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Romanian AI music sensation Lolita sparks racism debate
Romanian AI music sensation Lolita sparks racism debate

The sultry songs of Lolita Cercel, an AI-generated singer, are a sensation in Romania, racking up millions of views online -- but angering real-life musicians and drawing criticism from the Roma minority as a racist cliche.

April 21, 2026

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Eta appointment 'no surprise' for Union Berlin's ascendant women
Eta appointment 'no surprise' for Union Berlin's ascendant women

The appointment of Marie-Louise Eta as head coach of Union Berlin's men's Bundesliga side may have captured global headlines, but few inside the ambitious club were surprised.

April 21, 2026

Inside the world of ultra-luxury wedding cakes
Inside the world of ultra-luxury wedding cakes

Competing for attention with Jennifer Lopez is no easy task. But at a recent wedding in India where the American star performed in a barely-there sparkly leotard, it was arguably the cake that stole the show.

April 21, 2026

Chinese AI circuit board maker soars on Hong Kong debut
Chinese AI circuit board maker soars on Hong Kong debut

Shares in a Chinese tech firm that supplies US chip titan Nvidia soared almost 60 percent on its Hong Kong debut Tuesday, having raised more than US$2 billion in the city's largest listing this year.

April 21, 2026

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Amazon invests another $5 bn in Anthropic
Amazon invests another $5 bn in Anthropic

Amazon on Monday said it pumped another $5 billion into Anthropic as it ramps up its collaboration with the startup behind Claude artificial intelligence.

April 21, 2026

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Colombian environmental activist honored amid threats and exile
Colombian environmental activist honored amid threats and exile

Afro-Colombian woman Yuvelis Morales, a 25-year-old who has spent most of her adult life working to block the world's biggest oil companies from exploiting fragile ecosystems, won the environmental equivalent of a Nobel prize on Monday.

April 20, 2026