
Brazil still keen to appoint Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti
Ednaldo Rodrigues, president of Brazil's football federation, insists the multi-time World Cup winners have not given up their pursuit of Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti.
1970-01-01 08:00

Alexis Mac Allister: The complete midfielder who went from no work permit to World Cup winner
The rise of Alexis Mac Allister from being denied a British work permit to World Cup winner shows Liverpool are signing a star open to further improvement from Brighton.
1970-01-01 08:00

Giles Martin: Without The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds, The Beatles wouldn’t have made Sgt Pepper's
Giles Martin has made the new Dolby Atmos mix of the iconic 1966 LP.
1970-01-01 08:00

3 NBA free agent signings that would be a huge mistake
The NBA offseason is fast approaching and three teams could be poised to make huge mistakes with their NBA free-agent signings.This offseason plenty of mistakes will be made by teams. These mistakes could derail rebuilds or set back teams approaching title contention. Sometimes a mistake is sign...
1970-01-01 08:00

2023 NBA Mock Draft 9.0: Hornets, Rockets set dominoes in motion
With individual workouts under way and the NBA season (almost) in the rearview mirror, the 2023 NBA Draft picture is starting to take shape.The 2023 NBA Draft will usher in a new era of basketball stardom with Victor Wembanyama, arguably the best prospect in decades. Behind him, an especially de...
1970-01-01 08:00

Why is MrBeast teasing a ‘protest’ amid a Twitch policy controversy?
Not long after being embroiled in controversy himself over a video in which he helped 1,000 people “hear for the first time”, MrBeast - real name Jimmy Donaldson – has waded into the outcry over the latest divisive policy decision from the streaming platform Twitch. On Tuesday, the company updated its policy around branded and sponsored content, in which it set the incredibly specific limit of no more than three per cent of a screen size featuring a brand’s logo or overlay. A ban on ‘burned-in’ adverts embedded into streams is another rule which will come into effect on 1 July. Twitch was already facing a significant backlash over how it splits payments for channel subscriptions, which is currently 50/50, as well as its decision to charge a $25 maintenance fee to terminate an affiliate contract. Given just how limiting three per cent is as a percentage, and in terms of screen size, many Twitch streamers voiced their frustration with the planned change, mocking how the site would even enforce such a policy and how they would avoid going over the threshold: Eventually, Twitch issued a statement on Twitter, in which the organisation admitted the updated policy was “overly broad” and “created confusion and frustration”. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter It reads: “We do not intend to limit streamers’ ability to enter into direct relationships with sponsors, and we understand that this is an important part of how streamers earn revenue. “We wanted to clarify our existing ads policy that was intended to prohibit third party ad networks from selling burned in video and display ads on Twitch, which is consistent with other services. “We missed the mark with the policy language and will rewrite the guidelines to be clearer. Thank you for sharing your concerns, and we appreciate the feedback. We’ll notify the community once we have updated the language.” YouTuber and streamer Sean “Jacksepticeye” McLoughlin and rival streaming service Kick were among those who criticised the climbdown: And speaking of Kick – the platform on which Drake streamed himself getting a card declined – this is where MrBeast comes in, as a Twitter account promoting streams on Kick noticed the 158m subscriber strong YouTuber had followed them. Donaldson replied: “Might do a stream for fun just to protest Twitch lol.” Even Elon Musk, of all people, was on board with the idea, simply tweeting Donaldson to say “great!” In a separate tweet – since deleted – MrBeast wrote: “This is the funniest thing I’ve seen all year. I’m not even a Twitch streamer and now I want to stream on a competitor now [sic] just to spite them for you guys lol. “If YouTube pulled this s*** I’d lose my mind.” Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
1970-01-01 08:00

Lynx vs. Liberty prediction and odds for Wednesday, June 7 (Back New York)
The New York Liberty split a home and home with the Chicago Sky over the weekend ahead of playing against the Minnesota Lynx on Wednesday night.The Lynx are in a tough spot, starting this season just 1-6 with Natalie Achonwa and Diamond Miller out of the lineup due to injuries.The team is 11...
1970-01-01 08:00

UK house prices post first annual drop since 2012, says Halifax
By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) -British house prices dropped on an annual basis in May for the first time in
1970-01-01 08:00

Dua Lipa Levitating copyright infringement case dismissed
A court ruled that Dua Lipa did not have access to Artikal Sound System's 2017 reggae single 'Live Your Life' to copy it.
1970-01-01 08:00

Prince Harry back in court for second day of grilling over UK tabloid claims
By Michael Holden and Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -Prince Harry was back in the witness box at the High Court
1970-01-01 08:00

Listen: Pete Davidson sent an unhinged X-rated voicemail to Peta for slamming his new dog
A voice note from Pete Davidson to animal rights group Peta has been leaked - and the comedian is furious that they made comments about his new dog. Davidson, who claims to be severely allergic to dogs, bought a Cavapoo for his family, after their two-year-old pooch died just a week prior. It prompted outrage from Peta, who slammed him for not adopting one instead. "I just want to let you know, I’m severely allergic to dogs so I have to get a specific breed", he scathed in the message. "Why don’t you do your research before you f****** create news stories for people? F*** you and suck my d***". Click here to sign up for our newsletters
1970-01-01 08:00

UK set to have highest inflation among big economies in 2023-OECD
LONDON Britain will have the highest inflation of any leading economy in 2023, according to forecasts from the
1970-01-01 08:00