Recent developments in radiative B decays

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We report on recent theoretical progress in radiative B decays.

• We focus on a calculation of logarithmically enhanced QED corrections to the branching ratio and forward-backward asymmetry in the inclusive rare decay anti-B --> X(s) l+ l-, and present the results of a detailed phenomenological analysis.
• We also report on the calculation of NNLO QCD corrections to the inclusive decay anti-B --> X(s) gamma.
• As far as exclusive modes are concerned we consider transversity amplitudes and the impact of right-handed currents in the exclusive anti-B --> K^* l+ l- decay.