Meta has “paused” its program to license its VR operating system to other hardware companies so they could build their own headsets using the platform, as reported by Road to VR . With the program, announced in April 2024, Meta announced that it would be licensing the Quest OS headset …
Read More »Heavy rains compound dire conditions of displaced Gazans, UN warns
Heavy rains over the past week have compounded the already dire living conditions of the hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, UN agencies say. Unicef spokesman Jonathan Crickx told the BBC that the weather overnight had been “horrendous”, with the rain so intense that he had …
Read More »Netflix and FIFA Partner to Launch Video Game Ahead of 2026 World Cup
It’s exciting enough that the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be held across North America in June and July (enter that random selection draw now if you want tickets), but in the lead-up to the tournament, FIFA has made another fun announcement: It’s partnered with Netflix on a new video game. …
Read More »Two protesters awaiting trial end hunger strike
Two remand prisoners waiting to go on trial for alleged offences relating to Palestine Action have ended a hunger strike protest – but five more are said to be continuing to refuse food. The detainees, in various prisons, have made a series of demands including calling for the ban on …
Read More »Steve Evans: New Bristol Rovers boss is fighting fit for relegation battle
Having gone from club to club during the four decades of his career in football, after leaving the Millers in March, Evans paused before taking another job to work on his health following a conversation with a doctor. “[I am] feeling absolutely incredible,” Evans added. “It’s been a big journey. …
Read More »Murder accused appears in court on drugs charges
Two people charged in connection with the murder of a 23-year-old man have appeared in court charged with drugs offences. The body of Odhrán Kelly was found beside a burning car in Maple Court in Lurgan on 3 December 2023. Gary Damien Scullion, 33, who has previously been charged with …
Read More »R360, Red Bull, World Cup dreams: How the Prem transfer market got hot
Sale, whose co-owner Simon Orange sold his investment firm in January for an estimated £1bn, are recruiting armed with depth charts, target lists and a big budget. Sanderson has spoken about adding “four or five world-class internationals” to his squad. Newcastle, who previously struggled to hold onto their best players, …
Read More »Polar bear mother adopts cub in rarely documented case
Researchers tracking wild polar bears in northern Canada witnessed something exceedingly rare this fall: a mother bear adopting a cub that was not biologically her own. The five-year-old mother bear and her 10- to 11-month-old cubs were observed and captured on camera during the annual polar bear migration along the …
Read More »Starling murmuration filmed by BBC’s Sophie Raworth near Oxford
A stunning starling murmuration has been captured on the outskirts of Oxford. BBC presenter Sophie Raworth filmed the aerial dance last weekend and featured the video at the end of Tuesday’s night BBC News at Six. Murmurations occur during the colder months when starlings migrate to the UK, typically from …
Read More »Fruit farm workers living in ‘unsafe’ and ‘damp’ caravans
BBC The charity said there were a number of maintenance issues in the workers’ homes Some fruit farm workers are living in damp, overcrowded and unsafe caravans, according to a charity supporting them. BBC Scotland News has seen a video filmed at JP Gray & Son, near Carnoustie in Angus, …
Read More »Instagram Reels Come to Fire TV: Here’s What to Know
Instagram Reels, the short-form video feed and main TikTok competitor, is one of the most popular parts of Instagram. But as with TikTok, you’re mostly limited to using it on your phone. That’s now changing, as Instagram is bringing the app to Fire TV devices, with Instagram for TV starting …
Read More »South African DJ shot dead in Johannesburg
A popular South African radio and club DJ has been shot dead in the country’s largest city, Johannesburg, sending shockwaves across the nation grappling with entrenched crime. Warrick Stock, popularly known as DJ Warras, was gunned down in the city centre on Tuesday afternoon. Police said the 40-year-old media personality …
Read More »Homeowners left ‘scared’ by ‘aggressive’ freeholder
Oli Constablein Sheffield Oli Constable/BBC Chaunsey Marshall is one of the homeowners affected in Sheffield Letters sent to homeowners in Sheffield threatening High Court legal action after a solicitor bought the freehold for their houses have been described by recipients as “scaremongering” and “aggressive”. As first reported by the Sheffield …
Read More »Why the US is trying to tie the drug trade to terrorism
Will GrantBBC Central America correspondent Reuters The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald Ford, is among the ships which have been deployed to the Caribbean The escalating tension between the US and Venezuela has led to the biggest military build-up in the Caribbean since the end of the Cold …
Read More »The battle over the Irish flag on city’s streets
Gabija GataveckaiteBBC NI News Dublin correspondent BBC Irish tricolour painted on a gable wall in East Wall in north Dublin Irish tricolour flags have been erected on street lights all over Dublin in recent months in what has been branded by some as an anti-immigration campaign. Several politicians and anti-racism …
Read More »Police release new video in manhunt for Brown University attacker
Investigators searching for the killer who opened fire in a Brown University lecture hall have released new footage of a person they believe may be linked to the attack. Four days after the gunman killed two people and injured nine others officials have still not identified a suspect, leaving the …
Read More »Weight-loss injection ad banned for targeting new mums
Faarea MasudBusiness reporter MedExpress MedExpress’s social media advert was banned for targeting new mums An advert which targeted weight-loss injections at new mums has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). MedExpress’s social media post used a harmful gender stereotype which suggested women should prioritise losing weight soon after …
Read More »Trump administration won’t show all US lawmakers video of Venezuelan boat strike
Reuters Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said a group of US lawmakers will be shown the full, unedited video of a controversial September boat strike in the Caribbean. Hegseth told reporters after a classified briefing for Senators on Tuesday that appropriate congressional committees would be allowed to see it, but not …
Read More »Brown University shooting: New image and video released of ‘person of interest’ | US News
Police investigating a deadly shooting at a US university have released a new image and video clips of a “person of interest”. It comes as the manhunt for a gunman who killed two Brown University students and injured nine more in a classroom continued for a fourth day. The shooting …
Read More »Rare footage of lunar impact flash captured by observatory
An astronomer has captured what is believed to be the first video recording of a lunar impact flash made from the island of Ireland, according to Armagh Observatory and Planetarium (AOP). The lunar impact flash – an explosion of light caused by something hitting the Moon’s surface – was spotted …
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