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Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz Are on the 2026 TIME100 Art List
Follow this author to personalize your feed and get instant alerts. Follow Go to your personalized feed WHY FOLLOW? Smart Alerts: Get notified about major news as it happens. When Alicia Keys and Kaseem "Swizz Beatz" Dean first started collecting art together well over a decade ago, they were mostly just doing it for the love of the game. "We started collecting without a mission, to be honest," Dean says.
RTÉ boycotts Eurovision for second year in a row
Image caption, In a statement, RTÉ said it feels Ireland's participation cannot be justified given the appalling and ongoing loss of lives in Gaza Irish broadcaster RTÉ will not broadcast or participate in the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest. It is the second year in a row that the broadcaster has not participated in the competition. In 2026, RTÉ withdrew from the 2026 contest in Vienna, after the European Broadcasting Union confirmed that Israeli public broadcaster KAN would be allowed to take part. In a statement they said: RTÉ feels that Ireland's participation cannot be justified given the appalling and ongoing loss of lives in Gaza and the humanitarian crisis there which continues to put the lives of so many civilians at risk. Last year Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands and Slovenia boycotted the Eurovision Song Contest, after it was decided Israel could compete. RTÉ added that they also remain deeply concerned by the continued denial of independent access to international journalists to the territory.
Feeling overwhelmed by the AI doom loop? Here's the essential reading list to make sense of it all
The books in our list aim to explain and critique the AI industry and provide deeper political and social context to the AI moment. The books in our list aim to explain and critique the AI industry and provide deeper political and social context to the AI moment. Feeling overwhelmed by the AI doom loop? Here's the essential reading list to make sense of it all It's a chaotic time in an industry that's reshaping our lives - Guardian reporters and experts recommend the books that help explain how we got here, and where we're heading Have you been feeling trapped in an endless cycle of artificial intelligence hype and panic? It's a chaotic time to make sense of the industry that's reshaping our lives, whether or not we like it.
Why is London's mobile phone reception getting worse?
Why is London's mobile phone reception getting worse? Mobile users across London say their mobile service is becoming increasingly unreliable, with reports of slow data speeds, failed connections and calls not getting through. Mobile UK, the trade association representing the UK's major mobile networks, said London's mobile phone connectivity continues to lag frustratingly behind other international hubs. Data commissioned by the BBC England Data Unit found some of the worst areas were Liverpool Street and Covent Garden, where service proved to be extremely slow and unreliable during rush hour but worked normally during quieter periods. So what impact does this lack of connectivity have on Londoners and their ability to earn a living, and what are the reasons behind it?