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Trent Alexander-Arnold admitted he was motivated by Real Madrid’s poor performance against Manchester City, declaring after the 3-0 win: “Aren’t we supposed to be battered?”Federico Valverde’s brilliant first-half hat-trick gave Real a stunning victory over City. There is still a mountain to climb in order to advance to the Champions League quarter-finals. Real Madrid, without the likes of Kylian Mbappé, Jude Bellingham and Rodrygo, went into the game as clear favorites for second place, but Valverde stole the show at the Bernabeu with a clinical 45-minute start. Alexander-Arnold had his best night since joining from Liverpool, shutting down Jeremy Doku…

Last week, Netflix announced the acquisition of InterPositive, an AI company co-founded by Ben Affleck that helps filmmakers edit footage in post-production. According to Bloomberg, the deal could be worth up to $600 million and rank among the streaming giant’s biggest acquisitions in history. The most Netflix ever paid for a single acquisition was about $700 million for the Roald Dahl Story Company. Netflix has not publicly confirmed the details, but sources told Bloomberg that InterPositive’s owners will be eligible for additional payments based on certain performance targets, and the actual cash payout could be lower. InterPositive creates tools that…

Energy Secretary Chris Wright announced Wednesday night that the United States will release 172 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to help reduce energy costs during the Iran war.Wright said the U.S. will start releasing barrels next week, but it will take about 120 days to deliver them all. President Donald Trump earlier said he would use reserves to keep energy prices in check. “We’ll do it and then we’ll fill it in,” Trump said in an interview with Cincinnati station WKRC. “I filled it up once and I’m going to fill it up again, but now…

A technician pulls cables from a truck to install Google Fiber.George Frey | Reutersgoogle The company said its fiber internet division, called GFiber, would merge with Astound Broadband to form an independent provider, with Google remaining as a minority shareholder. The new company will be majority-owned by investment firm Stonepeak and led by the existing GFiber management team, “leveraging its expertise in high-speed fiber innovation to manage the total network footprint,” Google said in a press release Wednesday. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter. Launched in 2010, Google Fiber was Google’s early effort to build a…

As the US and Israel’s war against Iran approaches its second week, one particular attack stands out as the bloodiest incident of the conflict so far.On February 28, during the opening hours of the attack on Iran, a missile struck a girls’ school in southern Iran, killing more than 170 people. Most of them were female students.Recommended stories 1 List of itemsend of listSince then, Israel and the United States have sought to distance themselves from the attack, despite mounting evidence that the United States was involved in the killing. For critics, the school bombing has become a frightening symbol…

Federico Valverde’s stunning first-half hat-trick gave Real Madrid a stunning 3-0 victory over Manchester City, and they still have a mountain to climb if they want to reach the Champions League quarter-finals.Real Madrid, without the likes of Kylian Mbappé, Jude Bellingham and Rodrygo, went into the game as clear favorites for second place, but Valverde stole the show at the Bernabeu with a clinical 45-minute start. Valverde expertly controlled Thibaut Courtois’ long pass over Nico O’Reilly and scored with his first touch. He evaded Gianluigi Donnarumma, who had charged to the edge of the penalty area, and slid the ball…

Zendesk will acquire Forethought, a company that makes software that automates customer service interactions, the companies announced Wednesday. The deal is expected to be completed by the end of March. AI agents, especially customer service, may be all the rage right now, but Forethought was years ahead of its time. In fact, it was the 2018 winner of TechCrunch Battlefield, our iconic startup pitch competition. By the way, ChatGPT wasn’t released until late 2022. Following its Battlefield win, Forethought has acquired major customers including Upwork, Grammarly, Airtable, and Datadog, and the company says it will support more than 1 billion…

Ford this week announced an AI assistant that can monitor and analyze millions of data points to help Ford Pro commercial customers drive revenue. The bet most other automakers are making is that they can make money with software. Ford Pro AI debuted at Work Truck Week in Indianapolis and is now available to all U.S.-based Pro telematics subscribers. AI Assistant is included in your subscription. Ford did not disclose U.S. subscriber numbers. We have over 840,000 subscribers worldwide. Ford Pro, which generated $66.3 billion in revenue in 2025, is a smart target for the company as it looks for…

2023 Ford Super Duty F-550 Chassis CabfordDetroit — ford motor is launching a new artificial intelligence system for its professional commercial vehicle business, aiming to boost the division’s profits and software revenue.The Detroit automaker announced Tuesday that its new Ford Pro AI can monitor and analyze more than 1 billion data points from connected commercial vehicles every day, from seat belt use to vehicle health, route optimization and fuel consumption. The goal is to give its 840,000 paid commercial subscribers the tools to improve efficiency and profits and reduce vehicle downtime by making it easier to analyze their businesses and…

Fair attendees play at the Xbox booth at the Cologne Trade Fair Center during the first day of Gamescom 2025 on August 20, 2025 in Cologne, Germany.Ying Tan | Null Photo | Getty Imagesmicrosoft The company announced Wednesday that it will send prototypes of its next-generation Xbox console to video game developers in 2027, in an effort to close the gap with Nintendo and Sony. The hardware will be equipped with a custom chip. advanced micro deviceJason Ronald, vice president of Microsoft’s Xbox division, said in a blog post.“This increases the performance and capabilities of ray tracing by orders of…