BBC News Fifa and Infantino want to create a commercial subsidiary to run its main events, including its World Cups, and external investors will be able to buy stakes in it. It said it would “invite third parties to make minority, non-controlling investments” in a new subsidiary – Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE). Infantino has set […]
BBC News During a police interview at the start of the investigation, Bush accepted he should have contacted the council’s bereavement services when debts began to mount and he found himself unable to pay for cremations. “I know that this has hurt people,” said Bush. “I am so sorry for the hurt caused but I […]
Business News GM began rolling out Google’s Gemini in eligible model year 2022 and newer Cadillac, Chevrolet, Buick, and GMC vehicles in the U.S. earlier this year with Google Built‑in. Courtesy GM DETROIT – General Motors plans to launch its own in-vehicle artificial intelligence system that’s better tailored for its customers later this year. The […]
BBC News A passenger on a British Airways flight that issued a distress call on approach to Heathrow Airport earlier this month has described the rising fear in the cabin and a lack of information from the crew. Edward Killiwick had been travelling back from a friend’s birthday party with his partner Julie, on the […]
Tech Almost four years into the artificial intelligence boom, the world’s biggest tech companies are still making grand promises about the future. The problem is, they’re burning through their cash in the process. AI spending among the megacaps is projected to reach $765 billion this year, before rising to nearly $1.2 trillion in 2027, according […]
Tech This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Friday. Microsoft added nearly $450 billion to its market cap yesterday as the stock climbed 15% — its best day since 2008. Stock futures are rising before the bell following Thursday’s rally on Wall Street. Here are five key things investors […]
BBC News Two more people have been interviewed under caution as part of an investigation into former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed. A woman and a man, both in their 80s, were questioned between Monday and Wednesday on suspicion of aiding and abetting rape and sexual assault, and assisting the commission of sexual offences, the […]
Digital Trends Say what you will about bezel-less phones, how bad they are for typing, and how they are a glorified ergonomics nightmare, but you can’t deny their charm. For over a decade, smartphone makers have made numerous attempts to reduce or eliminate those black borders. The likes of Vivo went with a sloping screen, […]
BBC News An amateur cricket league has expressed its “genuine concern for the welfare” of Saltburn Cricket Club members over a recent finger clicking controversy that has made global headlines. The North Yorkshire and South Durham Cricket League spoke out in the wake of worldwide interest in an alleged incident that has led to a […]
