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European car makers are pleading for speedy clarification on proposals published in December designed to ease the path to full electrification, with specific focus on the new small car category.Manufacturers including Renault and Stellantis have largely welcomed the proposed changes, which include allowing some combustion-engine sales after 2035.
Threads has grown enough for Meta to fully integrate it into its advertising machine. On Wednesday, the company said that, with the platform now hosting 400 million monthly active users, ads are expanding globally to all users. The inevitable move follows a test in 30 countries early last year.Ads on Threads are powered by Meta’s AI-powered advertising system. They’ll use the “same level of personalization” (i.e., tracking and profiling) as Facebook and Instagram. Image, video and carousel ad formats will all appear natively in Threads feeds.Meta said the ad expansion will begin next week, but the full rollout will take…
BBCIn a free-wheeling speech to world leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, President Trump made a series of contested claims.Trump touched on his desire to obtain Greenland from Denmark – which he referred to as a “small ask”, America’s contribution to Nato, and wind energy in China.His address – which lasted for more than an hour – contained a number of false assertions which BBC Verify has been looking at. Did the US ‘give Greenland back’ after World War Two?For weeks, Trump has spoken about his desire to acquire Greenland, a largely self-governing territory of Denmark. He…
Faisal IslamEconomics editorGetty ImagesI was in the room and saw President Trump enter and it’s fair to say he got a good welcome from the crowd, certainly at the beginning. A standing ovation.On top of that, there was an astonishing scrum to try to get in, with many turned away – even heads of state.And the security was unbelievable, not letting even some of the most famous attendees in or out of the hall.But, minutes into the speech, Trump was keeping his cool – even dropping in phrases about wanting the UK “to do great”.What some thought would be the…
Viktor Gyokeres has been filling column inches in the last few weeks, chiefly thanks to his rotten goalscoring form and all-round inertia at Arsenal before his excellent finish off the bench against Inter altered the narrative slightly. Billed as ‘the final piece of the puzzle’ in the summer as a protracted transfer saga saw the Gunners opt for him over Benjamin Sesko and other alternatives, Mikel Arteta looks to have completed that puzzle in spite of the £64m man this season, leaving us all to question just how many points clear at the top of the Premier League they might…
Mercedes-AMG is readying a new 600bhp range-topping GLC that will be unveiled later this year, replacing two SUV models in the firm’s stable. Arriving as part of a mid-life facelift for the second generation of the combustion-engined GLC, the new GLC 53 will use the plug-in hybrid powertrain from the E53. Combining a turbocharged 3.0-litre petrol straight six with a gearbox-mounted electric motor, it produces up to 612bhp (in Race mode) and 553lb ft of torque. In standard driving, 577bhp is available. In the E53, this powertrain provides a 0-62mph time of 3.8sec, a top speed limited to 155 mph and,…
Microsoft has announced that the Xbox app is now available on all Arm-based Windows 11 PCs. The app’s release follows an update Microsoft made to its Prism emulator in December 2025, which translates x86 and x64 apps to Arm, and now includes support for AVX and AVX2. Both extensions play a role in making games run efficiently on Windows.Windows on Arm users will be able to use the Xbox app to purchase, download and stream PC games, and Microsoft says that “more than 85 percent of the Game Pass catalog” now runs on Arm PCs. Unlike Valve’s SteamOS, Windows on…
Three Palestinian journalists have been killed in an Israeli strike in central Gaza, first responders say.Gaza’s Hamas-run Civil Defence agency said their car was hit in the al-Zahra area and named them as Mohammed Salah Qeshta, Anas Ghunaim and Abdul Raouf Shaat. They are understood to have been working for an Egyptian relief organisation.The Israeli military said it struck “several suspects who operated a drone affiliated with Hamas… in a manner that posed a threat” to its troops. It added that the incident was under examination.Another eight people, two of them children, were killed by Israeli artillery and gunfire across…
PATaylor Swift’s latest accolade follows a record-breaking year for the pop sensationTaylor Swift has become the youngest female artist inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. It follows a glittering few years for the 36-year-old pop superstar, who broke her own sales record with her latest album, The Life of a Showgirl, in October. She is among nine songwriters within the 2026 class, which also includes Canadian-American singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette and Walter Afanasieff, known for his work with Mariah Carey.The singer will be welcomed into the prestigious club during a private ceremony in New York later this year.’Everything originates from…
Liverpool ‘intend to make an offer’ for Wolverhampton Wanderers midfielder Andre, according to reports from Brazil. The Reds spent over £400million on new signings during last summer’s transfer window as FSG backed Arne Slot after he won the Premier League title in his first season in charge. Liverpool were expected to be active this January, having been linked with Antoine Semenyo and Marc Guehi in the weeks leading up to the window, but they are yet to make a single signing. Liverpool linked with Wolves midfielder Andre in January Despite a lack of activity so far, Liverpool remain linked with…