A US District Court judge has denied Apple’s request to halt an antitrust trial targeting Google’s search monopoly. The decision means Google will proceed with the remedies phase of the trial in April, which could dismantle the company’s lucrative $18 billion-a-year search business. Apple sought emergency relief, arguing it needs to be involved in the … Read more
Trans actress Karla Sofia Gascón is under fire after racist and misogynistic tweets were unearthed, threatening her chances of winning the Best Actress Oscar. The controversy has sparked a heated debate about awards season mud-slinging and the responsibility of Netflix for elevating Emilia Pérez to Oscar heavyweight status. Gascón’s tweets, posted between 2016 and 2023, … Read more
Mathys Tel has joined Tottenham Hotspur from Bayern Munich on an initial £50m deal, with the option to make the move permanent in the summer. The 19-year-old France under-21 forward has been one of the most talked-about names in the transfer window. Tel was signed by Bayern from Rennes in 2022 for around £23m, but … Read more
The European Space Agency (ESA) has discovered a fresh Martian impact crater linked to a recent seismic event. The crater, located in the Cerberus Fossae region, was detected by NASA’s InSight spacecraft and revealed a 21-m diameter impact site. Researchers from the ESA used artificial intelligence to analyze data collected by five different instruments orbiting … Read more
Beyoncé won album of the year for her project “Cowboy Carter” at Sunday’s Grammys, securing her most coveted top award in history. The singer, who has been nominated four times before and many felt she was snubbed by the honors, made history as the first Black woman to win the prize in the 21st century. … Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released new guidelines recommending people switch to salt substitutes containing less sodium, a move aimed at reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke. The WHO estimates 1.9 million deaths globally each year can be attributed to eating too much salt. The main lower-sodium salt substitute is called potassium-enriched … Read more
A group of hostages freed from Gaza over the weekend described difficult conditions, including rarely seeing sunlight, during their captivity. The six-week first phase of the truce calls for the release of 33 hostages and nearly 2,000 prisoners. The ceasefire deal has led to an influx of Palestinians into northern Gaza, with over 545,000 estimated … Read more
US stock futures were mixed on Tuesday as investors reacted to China’s swift response to President Trump’s imposition of new tariffs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) fell by 115 points, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite Indexes remained relatively stable. The market’s reaction was largely driven by concerns about the potential impact of … Read more
Google Maps has made a change to its user interface on Android Auto that’s causing frustration among some users. The update now centers the navigation arrow if no destination is set, which means the map view around the car will be blocked by the destination box on smaller screens. This issue affects cars with square … Read more
NASA radar data shows that a decades-old active landslide area on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Los Angeles County has expanded. The analysis, conducted by researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, measured the movement of slow-moving landslides and found that they slid toward the ocean by as much as 4 inches per week over a … Read more