Abstract: As a fundamental branch in cross-modal retrieval, image-text retrieval is still a challenging problem largely due to the complementary and imbalanced relationship between different ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

President Donald Trump is set to make an announcement about autism research at 4 p.m. ET on Monday, Sept. 22, accompanied by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr. Mehmet Oz ...

The debt strained TalkTalk Group, which has already been through a demerger of its businesses and last year secured a £400m refinancing package to avoid a default on its debts (here, here) – not to ...

A number of television networks are preempting their regular coverage this weekend to air at least part of Charlie Kirk’s public memorial service. The service is set to take place Sunday, Sept. 21 ...

I've ordered or received diecast/Hot Wheels-related packages daily this week. There's no fresh delivery today, but that didn't stop me from planning for next week. I haven't had much luck with ...

If you are not living under a rock, you must have come across thousands of photos and reels of people reimagining their old photos using Gemini’s AI image generation tool, Nano Banana. While women are ...

The Prime Minister looks set to announce the launch of digital ID cards in an attempt to clamp down on illegal immigration. However, details of the scheme are still being fine-tuned and the ...

After making waves at the box office, Sumathi Valavu, a horror-comedy rooted in Kerala folklore gears up for its digital premiere this September. Malayalam cinema’s latest horror-comedy sensation ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

President Donald Trump is ready for heads to roll at the Justice Department unless someone charges New York Attorney General Letitia James with a crime. ABC News reported on Thursday night that Trump ...

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the government’s action plan and is preparing to submit it for consideration by the Verkhovna Rada. Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko said this during the ...