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Alphabet’s Google escaped a breakup of its advertising technology business on Wednesday, when a judge in Virginia ⁠rejected US antitrust enforcers’ attempt to force a sale of Google’s online advertising exchange.While the ad exchange is a small part of Google’s business, the ruling is the second powerful ⁠symbolic victory against the US Department ⁠of Justice in ​its efforts to force Google to sell assets to address illegal monopolies.US judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, declined to make Google sell AdX, where publishers pay Google a ⁠20% fee to sell ads in auctions that happen instantly when users load websites. She…

The loan of the Bayeux tapestry was “the best possible symbol” of the “entente amicale” between France and the UK, King Charles said, as he visited the famous embroidered masterpiece at the British Museum in London.Though the tapestry recounts a conflict, “here it is today, nearly 1,000 years later, as a precious symbol of trust, at a time when trust seems sadly to be in short supply between nations,” he said.The “70 metres of memory and artistry” were a reminder “that our two nations have been bound together for almost a millennium”, added Charles, speaking at the new exhibition and…

Patrick Odey, the Akwa Ibom State correspondent of The PUNCH newspaper, has died. Mr Odey died on Tuesday morning after a period of illness. He was a member of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Akwa Ibom State Council. Bassey Akra, chairman of the Correspondents’ Chapel, confirmed Mr Odey’s death to PREMIUM TIMES on Wednesday. “Odey is no more now; he died yesterday morning,” Mr Akra said. “He had some health challenges.” “Mr Odey was a hardworking journalist, very humble and a thoroughbred professional. He did his job with diligence, was a good mixer, peaceful, and had no issues with…

Chelsea ensured there will be three Women’s Super League teams in the league phase of the Champions League as Keira Walsh’s second-half strike against Real Sociedad extended their three-goal margin from the first leg of the third-round qualifier.The 5-2 win against the Spanish side in Chelsea’s first game at Wimbledon’s Cherry Red Records stadium gave Sonia Bompastor’s side a commanding lead in the tie, after a rusty start had forced them to come from a goal down. It wasn’t a particularly pretty performance, though, and that continued into the second leg against La Real, who will now drop into the…

Venice Film Festival kicked off on Wednesday night with the splashy premiere of “Ink,” an explosive drama about the rise of Rupert Murdoch’s tabloid empire. The film, which stars Jack O’Connell as The Sun editor Larry Lamb and Guy Pearce as media mogul Rupert Murdoch, was met with a nearly four-and-a-half minute ovation after the credits rolled. Festival director Alberto Barbera tried to keep up the clapping by telling the cast to move up on the stairs. They obliged, but only for a few moments. The ovation was cut short because stars O’Connell and Claire Foy started to walk back…

Kashim Shettima, Nigeria’s vice president, former two-term governor of Borno State, banker, politician, and businessman, has a story that young people can actually learn from as he clocks 60 today, Wednesday, 2 September. Shettima is not perfect. No one is. Perfection belongs to the Almighty, our Creator. But there are real lessons to draw from how he has navigated life, built his career and risen through different stages of leadership. I will try, as much as possible, to break some of these lessons down for easy understanding and assimilation. First, as a young Nigerian, understand that education and skills are…

Israel’s Defence Minister, Israel Katz, said on Wednesday his country was prepared to respond “with great force” if attacked by Iran, after Iranian forces targeted United States military positions across the region. Israel Katz said Israeli forces were prepared for a possible attack over the Jewish high holiday season, which begins in mid-September. “For now, they are striking throughout the region except us,” he told a conference hosted by Israeli news site Ynet and newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth. “But there is a possibility that they will attack us. We are prepared for that defensively.” If Iran did attack, Israel would “respond…

A woman, who was arrested for taking photos of jury members outside the courthouse in the Lindsay Clancy trial, has been charged with aggravated intimidation of a juror. Dawn Light, 56, is accused of sitting in a restricted area outside the Plymouth courthouse and photographing jurors as they exited the building on Tuesday. Her lawyer called it a misunderstanding as she pleaded not guilty to the charges.Lindsay Clancy, 36, is charged with the murders of her three children. The livestreamed trial has captured national and international media attention, and drawn strong, often deeply divided reactions from audiences.The jury has been…

ToplineSen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., called on President Donald Trump to fire Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday over a “leadership void at the top of our military ranks” as Army Secretary Dan Driscoll became the latest high-ranking military official to depart his role after months of tension with Hegseth. DOVER, DELAWARE – JULY 22: (L-R) U.S. Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and U.S. President Donald Trump attend a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base for military casualties of the war with Iran on July 22, 2026 in Dover, Delaware. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty…

Uber is cutting more than 3,000 jobs worldwide as part of a major overhaul designed to shrink management layers and refocus spending on its core business. The cuts amount to roughly 10% of its global workforce, bringing staffing back to levels last seen in 2021. Chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi told staff in a company email that the taxi and delivery firm had expanded quickly but accumulated too many layers and small teams that slowed decision‑making. He said the reductions would put Uber, which has its global head office in San Francisco, US, in a better position for its “biggest opportunities…