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Getty Images Boston’s incoming NWSL franchise announced Friday that it will change its name, five months after it was roundly criticized for selecting Bos Nation FC as the expansion club’s name. “Boston, you’ve waited long enough,” the club wrote in a brief social media statement posted late Friday night. “We are changing our club name.” The expansion team introduced the …

Google DeepMind co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Demis Hassabis speaks during the Mobile World Congress, the telecom industry’s biggest annual gathering, in Barcelona, Spain, Feb. 26, 2024. Pau Barrena | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — Artificial intelligence that can match humans at any task is still some way off — but it’s only a matter of time before it …

Undiscouraged by the rain, shoppers and visitors out on Oxford Street braving the bad weather from the latest storm using umbrellas on 28th January 2025 in London, United Kingdom. Oxford Street is a major retail centre in the West End of the capital and is Europes busiest shopping street with around half a million daily visitors to its approximately 300 …

Getty Images By defeating Liverpool 2-1 in the EFL Cup final on Sunday, Newcastle United not only secured their first trophy since 1969, but they’ve also earned a place in the Europa Conference League. Given their place in the Premier League, the Magpies have a chance at qualifying for the Europa League or Champions League directly. Due to the European …

Ryu Young-sang, CEO of South Korean telecoms giant SK Telecom, told CNBC that AI is helping telecoms firms improve efficiency in their networks. Manaure Quintero | Afp | Getty Images BARCELONA — Global telecommunications firms are talking up advances in key technologies like artificial intelligence as they look to transition away from being perceived as the “dumb pipes” behind the …

LONDON — It didn’t take long until the taste for silverware had grasped Eddie Howe. Barely an hour after lifting Newcastle’s first major trophy in over half a century, Howe, his hair soaked through with champagne, was already eyeing up further honors to follow his EFL Cup. Newcastle were outstanding on their way to their first major honor since the …

Eggs for sale in a Manhattan grocery store on Feb. 25, 2025, in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The U.S. consumer hasn’t felt so glum about the economy since November 2022, according to a survey by the University of Michigan. That’s when annual inflation was at 7.1% and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged that the chances …

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will look to win their third MLS match in a row and fifth straight overall when they battle Atlanta United FC on Sunday. Inter Miami are coming off a 2-0 win over Cavalier SC in the second leg of their Concacaf Champions Cup series on Thursday, while Atlanta United fought to a 0-0 draw with …

A woman, right, looks at herself on her phone as she and others buy warm winter hats at a vendors shop in the Panjiayuan Market on December 6, 2024 in Beijing, China.  Kevin Frayer | Getty Images China’s economy showed a modest pickup for the first two months of the year, according to data published Monday by the National Bureau …

Up here in the mountains of the northern Czech Republic, the snow slowly concedes defeat. The last patches are clinging to the shadows of the forest with their remaining strength before the spring sun chases them away for good. But in their place, another white carpet has spread across the landscape – the blooms of Spring Snowflakes (Leucojum vernum). These …