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Chelsea, for their director of recruitment post, is closing in on an agreement with Southampton to appoint Joe Shields. Joe, the head of senior recruitment at Southampton, is highly regarded by Chelsea for his work at Southampton and Manchester City. In July, Joe joined Southampton, and he was responsible for signing a defensive midfielder, Belgian Roméo Lavia, for £10.5m. At that time, Chelsea had a £50m offer for Lavia, but they rejected it. Lavia, a young 18-year-old midfielder, was recruited from Man City along with other teenage talents, Sam Edozie, Juan Larios, and goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu. At Southampton, Joe also…

If the deal does not close by 28 October, a November trial will be scheduled A Delaware judge has postponed the Twitter v Elon Musk trial in order to give the Tesla chief executive time to complete his proposed $44bn takeover of the social media platform. The litigation was halted until 28 October to allow both parties to close the transaction, after Musk said he needed time to put together the funds for the deal. Judge Kathaleen McCormick said if the deal did not close by her deadline the parties were to contact her to schedule a November trial. “This action is…

Money from crypto exchange was allegedly used to buy four houses worth $4m, vehicles, art and furniture, police officer tells court A Victorian woman accused of theft over a $10.5m mistaken cryptocurrency refund has been released on bail as she awaits trial, despite claims she allegedly tried to flee the country. Thevamanogari Manivel and her partner, Jatinder Singh, appeared by video link from prison in Melbourne magistrates court on Tuesday when they were committed to stand trial on theft and other charges. In May 2021, Crypto.com intended to refund Manivel $100 but she was erroneously transferred $10.47m. The company did…

Chinese-owned platform popular among teens and young adults saw its turnover rise by 477% last year TikTok has reported a five-fold surge in turnover to $1bn (£875m) across its operations in international markets including the UK and Europe last year, as trend-setting teens and young adults continue to make the video-sharing platform the hottest social app of the moment. Financial filings for Chinese-owned TikTok UK, which also covers operations in countries such as Brazil, Mexico, South Africa and Colombia, shows that its popularity with the public is rapidly translating into an advertising and e-commerce boom. Turnover soared by 477% from $171m in 2020 to…

Tweak to search engine effectively halves the environmental impact stated for each trip Google has been accused of airbrushing aviation emissions, after the company changed its flight search engine to halve the CO2 emissions attributed to any given trip. The change, first noted by the BBC, affects a feature on Google Flights that shows the estimated carbon emissions of each route. The company flags routes with higher or lower than typical emissions, and also reports the total CO2 emitted per passenger on any given journey. But in July this year, Google pushed through a change that halved the total emission figures it reported.…

Håkan Samuelsson was a relatively late convert to electric cars. He took over as boss of Volvo in 2012, but it was only three or four years later that he realised he needed to oversee the biggest shift in the company’s history: ending the use of fossil fuels. Since then, Volvo has committed to making no more petrol or diesel cars after 2030. That will be the fastest phase-out of any traditional carmaker of equivalent size, and Volvo has put sustainability at the heart of its branding. Samuelsson was persuaded by “absolute engineering type of logic”, he tells the Observer via video call from a sparsely…

In the World Cup, Denmark will wear shirts manufactured by Hummel that criticize the human rights record of the host nation Qatar. Denmark unveiled a black shirt to honor migrant workers who died during construction work for the finals tournament. In an Instagram post, Hummel said while we support the Denmark national team, this shouldn’t be confused with support for a tournament that has cost thousands of people their lives. DBU, the Danish football federation, last November made a promise to wear clothing with critical messages at the tournament, which seems to be fulfilled by their new shirt design. Fifa…

On Wednesday, in Lahore, Pakistan won the fifth T20I against England by six runs and led the series by 3-2. England was chasing only 145 on a skiddy, tricky pitch, and because of that, none of England’s batsmen was able to get comfortable in the conditions. Moeen, though, had managed to drag the game out, but in the last over, where 15 runs were needed off six balls, he failed to chase the run, and England lost their fifth T20I against Pakistan. Debutant Aamir Jamal did the last over very well and led Pakistan to win their fifth T20I against…

British long-distance runner Mo Farah has pulled out of the London Marathon due to injury, which raised questions about whether the four-time Olympic champion’s competitive career is over. On Wednesday evening, Farah broke the news that he had recently experienced tightness in his right hip and was not fit to compete in the London Marathon 2022. Farah’s withdrawal left organizers understandably reeling because it’s the sixth major withdrawal from the race. Farah said I have been training hard over the past few months, and I would get myself back into good shape, and I was feeling pretty optimistic about being…

Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen has publicly admitted that Hans Niemann cheated. Carlsen broke the silence on the controversy that has rocked chess by accusing Hans Niemann of more cheating. Carlsen also questioned Niemann’s stellar rise over the past year, calling it unusual. He also admitted that he was suspicious of the 19-year-old American’s mannerisms when Carlsen lost to Nieman with the black pieces at the Sinquefield Cup early this month. Carlsen said he pulled out of a tournament for the first time in his career due to this reason. Last week, Carlsen stunned the chess again by resigning from…