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Martin Amis, a British writer of dark comedic novels, has died at the age of 73, his publisher said Saturday on Twitter.

A Chinese comedian was severely punished on Wednesday for making a joke about the People’s Liberation Army and his production company fined roughly two million dollars. This incident demonstrates that Chinese censors are now turning their attention to the small but growing world of stand-up comedy in China, which until…

Official indicates lack of agreement on budget issues, saying' ‘talks will be difficult’

In a “striking show of leniency by a notoriously tough regulator”, the European Commission has approved Microsoft’s $69bn megadeal with games-maker Activision Blizzard, said DealBook in The New York Times – just weeks after the UK’s competition regulator threw it out. 

One of the boldest, most breathless claims being made about artificial intelligence tools is that they have “emergent properties” — impressive abilities gained by these programs that they were supposedly never trained to possess. “60 Minutes,” for example, reported credulously that a Google program taught itself to speak Bengali, while…

Ms Silverstein was a two-time heart transplant recipient who highlighted the need for better transplant care

Some US tabloids lapped up story with relish while the broadsheets took a more sober approach

Taco John’s has claimed the widely used words since 1989 and sent cease-and-desist letters to other outlets

Wordle 698 has confused a number of players with an uncommon word, but what is the meaning and definition of today's tough challenge?