Spanish soccer league offers reward of 50 euros for tips to ID bars illegally broadcasting games

Spanish soccer league offers reward of 50 euros for tips to ID bars illegally broadcasting games

A heavy rain falls on the field during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Barcelona and Real Oviedo in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort) (Joan Monfort, Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) The Spanish league is stepping up its fight against audio-visual fraud by offering 50 euros ($59)…

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Layoffs are piling up, heightening worker anxiety. Here are some of the biggest recent job cuts

Layoffs are piling up, heightening worker anxiety. Here are some of the biggest recent job cuts

NEW YORK – As layoffs pile up, workers are feeling increasingly anxious about the job market. In the U.S., economists have said that businesses are largely at a β€œno-hire, no fire” standstill, leading many to limit new work, if not pause openings entirely amid economic uncertainty. Hiring has stagnated overall β€” with the country adding…

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Google adds AI image generation to Chrome browser, side panel option for virtual assistant

Google adds AI image generation to Chrome browser, side panel option for virtual assistant

Google is empowering its Chrome browser with the ability to alter imagery and a virtual assistant to help with online tasks as part of its push to turbocharge its digital services with more artificial intelligence technology. The features rolling out include making Google’s AI image generator and editing tool, Nano Banana, available to Chrome’s logged-in…

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Apple’s iPhone sales surge to new quarterly high despite early missteps in artificial intelligence

Apple’s iPhone sales surge to new quarterly high despite early missteps in artificial intelligence

Apple’s iPhone sales soared to a new quarterly record during the holiday season, despite artificial intelligence blunders that prompted the technology trendsetter to get a helping hand from Google. The October-December results announced Thursday reflect the allegiance of Apple’s fans, who eagerly snapped up the latest iPhone 17 models even though the company still hasn’t…

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Meta posts stronger-than-expected Q4 results though costs continue to soar

Meta posts stronger-than-expected Q4 results though costs continue to soar

Meta’s fourth-quarter results jumped past Wall Street’s expectations thanks to solid advertising revenue, sending shares sharply higher in after-hours trading Wednesday. The company earned $22.77 billion, or $8.88 per share, in the October-December quarter. That’s up 9% from $20.84 billion, or $8.02 per share, in the same period a year earlier. Revenue grew 24% to…

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