Timo Werner backed to become Chelsea FC great
Timo Werner has everything it takes to become a “great” striker for Chelsea FC in the coming seasons, according to his former RB Leipzig team-mate Yussuf Poulsen. The Blues moved… Read more »
Chelsea FC ready to slash asking price for 25-year-old midfielder – report
Chelsea FC are ready to “slash” their asking price for unwanted midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko down to £20m this summer, according to reports in the British media. The Sun is reporting… Read more »
Chelsea FC interested in signing 27-year-old from Ajax – report
Chelsea FC are interested in a deal to sign Nicolas Tagliafico from Ajax this summer, according to reports in the British media. Sky Sports is reporting that the Blues are… Read more »
Sky Sports reporter delivers detailed Jadon Sancho update for Man United fans
Manchester United are not giving up on signing Jadon Sancho this summer despite Borussia Dortmund publicly stating that they don’t want to sell the England international, according to Sky Sports… Read more »
Ministers braced for backlash as England’s teachers despair at A-levels fiasco
Students prepare for results day amid growing revolt, with some schools seeing 50% or more of grades revised down Headteachers across England last night expressed shock and despair at the… Read more »
MPs ask No 10 to clarify Dominic Cummings role in defence review
Committee complains of lack of transparency amid claims PM’s aide is driving the exercise A group of MPs has demanded Downing Street clarify Dominic Cummings’ role in the defence and… Read more »
‘Operation empty plate’: Xi Jinping makes food waste his next target
Restaurant diners told to order one dish less than number of people under new system criticised as overly controlling The Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, has launched a campaign targeting a… Read more »
Harris and Biden make first appearance as running mates and excoriate ‘failure’ Trump
Democratic pair say president has left America ‘in tatters’ Biden introduces Harris as ‘the next vice-president of the US’ Joe Biden and Kamala Harris accused Donald Trump of leaving the… Read more »
Stonehaven train crash: three dead after derailment in Aberdeenshire
Passenger, driver and conductor killed after four carriages leave track in flood-hit area Three people have died after a passenger train derailed near Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire following a night of… Read more »
Rivian fires back at Tesla in lawsuit, accuses automaker of attempting to ‘malign its reputation’
Rivian has asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Tesla, arguing that two of the three claims in the case fails to state sufficient allegations of trade secret… Read more »
Kamala Harris brings a view from tech’s epicenter to the presidential race
Joe Biden’s decision to name California Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate in the quest to unseat President Trump means that the next White House could be occupied not… Read more »
Court dismisses Genius lawsuit over lyrics-scraping by Google
A state court has dismissed a high-profile case showing unsportsmanlike conduct by Google, which was caught red-handed using lyrics obviously scraped from Genius. Unfortunately for the latter, the complaints amount… Read more »
Daily Crunch: Android phones become earthquake detectors
Google is using accelerometers in an interesting new way, Twitter allows everyone to limit tweet replies and Mozilla announces major layoffs. This is your Daily Crunch for August 11, 2020…. Read more »
The next-gen Xbox will ship in November
The last few months have provided a steady trickle of information about the next Xbox console — or the Xbox Series X, as it’s known. We know what it looks… Read more »
Kamala Harris is the choice Joe Biden needed to win over Silicon Valley
Kamala Harris, left, has had a close relationships with Sheryl Sandberg, right. | Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The California senator has glad-handed with tech elites for decades. For months,… Read more »
College football’s coronavirus crisis, explained
Michigan Wolverines defensive back Josh Metellus (14) celebrates a defensive play during a regular season Big 10 Conference game between the Michigan State Spartans and the Michigan Wolverines (14) on… Read more »
The Democratic National Convention just announced its speaker lineup
President Barak Obama and Vice President Joe Biden wave to the crowd on stage at the end of three days of the Democratic National Convention at the Time Warner Cable… Read more »
Facebook bans blackface and certain anti-Semitic conspiracy theories
Facebook updated its hate speech policies to ban people from posting content depicting blackface or anti-Semitic conspiracy theories that Jewish people are running the world. Above, CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifying… Read more »
Joe Biden chooses Kamala Harris as his running mate
Sen. Kamala Harris endorses Joe Biden in Detroit, Michigan, on March 9. | Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images The California senator and former prosecutor is Biden’s pick for vice president…. Read more »
Do you really need to worry about your security on TikTok? Here’s what we know.
Yan Guolin/VCG via Getty Images You may be wondering how an app for sharing viral lip-syncing videos poses a national security threat. Last week, President Trump seriously escalated his threats… Read more »
Insurgency: NAF assures Borno of unrelenting security effort
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has restated commitment to the restoration of peace and ensuring adequate security in Borno, the Northeast region and the country. The post Insurgency: NAF assures… Read more »
Lagos Assembly to amend Anti-Cultism Law, includes punishment for cultist’s parent
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday said it would include punishment for parents of cultists found guilty of cultism in the amendment of Anti-Cultism Law… The post Lagos… Read more »