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AFP via Getty ImagesThe Trump administration has said it will send “hundreds more” federal officers to Minneapolis, days after the death of a woman who was shot by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in the city. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told Fox News that “hundreds more” will be sent to the area “in order to allow our ICE and our Border Patrol individuals that are working in Minneapolis to do so safely”.Protests against immigration enforcement have been held in cities across the US after 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good was shot in her car on Wednesday. The…

Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal are all sniffing around Marc Guehi, but they all should know where he will decide to play his football next season… The Guehi transfer saga has been rumbling on for well over two years. From Newcastle United laughably failing to sign him in 2024 despite making three bids, to Liverpool’s deadline day collapse last summer, and now growing interest from Manchester City this month, it has been quite the tale. One thing is certain: the talented centre-back will leave Crystal Palace this year, owing to the imminent expiry of his contract and interest from some…

Online safety regulator Ofcom has begun a formal investigation into X under the UK’s Online Safety Act, following what is being regarded as misuse of the Grok AI chatbot. The regulator said it was responding to what it says is deeply concerning reports of the chatbot account on X being used to create and share undressed images of people – which may amount to intimate image abuse or pornography – and sexualised images of children that may amount to child sexual abuse material. The Grok unleashed study of online images from AI Forensics, based on 50,000 tweets mentioning Grok,…

ElevationLab makes a battery case for your AirTag that can power it for 10 years and the accessory is on sale now for 30 percent off. Normally retailing for $23, you can pick one up for $16.The TimeCapsule case uses two AA batteries to offer up to 14 times the lifespan of the CR2032 battery that powers an AirTag. The company based those estimates on Energizer Ultimate Lithium batteries, so your mileage may vary. Once an AirTag is seated inside the case, which is a compact 4.45 x 1.57 inches, it is sealed shut with four screws at the corners.…

The Lego Group and The Pokémon Company International have finally unveiled the first-ever Lego Pokémon sets ahead of their launch on February 27. The sets range in price and size, from the smaller standalone Eevee set, to the more expensive Pikachu with a Poké Ball set, to the giant trio stand set that included Blastoise, Charizard, and Venusaur (with a big price tag to match).These sets launch this year as part of The Pokémon Company International’s wider celebration of the franchise’s 30th anniversary. Anyone who purchases the Lego Pokémon Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise set between February 27 and March 3…

Stephen McDonellChina correspondentGetty ImagesThere may be up to 200 million one-person households in China by 2030, according to a reportA new bleak-sounding app has taken China by storm.Named Are You Dead? the concept is simple. You need to check in with it every two days – clicking a large button – to confirm that you are alive. If not, it will get in touch with your appointed emergency contact and inform them that you may be in trouble.It was launched in May last year to not much fanfare but attention around it has exploded in recent weeks with many young…

Kimberly Brinker via Getty ImagesAgents are looking for more than one vervet monkey in the US city (stock picture)Multiple monkeys are on the loose in St Louis, Missouri, sparking confusion and concern from the city’s animal control officials, who said they do not know where the primates came from.The monkeys have been running free since at least Thursday, when they were first spotted roaming the streets. Residents have been warned to avoid the exotic animals, as they could be “unpredictable or aggressive under stress”.It is unclear how many monkeys are at large, but officials believe there is more than one,…

Liverpool are reportedly looking to bring forward plans to sign a new right-back in the January transfer window after Conor Bradley picked up a serious injury. The Reds are having a poor Premier League title defence with Arne Slot’s fourth-placed side currently 14 points adrift of leaders Arsenal, who finished second to Liverpool last term. Liverpool spent over £400m on new signings in the summer transfer window as the Reds board backed Slot to build on last season’s success. Many of their signings have not reached the heights expected of them with reliable players like Conor Bradley being used more…

Abu Dhabi-based VentureOne, the venture builder under the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), is set to introduce its secure autonomy technologies to Europe through new collaborations with Finnish companies Unikie and Solita. The agreements, signed during a recent Finnish state visit to the UAE, aim to explore the deployment of VentureOne’s solutions across public safety, security and critical infrastructure projects in Finland and northern Europe. The move represents the first European application of made-in-the-UAE secure technologies, highlighting the UAE’s ambition to export advanced autonomous systems and strengthen international partnerships in safety and infrastructure. VentureOne’s solutions,…

One way to read more in the new year is to incorporate audiobooks as part of your reading habit. Audible is having a sale right now that makes that easier and cheaper to do: you can get three months of access for only $1 per month, or a total of $3. The promotion runs through January 21.An Audible subscription grants one audiobook per month to keep. This can be selected from a massive catalog of new releases and bestsellers. The collection here has just about everything.AmazonHowever, it’s easy to plow through a single book in a month. Users also get…