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French billionaire becomes Vodafone’s largest shareholder with £4.4bn stake
French telecoms billionaire Xavier Niel has become Vodafone’s largest shareholder after buying a 16% stake for £4.4bn through his family investment vehicle, Vega. The shares were acquired from the Emirati group e&, which sold its entire holding at 112.5p a share, and Niel paid a 15% premium to Vodafone’s Thursday closing price. The move matters…
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Like a cheat code for your car: We investigate ECU tuning
Ars Technica investigates the evolution of aftermarket ECU (electronic control unit) tuning, drawing on interviews with engineers at Alabama-based Audi Performance & Racing (APR). The piece charts how extracting extra horsepower and torque from an engine — once a hands-on mechanical craft — became a rapid software operation, while paradoxically growing harder as manufacturers make…
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Arsenal hail signing of ‘winner’ Ona Batlle after Barcelona summer exodus
Arsenal Women have confirmed the free-transfer signing of Spain full-back Ona Batlle following her departure from Barcelona, marking their fourth acquisition of a busy summer window. The 27-year-old, who can play at either right-back or left-back, joins a club that is understood to have prioritised concluding much of its transfer business early, having already brought…
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Polestar owners left ‘holding the bag’ after EV brand pulls out of the US
Polestar has announced it will stop selling its electric vehicles in the United States from the 2027 model year, leaving thousands of existing owners and dozens of dealers uncertain about servicing, software updates, warranties and resale values. The withdrawal follows the federal government’s refusal to authorise continued sales under a rule banning vehicles with connected-vehicle…
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Nike Releases New Limited-Edition Air Jordan 7 Retro ‘Miró’ Sneakers: Here’s Where To Buy a Pair Online
Nike is re-releasing its limited-edition Air Jordan 7 Retro “Miró” sneakers, a shoe that traces its heritage to Michael Jordan’s appearance with the US “Dream Team” at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics. The design nods to the Spanish painter and sculptor Joan Miró i Ferrà, having first appeared as a colourway in 2008 to mark…
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The Week: Graham Platner’s Downfall
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Pokémon Go fans gather in Times Square to celebrate 10 years of game – video
Pokémon Go marked its 10th anniversary with a large-scale celebration in New York’s Times Square, where fans gathered for a special in-game event centred on defeating the powerful Pokémon species Mewtwo. The gathering highlighted the enduring popularity of the augmented-reality mobile game, which has retained a dedicated community of players a decade after its launch.…
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Alarm over launch of facial recognition in UK shops that instantly alerts police
Facewatch, a facial recognition system already used by more than 100 UK businesses including Sainsbury’s, B&M and Spar to monitor suspected thieves, is launching a feature that alerts police in real time when its cameras identify serious offenders. The company says the “UK-first” development, due in autumn, will notify police in an average of four…
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UK Treasury must change disciplinary process after worker’s suicide, mother says
The mother of Chloe Moffat, a 26-year-old personal assistant at the UK Treasury who took her own life, has called on the department to change its disciplinary practices following her daughter’s death. Moffat, who had worked at the Treasury for almost three years, “loved her job” and had an “exemplary employment record”, killed herself the…
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SWFC News: Charles shares emotional Owls farewell message after sealing City move – thestar.co.uk
The article’s text could not be retrieved, as the supplied content consists only of a Google cookie-consent and sign-in page rather than the news report itself. As a result, the substance of the story cannot be summarised. Based on the headline alone, the piece concerns Sheffield Wednesday (the “Owls”) player Charles, who has reportedly completed…