18 March 2026

It's never a quiet week in the US. 

In unsurprising news, earlier this week Trump expressed that he's "shocked" that Iran hit other Middle Eastern countries after the US launched their strikes.

A number of senior political figures have condemned the strikes, including Ireland's president.

"He's lucky I exist", Trump responded to the criticism - except, Ireland's president is a woman. 

What's more, the US president is already eyeing up which country could be next on his list to 'take', and intensified pressure on journalists, seeking to dictate coverage of the Middle East conflict through a series of lectures, admonishments, and overt threats.

Now, Trump has done nothing to reassure US citizens that the war will end soon,  saying it will only end "when I feel it in my bones".

Are we allowed to feel surprised anymore? 

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Big changes are coming to xAI as Elon Musk has revealed his company is being "rebuilt from the foundations up".

The world's richest man founded xAI in March 2023 with the aim of competing with similar firms such as Google and OpenAI in this rapidly developing market, but it has proven challenging.

As of late, the number of departures from the three-year-old company has sparked uncertainty, since out of the 12 original xAI co-founders, just three are left - including Musk, Bloomberg reported.

Taking to his platform X, Musk acknowledged the big structural changes coming "xAI was not built right first time around, so is being rebuilt from the foundations up. Same thing happened with Tesla."

In a follow-up post, the billionaire shared how he's going to fill the vacant roles within the company.

"Many talented people over the past few years were declined an offer or even an interview [at xAI]," he wrote. "My apologies. "[xAI's head of talent, Baris Akis] and I are going through the company interview history and reaching back out to promising candidates."

This latest update comes a month after The Verge published a feature titled "What's behind the mass exodus at xAI?" where they spoke to a number of former employees who were critical of the company's operation and ethics.

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Unless you've been living under a rock (or underwater), you will have seen a wild story that has been circulating on social media about a Florida man.

He alleges a pod of dolphins kidnapped him and forced him to work on the underwater city they've been building.

Yep, you read that correctly...

In the viral posts circulating on social media, many included a photo of a sunburned man, reportedly named Ricky James Hollowell, along with a report of his purported experience.

One particular Facebook post received over 99,000 likes, nearly 30,000 comments and 47,000 shares.

But, is the story really true?

The Academy Awards have become the crown jewel of awards season for a reason.

However, among Gwyneth Paltrow in Giorgio Armani and Teyana Taylor in Chanel, you may have missed that Kylie Jenner's cherry red Schiaparelli number has been worn before... kind of.

The 28-year-old was at the Oscars supporting boyfriend, Timothee Chalamet, and wore a custom, plunging floor-length gown with a keyhole cutout and metallic finish.

She later shared her moodboard for Daniel Roseberry's creation on Instagram, referencing the colour of a Ferrari.

But, if you think the dress looks familiar - that's because it is.

Jenner actually wore a version of the same dress in a different colour back in 2023, and quite recently publicly spoke about her lust to wear it again.

Its first iteration was in honour of Paris Fashion Week, where it came adorned in thousands of sequins and in a high-shine silver sheen.

Despite the photo of her wearing it racking up 5.2 million likes on Instagram, in 2025, she spoke on Vogue's 'My Life in Looks' about how it was her "favourite look of all time", and that she'd love to wear it again.

"Any time I'm trying to figure out what to wear to an event, I'm like, 'Should I just wear the keyhole dress again?'...I think I need another moment in this dress, or maybe another colour. Daniel, call me," she shared. 

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