During a convivial but surprisingly political Oscars, Norway’s Joachim Trier accepted his International Film Oscar for Sentimental Value — a film about a film director (played by Stellan Skarsgård) and his dysfunctional family — while giving thanks to “the wonderful American writer James Baldwin,” who, he said, “makes us remember that all adults are responsible … Read more
Australia’s financial regulator has urged young investors not to rely on social media influencers and artificial intelligence chatbots to make financial decisions, according to a study that also found that one in four “Gen Zs” invest in crypto. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) posted the results of a survey on Sunday, finding that … Read more
Nicole Kidman is a presenter at the 2026 Oscars ceremony, where the star will reunite with her Moulin Rouge co-star Ewan McGregor in honor of the film’s 25th anniversary. But before all that, Kidman walked the red carpet in her showgirl best—a custom Chanel dress by Matthieu Blazy. The powder-pink silk number featured a bustier … Read more
World Liberty Financial (WLFI) holders who want a chance to steer the protocol’s future will now need to lock up their tokens for nearly six months under a newly passed proposal. The proposal from the Trump family-backed crypto venture closed on Friday with 99.12% of 1,800 votes cast in favor, according to the snapshot governance … Read more
Everything is coming up mother for Jessie Buckley after winning the Best Actress Oscar for her spitfire role as Agnes in Focus Features’ Hamnet at the 98th Academy Awards on Sunday night. During her visit to the Oscars backstage pool, Buckley, who also made history as the first Irish actor to win Best Actress, spoke … Read more
This year’s hottest makeup trend, the blurred lip à la celebrity makeup artist Nina Park, has made its way to red carpets across awards season. First, we saw them at the SAG Actors Awards, where actors, producers, cinematographers, and more embraced the look. And at the 2026 Oscars, the stars are still smudging their lip … Read more
In 2010, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates launched a disarmingly simple campaign to get the richest people on earth to promise, publicly, to give most of their money away. The moment seemed to call for it. Tech was minting billionaires faster than any industry in history, and the question of how those fortunes would impact … Read more
In what is arguably his first backstage appearance this awards season, Paul Thomas Anderson fielded the hard questions about his socio political family action dramedy One Battle After Another. One journalist asked what One Battle After Another‘s message was to society, given that the Oscar Best Picture winner often tells the temper of our times. … Read more
A very happy Oscars Sunday to one and all! Tonight marks the 98th Academy Awards, when the most acclaimed films and performers of the last year vie for Hollywood’s greatest honor. Among the projects in contention? Ryan Coogler’s epic Sinners, which, with its 16 nods, has broken an Oscars record previously shared by All About … Read more
A block on stablecoin yield payments in the US will likely prompt other countries to step up and offer the option, according to Takatoshi Shibayama, Asia-Pacific lead at crypto wallet company Ledger. Shibayama told Cointelegraph that if a wider ban on stablecoin yields is enacted in the US, it “definitely opens up a conversation” between … Read more