December 4, 2024 - Brief Briefing

Sir Keir Starmer to unveil ‘plan for change’ – what is it and why now?

After five months in power, even the most loyal cabinet members would quietly admit it’s been a rocky run for Sir Keir Starmer and...

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Sir Keir Starmer to unveil 'plan for change' - what is it and why now?

Politics

Keir Starmer refuses to reveal what he was told about Louise Haigh phone ‘theft’ that led to her resignation

Sir Keir Starmer has refused to reveal the “further information” he was told about Louise Haigh’s phone “theft” conviction which led to her stepping...

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Keir Starmer refuses to reveal what he was told about Louise Haigh phone 'theft' that led to her resignation

Sports

Sooners QB Arnold set to transfer, sources say

Max Olson, ESPN Staff WriterDec 4, 2024, 04:18 PM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of...

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Sooners QB Arnold set to transfer, sources say

Sports

Riley on inquiries: ‘I tell them I’m a USC Trojan’

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNDec 4, 2024, 04:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions USC football coach Lincoln Riley brushed off the possibility of him taking a...

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Riley on inquiries: 'I tell them I'm a USC Trojan'

Sports

Oregon flips 5-star Ohio State CB pledge Offord

Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterDec 4, 2024, 01:26 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in...

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Oregon flips 5-star Ohio State CB pledge Offord

Technology

Google CEO Sundar Pichai says he’d love to do side-by-side comparison with Microsoft’s AI models

Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks in conversation with Emily Chang during the APEC CEO Summit at Moscone West on November 16, 2023 in San...

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai says he’d love to do side-by-side comparison with Microsoft’s AI models

Technology

Alibaba-backed Xreal launches augmented reality glasses with new chip as Meta rivalry heats up

The Xreal One Series features the X1 chip which is the company’s first self-designed processor for its glasses. Xreal Xreal on Wednesday launched its...

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Alibaba-backed Xreal launches augmented reality glasses with new chip as Meta rivalry heats up

Technology

Amazon rolls out Buy with AWS button to let software vendors more easily sell to its cloud customers

Amazon Web Services (AWS) CEO Matt Garman delivers a keynote address during the AWS re:Invent conference in Las Vegas on Dec. 3, 2024. Noah...

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Amazon rolls out Buy with AWS button to let software vendors more easily sell to its cloud customers

Politics

Sir Keir Starmer’s ‘plan for change’ – what is it for and why now?

After five months in power, even the most loyal cabinet members would quietly admit it’s been a rocky run for Sir Keir Starmer and...

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Technology

Jeff Bezos says he’s optimistic about Trump, will help administration reduce regulation

Jeff Bezos, founder and executive chairman of Amazon and owner of The Washington Post, takes the stage during The New York Times’ annual DealBook...

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Jeff Bezos says he's optimistic about Trump, will help administration reduce regulation

Environment

EV tax credit is ‘catastrophically stupid,’ says incoming Ohio Senator and ‘car czar’ Bernie Moreno

Republican nominee for U.S. Senate Bernie Moreno addresses supporters at Brecksville Community Center on November 4, 2024 in Brecksville, Ohio. Stephen Maturen | Getty...

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EV tax credit is 'catastrophically stupid,' says incoming Ohio Senator and 'car czar' Bernie Moreno

Video shows masked man pull gun on UnitedHealthcare boss Brian Thompson moments before fatal shooting in New York City

Video has emerged of the moments before the murder of a top healthcare boss on a New York City street in what police believe...

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Video shows masked man pull gun on UnitedHealthcare boss Brian Thompson moments before fatal shooting in New York City

World entering a new nuclear age, head of armed forces warns

The world is entering a new nuclear age with a proliferation of weapons and the near collapse of a set of rules to control...

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World entering a new nuclear age, head of armed forces warns

Sports

Grading the 4 Nations Face-Off rosters, plus snubs and surprises

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 4, 2024, 06:45 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The first-ever NHL/NHLPA 4 Nations...

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Grading the 4 Nations Face-Off rosters, plus snubs and surprises

Sports

NHL 4 Nations Face-Off Central: Schedule, rosters, news, how to watch

Dec 4, 2024, 06:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Instead of having an All-Star Game this season, the NHL and NHLPA are staging the...

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NHL 4 Nations Face-Off Central: Schedule, rosters, news, how to watch

Top healthcare boss Brian Thompson murdered by gunman in face mask outside New York hotel

Police in New York are hunting a gunman who shot dead a healthcare executive outside a hotel in what has been described as a...

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Top healthcare boss Brian Thompson murdered by gunman in face mask outside New York hotel

Business

Brian Thompson: Top healthcare boss murdered by gunman in face mask outside New York hotel

Police in New York are hunting a gunman who shot dead a healthcare executive outside a hotel in what was a “brazen targeted attack”....

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Business

Parcel delivery giant Yodel hit by festive capacity crisis

One of Britain’s biggest parcel carriers has been hit by a capacity crisis at the start of the crunch festive trading period, forcing it...

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Parcel delivery giant Yodel hit by festive capacity crisis

Business

Two-child benefit cap to be scrapped in Scotland under SNP’s budget plans

Scotland has vowed to scrap the two-child benefit cap, saying it will lift 15,000 Scottish children out of poverty. Scotland’s finance secretary Shona Robison...

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