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“A general discussion on handling this type of data seems needed, as well as on the responsibilities of the European Parliament in case of damages caused.”
– the Presidents and Vice Presidents of S&D on the European Parliament data leak
Story of the week: Four political groups have sent letters to the European Parliament President asking for
The seventy-seventh annual Cannes Film Festival came to a startling and joyous conclusion on Saturday night, when the competition jury, chaired by Greta Gerwig, awarded the Palme d’Or, the festival’s highest honor, to “Anora,” a funny, harrowing, and finally quite moving portrait of a sex worker’s madcap New York misadventures. It was startling because the movie, though one of the best-received in the competition, had not been widely tipped for the top prize, which seldom goes to a U.S. film;
Talented photographers are putting stars in our eyes.
Travel photography blog Capture the Atlas has revealed the 25 best photos of the Milky Way for 2024 in its annual Milky Way Photographer of the Year awards.
The winners are released each May during peak ‘Milky Way season’, when the stars can best be captured in all their glory.
This year’s list was selected from more than 5,000 entries taken in 15 countries from the U.S to New Zealand, with
Eurovision fans expressed shock as fan favourites Malta and Belgium failed to make it through Thursday’s semi-final show in a shock result.
Israel’s Eden Golan defied thousands of protestors demonstrating in Malmo calling for her to be excluded from the competition as she made it through to the final.
Latvia, Austria, Netherlands, Norway, Greece, Estonia, Switzerland, Georgia and Armenia were the other countries who made it through to Saturday’s final.
Malta was represented by Sarah Bonnici with the song Loop
Nvidia and AMD make the best graphics cards you can buy, but choosing between them isn’t easy. Unlike previous generations, AMD and Nvidia trade blows point-for-point in 2024, and picking a brand to go with isn’t as easy as counting the dollars in your wallet.
I’ve reviewed every graphics card AMD and Nvidia have released this generation, comparing not only raw performance, but also features like DLSS and FSR, ray tracing performance, and how VRAM works in modern games. After
The category winners and shortlisted entries in the Open competition of the 2024 Sony World Photography Awards have been unveiled – and the images featured are as extraordinary as ever.
The prestigious contest runs several competitions every year, with more than 395,000 photographs from more than 220 countries and territories entered into this year’s overall awards.
Standout images from the Open contest include a scene from New Mexico that could be an alien planet, a moonrise burning across the horizon
The most prestigious canine competition in the world has kicked off in Birmingham – featuring some very stylish looks from pooches and their owners.
Day one of Crufts 2024 saw pets from all around the world arrive to compete in categories such as agility and obedience, with the world-class Best In Show title to be awarded on Sunday.
One Pyrenean mountain dog showed off some impressive balance and prowess as she was seen excitedly measuring up to give kisses to
For most people, their garden shed is a basic four-sided wooden outhouse where they keep their lawnmower and maybe the kids’ bicycles.
But for those who enter the prestigious Shed of the Year competition, they go above and beyond to give a new meaning to the word.
It meant that there was upset among some of those who entered this year’s competition when artist Archie Proudfoot’s basic but colourful workspace was crowned the winner.
Alex Dodman spent £2,000 building a
The 2023 winner of the prestigious Cuprinol Shed of the Year has been announced with judges giving top marks to a multi-coloured outbuilding known as the ‘Frankenshed’.
Shed-owner Archie Proudfoot, from London, used all his skills as an independent artist and sign painter to triumph over more than 200 other entrants which included A-frame ski chalet in Essex and a Japanese-inspired tea room in Bristol.
Mr Proudfoot’s creation was voted top of the ‘Colourful’ category by the general public and
In his first interview since stepping down as the European Union’s chief competition economist, Pierre Régibeau told Belgian newspaper L’Echo that fear of European deindustrialization was unjustified.
If European heavy industry disappears, “so be it, because it has to. What’s the point of producing basic steel here if we can buy it three times cheaper in Indonesia?” Régibeau said, answering a question about the major concerns of steel manufacturer ArcelorMittal.
However, European Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas isn’t buying it.
