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Welcome to The Debrief, a Sky Sports column in which Adam Bate uses a blend of data and opinion to reflect on some of the key stories from the latest Premier League matches. This week: Salah in clear decline but Slot is not helping ‘Fantastic’ Buendia’s impact for Aston Villa Cherki’s rare creativity for Manchester … Read more
X’s Head of Product Nikita Bier fired back at the European Commission this weekend after the EC fined the social media company €120 million (around $140 million). In its first fine under the European Union’s Digital Services Act, the commission called X’s blue checkmark system “deceptive” and said the paid verification system makes users vulnerable … Read more
Mark Selby took his third UK Championship title nine years after his last in a dramatic defeat over Judd Trump; the four-time world champion had considered retiring after his devastating Crucible loss to Joe O’Connor in 2024 Last Updated: 07/12/25 11:58pm Mark Selby won his third UK Championship, and first since 2016 Mark Selby withstood … Read more
Will Netflix’s $82.7 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. get approval from federal regulators? While Paramount was assumed to be the frontrunner to acquire the storied movie studio thanks to CEO David Ellison’s connections to the Trump administration, new reporting in Bloomberg and The Hollywood Reporter suggests that Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos met with President … Read more
New Celtic boss Wilfried Nancy pointed to the “really good moments” during his debut in the dugout despite 2-1 defeat by league leaders Hearts, whose victory shows they can take the title race “all the way” according to Kris Boyd. After interim boss Martin O’Neill had managed to overturn an eight-point gap to the top … Read more
It’s only been a day since Netflix announced an $82.7 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros., and the acquisition has already been described as sending Hollywood into “full-blown panic mode,” possibly delivering “a death blow to theatrical filmmaking,” and maybe even heralding “the end of Hollywood” itself. Some of the firmest opposition has come from … Read more
Stuart Broad was critical of England’s “worst” bowling display for a number of years and wants more from “generational talent” Harry Brook with the bat after the tourists plummeted 2-0 down in the Ashes series following successive eight-wicket defeats. England’s bowling attack – one that roughed up Australia on day one of the Perth Test … Read more
Meta is developing new mixed reality glasses under the codename Phoenix, according to Business Insider — but their release date has been pushed back from the second half of 2026 to the first half of 2027. The Facebook parent company already sells VR headsets and Ray-Ban smart glasses, but these glasses sound a bit different; … Read more
Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu just authored the final chapter to the greatest year of his life at ONE Fight Night 38. In the early hours of Saturday morning at Bangkok’s Lumpinee Stadium, the 36-year-old upset Brazilian kingpin Fabricio “Wonder Boy” Andrade to capture the ONE Bantamweight MMA World Title. The feat comes 11 years after Baatarkhuu’s coach … Read more
A year after being pushed out of Intel, Pat Gelsinger is still waking up at 4 a.m., still in the thick of the semiconductor wars — just on a different battlefield. Now a general partner at venture firm Playground Global, he’s working with 10 startups. But one portfolio company has captured an outsized share of … Read more
