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For your consideration: Andrea Riseborough, the Oscar nomination and the backlash

The British actress has found herself at the centre of a controversy over how she secured a shock spot on the shortlist for best actress at this year’s Academy Awards

Master of the metaverse: Is Zuckerberg’s virtual frontier a step too far for the rest of humanity?

Tech entrepreneur Mark Zuckerberg has spent around $36 billion on the immersive virtual universe hailed as ‘the next big thing’. Unfortunately, neither his investors, his employees or the wider public share his enthusiasm

Shadow dancing: Meet Marc Andreessen, the billionaire ‘shitposter’ who is central to Elon Musk’s Twitter bid

The mega-wealthy founder of Netscape is one of the so-called ‘shadow crew’ behind his friend Elon Musk’s ongoing attempt to take over the social media giant

The Profile: Can Piers Morgan become the Talk of the town once again?

The tabloid veteran and television presenter is back in favour with media mogul Rupert Murdoch, who has just hired him to front the new British channel TalkTV

Not so happy pear: The foodie twins caused a social media storm last week, but the health of their business empire is a more pressing concern

Dave and Steve Flynn, founders of the Happy Pear food and cookbook company, have faced a backlash after incorrectly claiming in a social media post that eating mushrooms reduces breast cancer risk

Profile: Tiger Woods returns to familiar turf as a changed man

After years of injuries and accidents, and fighting his own personal demons, the superstar golfer is back, looking once more for redemption

Profile: Why the controversial comedian Chris Rock is about to have the last laugh

Chris Rock was slapped by Oscar-winning actor Will Smith for making a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith’s close-cropped hairstyle, which is her way of dealing with alopecia. As a result, tickets for Rock’s Ego Death World Tour were last week changing hands for over $1,000

Peter Hebblethwaite: The chief executive who may have sunk his own ferry company

The CEO of P&O Ferries oversaw the sudden lay-off of 800 staff and immediate replacement with lower-paid ‘agency’ workers – and the backlash has been swift and harsh

Jane Campion: The Kiwi director whose star is on the rise again after a second Oscar nomination

A decade after she almost walked away from movie-making for good, the woman behind the Netflix drama The Power of the Dog is in the running for the Academy Award for best director

Volodymyr Zelenskyy: How a sitcom star became a unifying leader

The former actor won a surprising landslide presidential victory in 2019 and has been catapulted onto the world stage as he leads Ukraine through a full-scale invasion by Russian forces

Feeling the blues: Can Dessie Farrell lift Dublin out of its slump?

It’s a strange kind of crisis that puts pressure on a manager for failing to win a football All-Ireland, but the collapse in Dublin’s form has been abrupt and shocking, and as a consequence the pressure is building on Dessie Farrell and his team.

Playing a Blinder: How the role of a Birmingham gangster gained Cillian Murphy international acclaim

The Cork-born actor has found huge international success on both screen and stage

Wayne’s new world: How Rooney has taken charge of Derby and the public’s perception of him

The subject of a new Amazon documentary, the manager of embattled Derby County and former Manchester United star believes he can one day bring his leadership talents to the Premier League

Profile: Why tech billionaire Peter Thiel is so determined to gain control of the political sphere

The Silicon Valley mogul is stepping down from the board of Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta to focus on his political interests

Profile: From Downton to The Gilded Age, Julian Fellowes’ own background has allowed him to expertly detail the lives of the upper classes

The Oscar-winning screenwriter has consistently drawn on his own aristocratic upbringing for huge hits, but The Gilded Age received a cooler reception

Roberta Metsola profile: just who is the new European Parliament president – and why does she think it needs to be more courageous?

The first Maltese person to become the European Parliament president and the first woman in 20 years, Metsola has ambitions to reform the body

Gary Neville profile: How the former right-back has moved to the left wing

The former Manchester United defender is weighing up a move away from the comfort of the Sky Sports studio to the rough and tumble of British politics

Jeremy Irons profile: How the English actor is hoping to alter the narrative on ‘the man who was fooled by Hitler’

Over his long career, Irons has been lauded for tackling a wide variety of roles. A fondness for disparity guides him in his choice of roles to commit to, with his streak of mischief playing no small part either.

Liz Truss profile: Can a not ‘very diplomatic’ prime ministerial hopeful get Brexit done?

Boris Johnson’s Brexit minister is increasingly being touted as the prime contender to succeed him at 10 Downing Street

Profile: Can John Foley, founder of Peloton, keep the wheels spinning?

The chief executive of the pandemic exercise sensation has had more than his share of and flat tyres since his concept launched, the latest involving the death of the a beloved Sex and the City character following a Peloton workout