BBC News It is clear from the first answer of a fascinating 45-minute chat that Chris Smalling is no ordinary footballer. A career that took the 36-year-old from non-league Maidstone to a Champions League final in the space of three years, has, so far, led to 580 club appearances in three countries, playing the majority […]
Tech SoftBank on Thursday reported profit for its fiscal first quarter that beat market expectations, driven by a huge gain on its stake in Intel, while a rise in ByteDance’s value helped its Vision Fund division. This is breaking news. Please refresh for updates. Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss […]
BBC News Barcelona remain relaxed about Torres’ situation despite the growing uncertainty surrounding his future. They say they will speak to him when he returns to training, as planned. He was not a regular starter under Hansi Flick last season and ended the campaign with 21 goals and three assists in 49 appearances. But he […]
BBC News Cole and Bowers were each sentenced to 13 years for manslaughter in 2020, and will become eligible for release after serving half of their sentences. The driver of the vehicle, Henry Long, received a 16-year sentence and will not be eligible. On Monday, the government announced revised plans that would exclude prisoners who […]
BBC News A couple whose daughter died from a cardiac arrest brought on by an epileptic seizure say she has saved “lives in her death”. Beth and Malcolm Owen’s daughter Menna, 18, donated her heart and lungs after she collapsed at the family’s home in Tonteg, Rhondda Cynon Taf, on 1 March 2025, dying in […]
BBC News Similar to Vozinha, Marc-Vivien Foe was an unknown name before the 1994 World Cup. Despite Cameroon’s disappointing World Cup campaign in the USA, compared to their historic run in 1990, Foe emerged as one of the team’s best performers during his debut tournament. A standout game against Brazil caught attention, which then led […]
Digital Trends WhatsApp already lets channel admins mark sponsored posts with a paid partnership label, a feature that started rolling out last month on Android and iOS. Now the app is cooking up something similar, but this time for AI-generated media. The idea is to keep followers in the loop when a photo or video […]
Tech Demis Hassabis, co-founder of DeepMind Technologies Photographer: Jose Sarmento Matos/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Depending on where you sit, Google either has the most enviable position in artificial intelligence or is bleeding top talent to leading AI labs and other startups on the frontline of innovation. It’s a contrast […]
Digital Trends Meta’s ad platform did something it has promised, repeatedly, never to allow again. According to a new investigation from Wired, Meta ran dozens of paid ads over the past nine months containing explicit AI-generated child sexual abuse imagery, some of which stayed live even after the company was directly confronted about them. If […]
BBC News Rihanna could be set to break a decade-long album hiatus, according to her partner A$AP Rocky. “She in the studio right now,” the rapper said on the The Jason Lee podcast on Wednesday. Few details about the project were revealed, apart from a denial that the pair would collaborate on a double album. […]
