Unlike humans, many animals still have tails. vblinov/Shutterstock Put the word “evolution” into Google images and the results are largely variations on one theme: Ralph Zallinger’s illustration, March of Progress. Running left to right, we see a chimp-like knuckle walker gradually becoming taller and standing erect. Implicit in such imagesContinue Reading
Luke Shaw, Lisandro Martinez and Anthony Martial are long-term absentees, while Tyrell Malacia, Rasmus Hojlund, Mason Mount and Aaron Wan-Bissaka all face several more weeks on the sidelines before they’re back in action. United missing Fernandes would pile extra pressure on the likes of Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho toContinue Reading
Anitta, real name Larissa de Macedo Machado, is one of Brazil’s biggest pop stars.Continue Reading
Brian O’Driscoll believes France head coach Fabien Galthie is ‘in trouble’ after a poor run of form. France are fourth in the Six Nations standings a frustrating draw with Italy left them nine points off leaders Ireland. “I’d say he’s in trouble, I really would,” O’Driscoll told Off The Ball.Continue Reading
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Former WWE wrestler Virgil – real name Michael Jones – has died. He was 61. Referee Mark Charles III, who is known asContinue Reading
Christian Horner has been cleared by Red Bull after an investigation into allegations of inappropriate behaviour, according to reports. The 50-year-old, who has spearheaded the drinks company’s F1 operation since 2005, will be allowed to continue his role as team principal ahead of the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix this weekend.Continue Reading
Thames Water, the UK’s largest water firm, is facing financial challenges due to its massive £18 billion debt burden as the water regulator, Ofwat, has told the firm it must secure additional funding independently, rather than relying on a taxpayer bailout. The company hopes to reach an agreement with OfwatContinue Reading
Toto Wolff has expressed his excitement ahead of the 2024 F1 season getting started with this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix. Mercedes finished second in the Constructors’ Championship last year but were 451 points adrift of dominant winners, Red Bull. In 2022, the problem was persistent porpoising. In 2023, it wasContinue Reading
Klarna, the buy now, pay later fintech company, has implemented an AI-powered chatbot to manage two-thirds of its customer service inquiries, effectively performing the equivalent work of 700 full-time customer service agents. Collaborating with OpenAI, Klarna developed this AI assistant to handle customer service chats within its app. In itsContinue Reading
Apple has reportedly decided to cancel its plans to develop electric vehicles (EVs), a project that has been in the works for around a decade. The company, known for its iPhone and other consumer electronics, had been rumoured to be working on the project involving approximately two thousand employees, butContinue Reading
