USA: Who might buy TikTok?

Jimmy Donaldson – aka MrBeast – was jubilant as he told his tens of millions of TikTok followers about his bid to buy the platform. “I might become you guys’ new CEO!…

Australia: Murray & Djokovic will ‘cool off’ before discussing future

Andy Murray refused to be drawn on whether he will continue coaching Novak Djokovic after the 24-time Grand Slam champion’s Australian Open exit. The 37-year-old Briton has been working with…

Australia: Injured Djokovic booed off after quitting semi-final

Novak Djokovic was booed off court by some Australian Open fans after retiring injured from his semi-final against Alexander Zverev. Djokovic, who was bidding for a record-extending 11th title, quit…

Zimbabwe: Coventry aims to challenge ‘status quo’ at IOC

Kirsty Coventry hopes to “challenge the status quo” at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) should she be elected as its first female president. The 41-year-old former swimmer would also become…

UK: Man City sign Frankfurt forward Marmoush for £59m

Manchester City have signed Egypt forward Omar Marmoush from Eintracht Frankfurt for 70m euros (£59m). The 25-year-old has agreed a contract until June 2029, with add-ons rising to £4m. Marmoush…

S Korea: Authorities to remove concrete barriers near runways after fatal crash

South Korea will change the concrete barriers used for navigation at seven airports across the country following December’s plane crash that killed 179 people. Seven airports will also have their…

USA: Meta denies forcing users to follow Trump accounts

Meta, the company which owns social media networks Facebook and Instagram, has denied forcing users to follow official accounts belonging to senior figures in the new Trump administration. Some users…

USA: LinkedIn accused of using private messages to train AI

A US lawsuit filed on behalf of LinkedIn Premium users accuses the social media platform of sharing their private messages with other companies to train artificial intelligence (AI) models. It…

USA: Tech giants are putting $500bn into ‘Stargate’ to build up AI in US

The creator of ChatGPT, OpenAI, is teaming up with another US tech giant, a Japanese investment firm and an Emirati sovereign wealth fund to build $500bn (£405bn) of artificial intelligence…

India: Authorities Investigate ‘mysterious’ deaths of 17 people

Officials are investigating the “mysterious deaths” of over a dozen people – most of them children – in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. At least 17 people, including 12 children, have…