Author: Trendici
Marcus Rashford could be in line for a big switch to Atletico Madrid, with the La Liga giants ready to go after him amid “significant doubts” at Barcelona. Rashford is having one of the most successful seasons of his career at the moment. So far on his loan at Barcelona, he has 18 direct goal contributions – just two below last season’s tally between Manchester United and Aston Villa. Rashford was said for a while to be eager to head to Barca, which was part of the reason he didn’t stay on at Villa, and he’s turned it up a…
You can add Japan to the list of regions where Apple has been forced to do something it would rather not: open up the App Store. On Thursday, the company announced changes to iOS in Japan to comply with the nation’s Mobile Software Competition Act (MSCA). The tighter regulations for Apple and Google, which overlap with Europe’s, took effect today. Users in the US and elsewhere won’t see any of these changes.Apple’s changes in iOS 26.2 in Japan revolve around alternative app stores, payments outside the App Store and browser choice. The company worked with Japanese regulators on new protections…
BBCThere is no official data of how many Ukrainian soldiers have died by suicide This article contains distressing details and references to suicide. Some of the names have been changed to protect identities.Kateryna cannot talk about her son, Orest, without tears. Her voice trembles with anger as she explains how she found out the news that he had died on the front line in the eastern Donetsk region of Ukraine in 2023.According to the official investigation by the army, he died by a “self-inflicted wound”, something Katernya finds hard to believe.Kateryna has asked for her and her late son to…
Gary Neville has backed Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher over his Mohamed Salah comments by using a Cristiano Ronaldo comparison. After the Reds’ 3-3 draw against Leeds United earlier this month, Salah hit at the Liverpool for being made a scapegoat for recent performances and claimed he no longer had a relationship with Arne Slot. The board and Slot made the joint decision to omit Salah from their squad to face Inter Milan last midweek before peace talks saw the Egypt international back in the squad for their 2-0 win over Brighton at the weekend. Salah was serenaded by the Kop…
Sony is paying approximately $460 milliion to purchase Peanuts [PDF] and its characters, including Snoopy and Charlie Brown, created by Charles M. Schulz. That’s a 41 percent stake Sony is buying from Canadian firm WildBrain. Since Sony bought 39 percent of the franchise back in 2018, this will give the company an 80 percent stake. The deal is still subject to regulatory approvals, but Peanuts will become Sony’s consolidated subsidiary once it’s closed. Schulz’s family still owns the remaining 20 percent stake in the franchise.Schulz launched the Peanuts universe in comic strips 75 years ago, back in 1950. The franchise…
The Australian government has announced a gun buyback scheme in the wake of the Bondi Beach attack – its deadliest mass shooting in decades.The scheme is the largest since the Port Arthur massacre in 1996, which left 35 people dead and prompted Australia to introduce world-leading gun control measures.Fifteen people were killed and dozens injured on Sunday when two gunmen, believed to have been motivated by “Islamic State ideology”, opened fire on a Jewish festival at the country’s most iconic beach.On Friday, police also said there was no ongoing reason to detain a group of men who were arrested in…
Man Utd legend Gary Neville insists that Bryan Mbeumo’s finishing is “quite wild” as none of the Red Devils’ front three are natural finishers. The Red Devils spent almost £200m on improving their forward line after only four Premier League sides scored fewer goals than Ruben Amorim’s side last term. Mbeumo came in for £65m from Brentford after contributing 20 goals and seven assists in 38 Premier League matches for the Bees last term. And the Cameroon international has been the most impressive of Man Utd‘s five summer signings with seven goals and one assist from 17 matches in all…
The T1 smartphone from Trump Mobile remains non-existent vaporware, but the company is still finding new ways to take people’s money. Anyone who desperately wants to fund this sham can now buy a refurbished phone from the company. The business’s website has listings for “Renewed” models of the Samsung S24 and S23 and the iPhone 15 and 14. Gizmodo noticed that Trump Mobile is selling these other brands’ phones for the same cost, or sometimes more, than the same refurbs from other retailers. Seems pretty par for the course.NBC News opted to order one of the T1 phones in August to…
TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance has signed binding agreements with US and global investors to sell the majority of its business in America, TikTok’s boss told employees on Thursday.Half of the joint venture will be owned by a group of investors, including Oracle, Silver Lake and the Emirati investment firm MGX, according to a memo sent by chief executive Shou Zi Chew.The deal, which is set to close on 22 January, would end years of efforts by Washington to force ByteDance to sell its US operations over national security concerns.The deal is line with one unveiled in September, when US President…
Jamie Carragher has reiterated that Mohamed Salah has been a “disgrace” at Liverpool of late, as he named five Reds stars who haven’t been pulling their weight. Salah is back in the mix at Liverpool but things are not yet back to normal. He hit out at his club for “throwing me under the bus” after he was benched for three consecutive games. That was as he’s not shown close to the form he did last season, and he was unable to travel to face Inter Milan in the Champions League the following game as the club took a stand.…