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3 UK awards latest Community Fund grants worth GBP 5,000

Telecompaper.com 

(Telecompaper) 3 UK has unveiled the latest recipients of its Community Fund grants, with grants worth a total of GBP 5,000 awarded to five charitable groups (Q3), all nominated by 3 UK employees...

Ubisoft shut down multiplayer shooter XDefiant and lay off hundreds who worked on it

Rock Paper Shotgun 

Ubisoft have discontinued their PvP shooter XDefiant and laid off roughly 277 employees at the studios who worked on the multiplayer game. "[We’ve] not been able to attract and retain enough players in the long run to compete at the level we aim for in the very demanding free-to-play FPS market," said Ubisoft executive Marie-Sophie de Waubert in a statement to workers that was later posted on Ubisoft's website. Over half the team who worked on the game will lose their jobs at Ubi studios in San Francisco, Osaka, and Sydney. Читать дальше...

Bulgarian Drug Trafficker Receives 27-Year Sentence in UK

Sofia News Agency 

A Bulgarian national has been handed a harsh prison sentence in the UK for his involvement in a large-scale drug trafficking operation. Petko Zhutev, aged 39, was sentenced to 27 years in prison after he admitted to importing a class A drug, specifically cocaine, with an estimated street value of 200 million British pounds. The drugs had been concealed in a shipment of bananas and were transferred from the port of Portsmouth to London in early 2021. ...

Ola's Gig and S1 zone to feature 'Bharat cell'

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Ola Electric CEO Bhavish Aggarwal announced the upcoming launch of the Ola Gig and S1 Z scooters featuring the 4680 Bharat cell technology in April 2025. The company also revealed plans to expand its store network to 4,000 locations by December 20, 2024, a significant boost to its EV distribution network across India.

Calgary boxing club to host safe competition

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

A group of Calgary fighters are thankful to be able to enter the ring under a properly sanctioned event this weekend after the organization they were training under was suspended by Boxing Alberta for two years due to safety concerns. Sign up for breaking news alerts from CTV News, right at your fingertips The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News App Calgary's Southpaw Family Fitne

Coach Andy Murray could make all the difference in Novak Djokovics push for history

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

Whatever happens in Australia and the rest of 2025, Murray taking the role of Djokovics corner man is a unique and somewhat joyful coda to this golden era in the sport In June 1990, just minutes after his shocking first-round defeat to upset specialist Derrick Rostagno at Wimbledon, a suddenly aging and forlorn John McEnroe sat down with NBCs Bud Collins, along with rival Jimmy Connors, for an interview . Connors was work

How can the Wallabies beat Ireland? Well, by playing like the Irish

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

Dublin sits inside a comfortable northern peninsula and a rocky south coast. Norse and Norman invaders found it easier to arrive than leave. Rugbys last Test pits two team poles apart in narrative but wildly similar in outlook: presentment, clear lines of carry, sharpening the blunt, and reliant on position rather than speed. The Wallabies []