January 16 – The Trump administration’s decision to suspend immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries is complicating the build-up to the 2026 World Cup, with the five-time champions, Brazil, Colombia, and Iran, among the 15 qualified nations affected by that policy. The U.S. is “pausing immigrant visa processing for…
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Online communities have different homes. At Stream Hatchet, we focus on exploring live-streaming platforms where streamers and their viewers both shape and reflect the popularity of different trends. But this is just one node in a vast, interconnected world of forums, servers, and other meeting places: What could…
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The Atlantic sues Google, Arena Group leans into creators, and more. Top U.S. news publishers lose search visibility For years, big publishers treated Google as a distribution utility: publish a lot, cover everything and let domain authority do the rest. The December core update — rolled out Dec.…
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The Xabi Alonso sack news is just the latest of its kind in world football. After the Supercopa final loss, Real Madrid announced that they were parting ways with the 44-year-old Spanish manager. After Chelsea and Manchester United, Real Madrid have now become the latest big club to…
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January 13 — The World Leagues Association (WLA) has come out in support of Italy’s Serie A and its member leagues following statements by web security platform Cloudflare after it was fined €14.2 million by Italy’s communications regulator for failing to block access to pirate streaming sites. Cloudfare co-founder…
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For much of the past year, publishers have been playing defense against AI scraping and copyright uncertainty. But heading into 2026, some see reasons to believe the ground is finally starting to move a little more in their favor. The Financial Times was the first U.K.-based publisher to…
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The Charlton vs Chelsea clash in the third round of the 2025/26 FA Cup should be a really enticing battle between two teams from separate divisions of the English football pyramid, but it should be a pretty eventful match-up when the two teams meet at The Valley on…
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January 9 – FIFA has appointed TikTok as its first ever ‘Preferred Platform’ for the 2026 World Cup in an agreement that will see live broadcast of match segments, as well as access to press conferences and training sessions to a select group of creators for fan content.…
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CES functioned less as a turning point than a temperature check for the ad industry. Behind the stage demos and glossy AI announcements, the advertising industry arrived in Las Vegas with a quieter set of questions than previous years. Q4 held up better than feared but not well enough…
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The first of the midweek Premier League fixtures saw West Ham vs Nottingham Forest end 1-2 in a pivotal tie to avoid relegation. The end result saw Nottingham Forest climb seven points clear of the relegation zone, but what does this mean for West Ham? West Ham vs…
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