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When ABC’s political thriller Scandal first aired in 2012, lead actress Kerry Washington felt the pressure.Much of the press focused on “the fact that this is the first time in almost 40 years that a Black woman has been the lead on a network drama,” Washington told Alex Cooper on a mid-March episode of the podcast “Call Her Daddy.” The 49-year-old actress felt that if the show didn’t do well, “it could be another 40 years” before a woman of color would have a chance to lead the show again. Rather than cling to that pressure, Washington chose to refocus…

Arda Kukkaya | Anadolu | Getty Imagesmeta As the company comes under increasing pressure to strengthen its position in artificial intelligence, the company is granting stock options to key leaders to retain talent. Incentive plan executives include CFO Susan Lee, technology director Andrew Bosworth, chief product officer Christopher Cox and executive director Javier Oliván, according to an SEC filing released Tuesday night. CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who has a net worth of more than $200 billion, is not part of the plan. The high strike price and relatively short timeline for achieving the target demonstrate Meta’s urgency to demonstrate progress in…

Jannik Sinner defeated Alex Mikkelsen at the Miami Open, extending his historic record for consecutive sets won in a Masters 1000 tournament to 28 and advancing to the quarterfinals. The second seed defeated his American opponent 7-5, 7-6 and is set to face the winner of Francis Tiafoe and Terence Atmane in the last eight. The Italian won 90 percent of the first serve points in the match while making 15 aces. “I felt like my serve was really helpful today, especially in important situations,” he told Sky Sports after the match.”He’s not at his best at the back of…

OpenAI’s plan to turn ChatGPT into an e-commerce hub is not progressing as planned, at least not yet. In an announcement Tuesday, the company said it is pivoting away from a recently released feature that allowed users to purchase items directly from the chatbot’s interface. OpenAI originally launched purchasing functionality on ChatGPT last year, positioning itself as a “shopping assistant” that can connect consumers with relevant vendors. A feature called “Instant Checkout” was launched in September and encouraged users to have a conversation with a chatbot about what they wanted to buy and add the items to a checkout cart…

Abibax plans to raise capital after announcing important clinical trial data in June, the company’s CEO told CNBC on Tuesday, signaling to potential buyers of the company that the company is in no rush to sell.The French biotech company has been surrounded by intense takeover rumors for months, weighing on its volatile stock price, which has risen nearly 1,700% in 2025. Analysts see the company as a prime acquisition target, with several pharmaceutical giants rumored as potential buyers. A second late-stage study evaluating the long-term maintenance efficacy of Avivax’s only asset, obefazimod, is expected to be announced later in the…

copenhagen, denmark AP — Denmark’s general election on Tuesday ended inconclusively, leaving the prime minister’s future uncertain after a campaign that focused more on substantive issues than addressing the crisis over US President Donald Trump’s Greenland ambitions. Official results show that Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s centre-left Social Democratic Party, like her two outgoing government partners, has lost ground compared to the last election in 2022. Neither the left-wing nor the right-wing blocs achieved a majority in parliament. This left the experienced Foreign Minister Lars Lökke Rasmussen, a former prime minister, in the role of kingmaker. Frederiksen’s Centrist Moderate Party has…

Top articles in Wednesday’s newspapers and transfer rumors…premier leagueNewcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali is keen to return to Italy amid interest from Manchester United in the summer, talkSPORT reports. Liam Rosenior’s position as Chelsea head coach is now seen as secure, even if the club misses out on Champions League qualification – Telegraph Despite widespread anxiety among Newcastle United fans, Eddie Howe has the full support of the club and the head coach will play a key role in the club’s planned rebuild this summer, The Times reports. Use Chrome Browser for a more accessible video player Back Page Tonight’s panel…

Renowned semiconductor and software company Arm Holdings is starting to manufacture its own chips after nearly 36 years of licensing its designs to companies like Nvidia and Apple. At an event in San Francisco on Tuesday, the company announced the Arm AGI CPU, a production-ready chip built to run inference in AI data centers. The UK-based company developed the chip through a partnership with Meta, using CPU IP cores from the Arm Neoverse family. Meta is also the first customer for the chip’s Arm AGI CPU. Arm AGI CPUs are designed to work in harmony with technology companies’ training and…

The Pentagon’s decision to blacklist Anthropic’s Claude artificial intelligence model “appears to be an attempt to cripple” Anthropic, a federal judge said in a court hearing Tuesday.Lawyers for Anthropic appeared in San Francisco federal court and asked Judge Rita Lin to suspend the Pentagon’s blacklisting and President Donald Trump’s directive barring federal agencies from using the technology.The company noted that the injunction will not prevent the U.S. government from using its model or moving to another AI vendor. During the hearing, Mr. Lin asked many questions of Anthropic’s lawyers and the U.S. government about the details of the case. Her…

A New Mexico state court jury on Tuesday found Meta liable for nearly $400 million in civil damages after the state’s attorney general accused the Facebook and Instagram companies of failing to protect children who use their apps from child predators.The civil trial, which began with opening arguments in Santa Fe last month, centered on allegations that Meta violated state consumer protection laws and misled residents about the safety of apps like Facebook and Instagram. New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torres filed charges against Meta in 2023 following a sting involving the creation of fake social media profiles for 13-year-old…