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Defence, rates and Big Tech scrutiny dominate as Netflix unveils FTX drama
Badenoch demands 3% defence spending amid Russian threat fears, Huw Pill urges an interest rate rise over Middle East inflation risks, and Apple faces a £2bn App Tracking lawsuit; elsewhere, Bartiromo exits Fox and Netflix reveals The Altruists and a Ravenloft series.
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Grooming gang victims are being FAILED by the SNP… ministers are unable to tell Scots the true scale of abuse
A joint review by Scottish inspectorates has found that the true scale of grooming gangs in Scotland cannot be established because of major gaps in data collection and intelligence-sharing between agencies. The report, published by the Care Inspectorate, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland, Healthcare Improvement Scotland and HM Inspectorate of Education in Scotland, concludes…
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Raffaele Annecchino, Former President and CEO of Paramount International, Dies at 55
Raffaele Annecchino, the former President and CEO of Paramount International, has died of acute meningitis at the age of 55, prompting tributes from across the media industry. Over more than 25 years at Paramount/ViacomCBS he rose from an early sales role in Madrid to lead the company’s international operations across Europe, the Middle East, Africa,…
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Civil servant provokes fury from colleagues by showing up for work ‘dressed as a cat’
A civil servant at the Scottish Government’s Victoria Quay offices in Edinburgh has sparked anger among colleagues after reportedly attending work, including a training event, dressed with cat ears and a visible tail. The employee, said to be a transgender woman, is alleged to have caused distress among staff, prompting calls for dismissal, though officials…
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Fifa accuses Uefa of ‘smear campaign’ against Infantino
Fifa has hit back at Uefa, accusing European football’s governing body of running a “smear campaign” against Fifa and president Gianni Infantino over his now-abandoned plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors. The dispute has escalated into a legal battle in the US courts, after Uefa filed papers seeking disclosure of…
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Apple has been sued for $2.7 billion over App Tracking Transparency rules
Apple is facing a £2 billion ($2.7 billion) lawsuit over its App Tracking Transparency (ATT) policy, filed by a former UK Competition and Markets Authority official on behalf of app developers. The suit alleges Apple imposed stricter tracking rules on third-party developers than on its own services, giving its advertising business an unfair advantage. This…
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Inside the GOP panic over Trump’s ‘worst-case scenario’: Republicans say president is stuck in a ‘bubble’ as one unlikely issue threatens to sink them in the midterms
President Donald Trump has dismissed growing backlash against data centres, telling critics on social media that communities opposing them risk becoming “backwards and poor” and warning against killing the “Golden Goose” of AI investment. The remarks, made after Fox News aired residents’ complaints about noise and pollution from facilities in Virginia, alarmed Republican strategists who…
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Feds bust LGBT podcaster, former Christian reality TV star for alleged threats to kill Trump
Federal agents in Los Angeles arrested LGBT podcaster and former Christian reality TV host Benjamin Azariah Southworth, 40, on Thursday over alleged threats to kill President Donald Trump. A grand jury indicted him on charges including cyberstalking, making harassing interstate calls and threatening the president, with prosecutors alleging he also ran a harassment campaign against…
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Hundreds gather to urge Scottish government to pause datacentre boom
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh on Thursday to demand an immediate moratorium on Scotland’s rapid datacentre expansion, driven by the global AI boom. Campaigners, led by Kat Jones of Action to Protect Rural Scotland, want the Scottish government to halt approvals until it produces an environmental impact analysis and clear…