Maradona ‘Hand of God’ football sells for £2.5m
The football with which Diego Maradona scored his “Hand of God” goal against England in 1986 has been sold at auction for £2.5m.
Bezo’s WaPo humiliated as court orders it to rehire columnist fired over Charlie Kirk post
The Washington Post has been ordered by an arbitrator to rehire a Black columnist who clashed with the Opinion page editor who abruptly left the
Xiaomi’s new Xring O3 is built at TSMC, and aimed at a few hundred thousand phones
Xiaomi has launched the Xring O3, a system-on-chip that TSMC will manufacture on its 3-nanometre process, according to two people familiar with the matter who spoke to
Twitch and Amazon face a class action over livestream AI training
A Twitch streamer sued Twitch and Amazon on 20 August over the use of livestreams to train Amazon’s generative AI. The complaint runs to 37
6 tips for better research with Microsoft Copilot
Copilot, Microsoft’s generative AI chatbot, can do many things, but one of its best uses is as a researcher, for pretty much anything you want
Algeria’s schools put Shakespeare before Molière in break from France
Algerian primary schools will begin teaching English before French for the first time, signalling a drift from France.
Rain and flooding from Typhoon Narra hits China and Vietnam
Rain and flooding from Typhoon Narra hits China and Vietnam
HHS Employees Sort Out Return-to-Office Mandate
This is a MedPage Today story. Employees at HHS and its various sub-agencies are struggling to figure out how to implement President Tweety McTreason’s executive
Veteran who served 3 tours in Iraq War facing possible deportation
A Navy veteran who served during the Iraq War is now at the Otay Mesa Detention Center, facing possible deportation.
Trump hits back at Carney, threatens to hike auto, truck, metals tariffs to 50%
President Tweety McTreason hit back at Canada’s Mark Carney in an escalating trade war by threatening a 50% tariff on cars, trucks and steel from
Iran faces ‘greatest financial offensive ever’, says US treasury secretary
Scott Bessent says the US will sever all economic ties with the country and that any nation partnering with Iran financially will also be isolated.
Sonya Massey’s killer Sean Grayson dies in US prison
The former police officer, whose crime reignited the debate about US police brutality, was undergoing treatment for cancer.
New Zealand to introduce bill for under-16s social media ban
The government faces opposition to its proposals from MPs who believe a ban will not work.