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BBC 27 minutes ago

Romain Grosjean: FIA to investigate Haas driver's Bahrain crash

Formula 1’s governing body launches an investigation into Romain Grosjean’s fiery accident at the Bahrain Grand Prix.
BBC 39 minutes ago

James set for two-year Lakers extension reportedly worth $85m

LeBron James is on the verge of signing a two-year contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers worth a reported $85m (£63m).
BBC an hour ago

Ethiopian Jews flown to Israel in latest operation

Israel's PM speaks of tears in his eyes as he welcomes the group, the first of an expected wave.
BBC an hour ago

Antarctic place names recognise 'modern explorers'

Maps will feature peaks and glaciers named for British individuals who've advanced polar science.
BBC 2 hours ago

Australia star Sam Kerr: My life in five pictures

Chelsea and Australia Matildas forward Sam Kerr takes us through her life in five pictures.
BBC 2 hours ago

China and Australia: How an online spat quickly escalated

It started with a shocking tweet, and swiftly led to censorship and furious insults.
BBC 2 hours ago

Coronavirus: US hits record Covid cases and hospitalisations

Two records are reached on Wednesday, amid fears the pace will not slow leading up to Christmas.
BBC 4 hours ago

Matera reinstated as Argentina captain & suspension lifted

Pablo Matera is reinstated as Argentina captain as his and two team-mates' suspensions for comments on social media are lifted.
BBC 4 hours ago

Villa value Man City target Grealish at £100m - Thursday's football gossip

Aston Villa believe Grealish worth at least £100m, Inter could agree to sell Tottenham target, Pochettino linked with two leading jobs, plus more.
Apple Insider 5 hours ago

Apple reveals top Apple Music charts of 2020

Apple on Tuesday announced the year's top performing Apple Music songs and albums, along with corresponding lists generated from proprietary Apple services like Shazam.Revealed in a series of "Top 100" charts added to Apple Music's Browse page, the top song of 2020 was Roddy Ricch's "The Box" with more than 455 million streams worldwide. Apple highlighted the accomplishment in its second annual Apple Music Awards in November."Blinding Lights" by the Weeknd and "Dance Monkey" by Tones and I came in second and third, respectively. DaBaby's "ROCKSTAR," which features Ricch, landed in fourth and "Life is Good" by Future rounded out the top five. Read more...
BBC 5 hours ago

European Super League: Poll finds younger fans happier about prospect of breakaway league

A BBC poll shows younger fans are happier about the prospect of a European Super League than older fans.
BBC 5 hours ago

US pushes ahead with new rules for Chinese firms

The move to delist non-compliant companies coincides with a wider push to ramp up pressure on China.
Apple Insider 5 hours ago

Apple's Deirdre O'Brien talks lessons learned from coronavirus response

Apple SVP of retail and people Deirdre O'Brien in an interview on Tuesday spoke about the lessons learned from dealing with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, an ever-changing situation that forced companies to strike a balance between in-person and remote work.Speaking at Fortune's Brainstorm Tech conference, O'Brien admitted that shifting Apple's corporate and retail operations to a largely work-from-home strategy was a monumental undertaking."If you had asked me a couple of years ago, could Apple do what we've done this year on shifting to working from home, I would have been challenged to imagine it," she said. Read more...
Apple Insider 6 hours ago

Podcast startup QCode poaches Apple veteran Steve Wilson to lead strategy

Longtime Apple employee Steve Wilson, who most recently served as an Apple Podcasts marketing executive, has left the company for a new role at scripted podcast startup Qcode.As Qcode's chief strategy officer, Wilson will be responsible for striking partnerships, company marketing, content distribution and overall content strategy, reports Variety. He confirmed the move in a tweet referencing the report on Tuesday."The through-line in my career has always been a passion for how technology and amazing content can enhance people's lives," Wilson told Variety. "Podcasting empowers individuals to share their voice with the world and promote storytelling which engenders connection and empathy. I'm excited to be joining QCode, which is at the forefront of this medium and helping to carve a way forward for scripted fiction in the space." Read more...
BBC 6 hours ago

'Stay home,' says US mayor at Mexico beach resort

Steve Adler is the latest US politician accused of Covid-19 double standards, but he denies breaking rules.
BBC 7 hours ago

Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai detained for fraud

The prominent pro-democracy supporter's detention comes a day after several activists were jailed.
BBC 7 hours ago

India Muslim man arrested under 'love jihad' law

He is the first to be arrested under a controversial anti-conversion law passed last month.
BBC 7 hours ago

India Muslim man arrested under 'love jihad law'

This is the first arrest made under the new and controversial anti-conversion law passed last month.
TechXplore 7 hours ago

Japan set to ban sales of new petrol cars in mid-2030s: reports

Japan wants to ban sales of new petrol cars in around 15 years' time as part of efforts to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, reports said Thursday.
TechXplore 8 hours ago

Hewlett Packard Enterprise to move headquarters to Texas

Tech giant Hewlett Packard Enterprise said it is moving its global headquarters to the Houston area from California, where the company's roots go back to the founding of Silicon Valley decades ago.