2+ day, 57+ min ago  (572+ words) Recent advancements in AI have boosted effectiveness of such tools and slashed costs chief executive of Persona, using a plastic toy to test an identity verification tool at the company's laboratory in San Francisco. Common tricks teenagers use to appear…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (491+ words) As Iran's ideologists elect an even more hardline supreme leader and hunker down for the long haul, Sam Kiley looks at whether US foreign policy has now become a satire of itself Donald Trump and his "secretary of war, Pete…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (199+ words) This story is from the March 10, 2026 edition of The Independent. Investigation into Swiss bar fire extends to mayor Hammers into last eight after spot-kick howler From Toronto to Kyoto, from Barcelona to New York City, overnight hotel levies are now…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (199+ words) This story is from the March 10, 2026 edition of The Independent. Investigation into Swiss bar fire extends to mayor Hammers into last eight after spot-kick howler From Toronto to Kyoto, from Barcelona to New York City, overnight hotel levies are now…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (507+ words) SHOWMAX, after a revamp in 2024, has been canned by Multichoice, a Canal + company. Such moments rarely announce themselves as turning points. Yet, in retrospect, they often reveal the contours of an industry's future.The South African film sector may now…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (412+ words) Jeremy Larner, the Oscar-winning screenwriter for "The Candidate', has passed away at 88. According to Deadline, the writer's son confirmed the news, stating that Larner died on February 24 in a nursing facility in Oakland, California. While Larner was diagnosed with lymphoma…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (457+ words) WALES once again took a big step forward in terms of performance, even if they came out on the wrong side of the scoreboard in Dublin. Wales prop Rhys Carre on his way to scoring a sensational try against Ireland…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (232+ words) The Home Office said it will bring together specialists to stop overseas scammers and protect the public when it launches its new Online Crime Centre next month. It forms part of the Government's new fraud strategy that ministers hope will…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (544+ words) The dream of ageing safely and independently for seniors living alone has moved a step closer to reality, thanks to a network of smart sensors that knows their routines well enough to spot a missed pill or repeated forgetfulness. SMU…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (396+ words) AI is making it to energy management, cooling systems and peak-time check-ins Large chains like Radisson Hotel Group and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts are now using data-driven systems for demand forecasting and dynamic pricing. A small robot gliding down a hotel…...