LOS ANGELES -- LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” reigned over the weekend box office with a $56.5 million North American opening, according to studio estimates Sunday, giving a needed surge to an uncertain ...
Nicole Kidman has said "it is a privilege to make films" after being honoured with an American Film Institute Life Achievement Award. Kidman, 56, is the first Australian actor to be given the highest honour bestowed by the organisation. T...
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The recent chaos at artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI was not due to a disagreement over safety, the president of Microsoft has said. There were fears the sacking of OpenAI boss Sam Altman followed a "dangerous" discov...
Forty-five per cent of the world's known flowering plants could be threatened by extinction, scientists have warned. Those under threat include orchids, varieties of pineapple, and many important crop species. Of the nearly 19,00...
Metro Bank has struck a deal to raise extra funds from investors that it said will secure its future. The deal was announced late on Sunday after days of intense speculation about the bank's financial position. The Bank of Englan...
Meta has announced a series of new chatbots to be used in its Messenger service. The chatbots will have "personality" and specialise in certain subjects, like holidays or cooking advice. It is the latest salvo in a chat...
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The oceans have hit their hottest ever recorded temperature as they soak up warmth from climate change, with dire implications for our planet's health. The average daily global sea surface temperature beat a 2016 record this week, accordi...
Pay with your palm: Tencent launches new payment method in China...
Tim Cook says Apple Vision Pro will change how people engage with tech...
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Celine Dion diagnosed with rare neurological disorder stiff person syndrome...
Sam Altman discusses how a new version of ChatGPT that launched this week is capable of reason and the ability to analyze images....
More than 171 trillion pieces of plastic are now estimated to be floating in the world's oceans, according to scientists. Plastic kills fish and sea animals and takes hundreds of years to break down into less harmful materials. T...
Looking back at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, Prof Paul Elkington says it was soon apparent that he and his colleagues would run out of PPE (personal protective equipment). "I'm a lung doctor, and by mid-March 2020 we realis...
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On a day of political drama not seen in Congress for a century, Republican leader Kevin McCarthy repeatedly failed in his bid to be elected Speaker of the US House of Representatives. The House adjourned without a speaker on Tuesday night...
More than one million Americans and Canadians are facing Christmas Day without power as a massive winter storm continues to pummel North America. A bomb cyclone, when atmospheric pressure plummets, has brought snow, strong winds and freezing tempera...