Football has to be held to account: we cannot have another generation of qualified black coaches being ignored Football’s start to 2026 has been seismic, with the festive season soon replaced by sacking season . At times this week it has been hard to keep up. The lifetime of a head coach or a manager seems to be getting shorter, with pressure for positive results apparently never greater. In among...
Football has to be held to account: we cannot have another generation of qualified black coaches being ignored Football’s start to 2026 has been seismic, with the festive season soon replaced by sacking season . At times this week it has been hard to keep up. The lifetime of a head coach or a manager seems to be getting shorter, with pressure for positive results apparently never greater. In among the churn came a landmark moment, with Liam Rosenior taking on the head coach role at Chelsea , making him the first permanent black English manager at a big-six club. Continue reading...
Phoenix club are lowest-ranked in third round and could have sold hundreds more tickets for visit of holders Crystal Palace In the corner of a small dressing room Macclesfield’s manager, John Rooney, and his assistant Francis Jeffers are locked in serious conversation. The pair scribble on tiny pieces of paper, planning one final training session before Saturday’s FA Cup third-round tie with the h...
Phoenix club are lowest-ranked in third round and could have sold hundreds more tickets for visit of holders Crystal Palace In the corner of a small dressing room Macclesfield’s manager, John Rooney, and his assistant Francis Jeffers are locked in serious conversation. The pair scribble on tiny pieces of paper, planning one final training session before Saturday’s FA Cup third-round tie with the holders, Crystal Palace. The kit man, Ged Coyne, clutching his traditional plastic bag full of supermarket goodies, arrives and immediately the mood lightens, shoulders drop and smiles arrive. Next door music blasts out as the squad prepare for their morning’s work. The surrounds are unfamiliar, snow necessitating a late venue switch to Manchester Metropolitan University’s Platt Lane complex. Continue reading...
China said on Friday it would continue to offer its firm support to Venezuela after its ambassador met the country’s interim president Delcy Rodriguez. She described her meeting with Chinese ambassador Lan Hu as “cordial” and thanked Beijing for its condemnation of the abduction of former leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. “We value China’s firm and consistent stance in strongly cond...
China said on Friday it would continue to offer its firm support to Venezuela after its ambassador met the country’s interim president Delcy Rodriguez. She described her meeting with Chinese ambassador Lan Hu as “cordial” and thanked Beijing for its condemnation of the abduction of former leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. “We value China’s firm and consistent stance in strongly condemning the serious violation of international law and Venezuelan sovereignty,” Rodriguez...
A mouthpiece for China’s ruling Communist Party has warned against conflicting economic measures, urging officials to better guide market expectations in a front-page commentary highlighting Beijing’s growing focus on policy coordination. “The more policies there are, the greater the risk they will be working at odds,” the People’s Daily editorial said on Friday, pointing to China’s increasingly c...
A mouthpiece for China’s ruling Communist Party has warned against conflicting economic measures, urging officials to better guide market expectations in a front-page commentary highlighting Beijing’s growing focus on policy coordination. “The more policies there are, the greater the risk they will be working at odds,” the People’s Daily editorial said on Friday, pointing to China’s increasingly complex economic environment, “with more and more policy dilemmas emerging and greater demands on...
US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth was in a belligerently high mood after the Pentagon’s successful operation to abduct Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife in the dead of night. After all, the guy managed not to leak the US war plan in unsecure chat groups before the raid in Caracas, as he did with the US bombing of Houthi militias in Yemen in March. Remember that one? Maybe I have ...
US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth was in a belligerently high mood after the Pentagon’s successful operation to abduct Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife in the dead of night. After all, the guy managed not to leak the US war plan in unsecure chat groups before the raid in Caracas, as he did with the US bombing of Houthi militias in Yemen in March. Remember that one? Maybe I have a warped sense of humour, but I still find this passage from the chief editor of the Atlantic,...
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AMC Robotics Corporation (Nasdaq: AMCI) (“AMC Robotics” or the “Company”), a leading AI-driven robotics solutions company, today announced its participation at CES® 2026. The Company demonstrated its latest artificial intelligence–powered technologies, headlined by Kyro™, its proprietary quadruped robotic platform. The demonstration comes at a pivotal t...
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AMC Robotics Corporation (Nasdaq: AMCI) (“AMC Robotics” or the “Company”), a leading AI-driven robotics solutions company, today announced its participation at CES® 2026. The Company demonstrated its latest artificial intelligence–powered technologies, headlined by Kyro™, its proprietary quadruped robotic platform. The demonstration comes at a pivotal time for the industry. During his CES 2026 keynote, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang declared that “the ChatGP
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) hasn't been cooperating with investors' wishes since its early Oct. 6 peak of more than $126,000, and as of Jan. 8, it's 28% below its high-water mark. Interestingly, despite making that new all-time high, Bitcoin actually lost 6% of its value last year. So will it keep falling through 2026 after a disappointing 2025, or was it just gearing up for a big move? Image source: Ge...
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) hasn't been cooperating with investors' wishes since its early Oct. 6 peak of more than $126,000, and as of Jan. 8, it's 28% below its high-water mark. Interestingly, despite making that new all-time high, Bitcoin actually lost 6% of its value last year. So will it keep falling through 2026 after a disappointing 2025, or was it just gearing up for a big move? Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
Shares in Oklo (OKLO) and Vistra (VST) jumped on news the companies had struck power deals with Meta Platforms. The Facebook parent is backing new reactor projects with Oklo and another developer, Bill Gates-backed TerraPower.
Shares in Oklo (OKLO) and Vistra (VST) jumped on news the companies had struck power deals with Meta Platforms. The Facebook parent is backing new reactor projects with Oklo and another developer, Bill Gates-backed TerraPower.
Investing.com -- HSBC has identified 11 U.S. stocks that could outperform as the fourth-quarter earnings season begins, highlighting companies with strong competitive positions, improving fundamentals and exposure to long-term themes.
Investing.com -- HSBC has identified 11 U.S. stocks that could outperform as the fourth-quarter earnings season begins, highlighting companies with strong competitive positions, improving fundamentals and exposure to long-term themes.
Oklo said it had struck a deal supporting the development of a 1.2- gigawatt campus in Pike County, Ohio. Energy produced at the site will be used to power Meta’s data centers in the region. Crucially, the deal “provides a mechanism for Meta to pre-pay for power and provide funding to advance project certainty for Oklo’s Aurora powerhouse development,” Oklo said.
Oklo said it had struck a deal supporting the development of a 1.2- gigawatt campus in Pike County, Ohio. Energy produced at the site will be used to power Meta’s data centers in the region. Crucially, the deal “provides a mechanism for Meta to pre-pay for power and provide funding to advance project certainty for Oklo’s Aurora powerhouse development,” Oklo said.
A nationwide internet blackout was reported in Iran on Thursday as demonstrations over worsening economic conditions spread and showed no signs of abating. While it was unclear what caused the blackout, which was first reported by the internet freedom monitor NetBlocks, Iranian authorities have shut down the internet in response to protests in the past Iran plunged into internet blackout as protes...
A nationwide internet blackout was reported in Iran on Thursday as demonstrations over worsening economic conditions spread and showed no signs of abating. While it was unclear what caused the blackout, which was first reported by the internet freedom monitor NetBlocks, Iranian authorities have shut down the internet in response to protests in the past Iran plunged into internet blackout as protests over economy spread nationwide Continue reading...
Social media site’s profits plunge as image creation on AI tool Grok is turned off after outcry over sexualised usage UK revenues at Elon Musk’s X fell by almost 60% in a year as advertisers pulled spend over concerns about the social media platform’s content. News of the plummeting financial performance comes as X switched off the image creation function on its AI tool Grok for the vast majority ...
Social media site’s profits plunge as image creation on AI tool Grok is turned off after outcry over sexualised usage UK revenues at Elon Musk’s X fell by almost 60% in a year as advertisers pulled spend over concerns about the social media platform’s content. News of the plummeting financial performance comes as X switched off the image creation function on its AI tool Grok for the vast majority of users after a widespread outcry about its use to create sexually explicit and violent imagery. Continue reading...