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Axel Springer promises ‘AI-powered transformation’ as it completes Telegraph deal

Axel Springer promises ‘AI-powered transformation’ as it completes Telegraph deal

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Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner. Picture: Robert Downs/INMA Axel Springer’s acquisition of The Telegraph will complete today (Tuesday 30 June), ending “three difficult years” without an owner for the UK national newspaper. The £575m deal was announced in March and has now received all the required regulatory approvals in the UK, Ireland and Austria. Axel Springer pledged to “further strengthen” The Telegraph’s commercial and subscription businesses and expand its events and premium offerings. It added that it would preserve The Telegraph’s “editorial independence and integrity” and British identity. Telegraph editor-in-chief Chris Evans said: “These are exciting times for The Telegraph. Axel Springer and we have much in common. We share the same values. We also share the same vision and the same ambition. “We believe there are many opportunities to grow The Telegraph, both in the UK and overseas. After three difficult years without owners, we look forward to stoking up the engines and setting forth on a new voyage.” Evans led a newsroom revolt earlier in the sales process when The Telegraph look set …

Teenager inspired by Southport killer Axel Rudakabana is sentenced | UK News

Teenager inspired by Southport killer Axel Rudakabana is sentenced | UK News

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A teenager who researched the Southport killings has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for possessing explosives after making threats to attack his school. Jagger Strang, who was 17 at the time, was reported to police by Stafford College in September last year after he made threats to three fellow students that he planned to set off a bomb there and had numerous weapons. At Birmingham Crown Court on Monday, he was sentenced to three years and 11 months in a young offenders’ institution. In a Snapchat discussion with one classmate that evening, he showed him a “bingo card” of mass killers, photos of homemade weapons, and videos of himself lighting substances in his garden and kitchen, and torturing cats. Image: Jagger Strang will spend nearly four years inside a young offenders’ institution. Pic: Staffordshire Police/PA The three teenagers reported him to the school the next day, which cancelled his classes and called in the police. His home was raided on 9 September by police where they found quantities of black powder and …

Axel Springer given UK govt approval for Telegraph takeover

Axel Springer given UK govt approval for Telegraph takeover

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Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner. Picture: Robert Downs/INMA Axel Springer’s planned £575m takeover of Telegraph Media Group has been approved by the UK Government. It is still awaiting regulatory approval in Ireland and Austria (due to there being a lower threshold for competition concerns in those countries although there is no expectation of any impact there). The publisher said it expects the deal to completed by the end of June. Axel Springer chief executive Mathias Döpfner said: “We are pleased to have received UK government approval to proceed with this acquisition. “After a long period of uncertainty, we can confirm that we will invest significantly in The Telegraph’s editorial excellence and international growth.” Axel Springer added that The Telegraph will keep “its distinct editorial voice and British identity”. Axel Springer owns Politico and Business Insider, which both have journalists in the UK, as well as German newspapers Bild and Die Welt. The Telegraph reported that the news was “greeted with relief” in its newsroom after almost three years of being in ownership limbo or, as …

Axel Rudakubana’s parents could have prevented Southport attack, inquiry finds | UK News

Axel Rudakubana’s parents could have prevented Southport attack, inquiry finds | UK News

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The Southport attack would have been prevented if Axel Rudakubana’s parents told the authorities what they knew about the killer, a public inquiry has found. Chairman Sir Adrian Fulford also said it was “highly likely” the murders of three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance workshop on 29 July 2024 would not have happened if agencies had properly managed the risk the teenager posed. Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, were killed, while Rudakubana, then 17, also tried to murder eight other children, class instructor Leanne Lucas and businessman John Hayes at The Hart Space in the Lancashire seaside town. “This terrible event could have been and should have been prevented,” said retired High Court Judge Sir Adrian Fulford in a statement as he unveiled his 763-page, two-volume report, in Liverpool Town Hall. You need javascript enabled to view this content Enable javascript to share Share Southport attack: Five failures Read more: Southport Inquiry as it happened He identified five major areas of systematic failure that “affected and …

Axel Springer ousts DMGT with deal to buy Telegraph for £575m

Axel Springer ousts DMGT with deal to buy Telegraph for £575m

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Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner. Picture: Robert Downs/INMA German newspaper group Axel Springer has agreed a deal to buy The Telegraph for £575m in cash. The deal trumps a previous agreement signed in November between current owner Redbird IMI and Daily Mail owner DMGT, which had planned to pay £400m upfront and a further £100 within two years. Axel Springer chief executive Mathias Döpfner said The Telegraph has “massive growth potential” and he wants to “help it become the most read and intellectually inspiring center-right media outlet in the English-speaking world”, promising investment. Scroll down for Döpfner’s full statement Axel Springer initially expressed an interest in taking part in the auction for The Telegraph in 2023. More recently it was reportedly involved in the preparations for a bid by New York Sun publisher Dovid Efune but has agreed the new deal without his involvement. It thanked Efune “for his essential support and assistance” in a statement. Axel Springer owns Politico, Business Insider and Axios as well as German newspapers Bild and Die Welt. The Telegraph …

German media giant Axel Springer to buy Telegraph Media Group in £575m deal | Money News

German media giant Axel Springer to buy Telegraph Media Group in £575m deal | Money News

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German media giant Axel Springer is to buy Telegraph Media Group in a £575m deal that will see the Daily and Sunday Telegraph print titles and their online business come under overseas ownership. The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, will see titles with historic links to the Conservative Party and the British establishment, in the same stable as German titles Bild and Die Welt, along with online specialist media brands Politico and Business Insider. The owner of the Daily Mail had been in talks to buy The Telegraph titles for several months, a deal that would have brought several of the UK’s largest right-of-centre outlets under single ownership. Money blog: Change in cheapest day of the week to fly has changed Scepticism about that deal has grown after an exclusivity period passed without a deal, amid concern any transaction would face intense scrutiny from the Labour government given of the political stance of the titles. Discussions between Axel Springer and Redbird IMI, the US-Emirati group that controlled ownership of the group, intensified in …

POLITICO owner Axel Springer buys Telegraph for £575M – POLITICO

POLITICO owner Axel Springer buys Telegraph for £575M – POLITICO

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He added: “We want to help it become the most read and intellectually inspiring center-right media outlet in the English-speaking world.” Axel Springer wasn’t the only media company interested in purchasing the Telegraph, as the Daily Mail & General Trust had proposed a £500 million takeover. Döpfner added: “The Telegraph stands for freedom, personal responsibility, democratic values and a belief in open societies and market economies. These convictions closely align with our Axel Springer essential values.” A spokesperson for the U.K.’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, which oversees media mergers in the U.K. on competition and foreign influence grounds, said Friday: “We note the announcement today on the sale of Telegraph Media Group. The Secretary of State will, as she has throughout, follow the established regulatory process and assess the new deal proposed. We will keep Parliament updated on this process.” Döpfner’s statement said that the buyer and seller “believe that the transaction is fully compliant with the UK’s Foreign State Influence regime.” Source link

American Amber Glenn wows Olympic crowd with triple axel

American Amber Glenn wows Olympic crowd with triple axel

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IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Team USA falls to Switzerland in women’s curling 00:55 ‘Blade Angels’ discuss their Winter Games experiences 01:29 Team USA dominates on the ice at the Winter Olympics 01:39 U.S. women’s hockey celebrates gold medal win 00:52 U.S. advances to women’s curling semifinals on final shot 00:40 Alysa Liu wins gold in women’s figure skating 00:54 Alysa Liu describes returning and winning ‘her way’ 01:00 U.S. beats Canada to win gold in women’s hockey 01:07 Now Playing American Amber Glenn wows Olympic crowd with triple axel 00:50 UP NEXT Jordan Stolz snatches silver in the 1500M 00:38 Team USA eyes Olympic gold in the women’s hockey final 01:29 U.S. tops Sweden in men’s hockey quarterfinal in overtime 01:09 Laila Edwards’ family talks about her Olympic journey 00:38 Great Britain comes back to beat U.S. in women’s curling 00:24 Team USA win first-ever medal in the men’s team sprint 00:31 Mikaela Shiffrin takes home Olympic gold in the slalom 00:31 Emery Lehman …

Amber Glenn lands triple axel but misses different trick

Amber Glenn lands triple axel but misses different trick

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IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Team USA win first-ever medal in the men’s team sprint 00:31 Stephen Colbert addresses ongoing FCC controversy 01:09 Mikaela Shiffrin takes home Olympic gold in the slalom 00:31 Emery Lehman reveals how he got into speed skating 00:23 How Team USA has fared in week two of Milan-Cortina 01:42 Dog crashes Winter Games during cross-country skiing 00:28 Shark spotted in Antarctica’s near-freezing deep 00:27 NYPD rescues injured bald eagle stranded on icy sheet 00:17 At least five injured in upstate N.Y. church explosion 00:18 Video shows attempted kidnapping in Italy 00:18 Arizona Wildlife World Zoo seeks name for baby pygmy hippo 00:22 Alysa Liu advances into medal position 01:12 Blade Angels take to the ice, Malinin opens up on Day 11 01:49 10 skiers missing, 6 stranded after California avalanche 00:15 Sheriff says no DNA match on glove found in Guthrie case 02:17 U.S. bobsled duo falls short of three German teams 00:45 Team USA reacts to Taylor Swift’s ‘Blade …

How Ilia Malinin Revolutionized Figure Skating with His Quadruple Axel

How Ilia Malinin Revolutionized Figure Skating with His Quadruple Axel

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Ilia Malinin was born to skate. The child of two Olympic skaters—Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skorniakov, who both competed for Uzbekistan—he first hit the ice at six years old. In the years since, he’s skyrocketed to fame in the skating world, dubbing himself the “Quad God” for his ability to do multiple quadruple jumps with ease in a single program. This week, Malinin lead the US figure skating squad to gold in the team event at the 2026 Winter Olympics. During that competition, his performance was notable for two reasons. One, he ended his short program with an astounding backflip. Two, he didn’t even have to pull out his signature quad axel to get a tidy 108.16 score. The backflip wasn’t just notable because it looked cool as hell on the ice. It was notable because he was the first figure skater to legally land a backflip at the Olympics. The International Skating Union banned the backflip in the late 1970s, calling it too dangerous. The ban wasn’t lifted until 2024, and shortly thereafter Malinin …