popular Varmblixt lamp just got a smart home glow-up. The delightfully bulbous light now features color-changing, dimming, and smart home control. I tested the new smart lamp in my daughter's room and found it made a great bedside lamp and...
Civil Defence Minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin said the aim of the operation was to disrupt the functioning of a facility that supplies heating.
Trump FCC starts handing out exemptions to its ban on foreign-made routers.
Organisers of the Global Sumud Flotilla say that more than 70 boats and 1,000 people from around the world will participate.
The BBC is funded by the public paying for a licence to view or listen to content and the corporation says 94% of UK adults use its services every month.
In the highest-level EU visit to the Gulf since the Iran war started, European Council President Antonio Costa reinforced the EU’s strategic partnerships with the Gulf states and pushed for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, warning of...
As Sudan's brutal civil war enters its fourth year, Angela Diffley is joined by Idil Absiye, Regional Policy Advisor for Women, Peace and Security at the UN Women East and Southern Africa Regional Office. Drawing on field data, partner testimonies...
In an interview with FRANCE 24, Ami Ayalon, former head of Israel's domestic intelligence agency Shin Bet, warned that Israel is "heading to apartheid" unless it divides the land with the Palestinians. He argued that "there is a limit to what we can...
A major new exhibition at the Louvre Museum brings together two of sculpture’s greatest names - Michelangelo and Auguste Rodin - in a rare cross-century dialogue.
