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How 'hugely impressive' Villa teen Madjo took fight to PSG

Match of the Day's Nedum Onuoha and Stephen Warnock analyse 17-year-old Brian Madjo's "hugely impressive" goalscoring performance for Aston Villa in their 2-1 defeat by PSG in the UEFA Super Cup.

2026-08-12 · 22:35 UTC
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Science

Toddler's tragic death from brain-destroying amoeba offers lessons for doctors

2026-08-12 · 22:31

Boy's unusual symptoms could help identify the next case sooner.

Tech

Some Claude users are mad that Anthropic’s new watermarks will catch them cheating at their jobs, classes

2026-08-12 · 22:26

Is Anthropic's new watermarking system a travesty? Some have taken to social media to complain that it is.

Sports

Lukaku seals 'emotional' move to Fenerbahce

2026-08-12 · 22:26

Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku has joined Turkish side Fenerbahce from Napoli for an undisclosed fee and contract length.

Tech

AI nuclear power firm Fermi finally has a new CEO

2026-08-12 · 22:24

Lee McIntire, an independent member of Fermi's board, has been hired as CEO, more than three months since the company…

Crypto

After BIP-110 Flops, Bitcoin’s Next Soft Fork Faces a Showdown

2026-08-12 · 22:19

Bitcoin developers have finished a proposed security cleanup called BIP-54, but winning enough support to activate it…

Sports

Galatasaray submit Martinelli bid - Thursday's gossip

2026-08-12 · 22:09

Arsenal have received a bid from Galatasaray for Gabriel Martinelli, Spain midfielder Martin Zubimendi could leave the…

Other

Why are 'human fridges' being sold in Japan?

2026-08-12 · 22:07

As Japan swelters through extreme summer heat, BBC Tokyo correspondent Kurumi Mori tries out a new way to cool down.

Tech

The web’s newest weapon against AI scrapers is a font

2026-08-12 · 22:02

“ShieldFont” aims to poison AI training data without making pages unreadable for people.

Tech

Process as a Proxy for Motivation

2026-08-12 · 22:01

When faced with difficult or abstract goals like "study more" or "make fewer decisions," establishing fixed processes or…

Sports

Chelsea set Friday deadline over £120m Fernandez

2026-08-12 · 21:49

Chelsea set a Friday deadline for offers of £120m for clubs interested in midfielder Enzo Fernandez.

World

Why Can't You Find Canned Sardines?

2026-08-12 · 21:45

Canned sardines are facing widespread shortages across supermarkets due to a viral social media diet trend that has…

Tech

Terabytes of credentials leaked in massive supply-chain attack

2026-08-12 · 21:43

The data was scraped and exfiltrated from 2,500 users of a compromised AI package.

Sports

Fernandes the centre of attention - but what next for Man Utd captain?

2026-08-12 · 21:40

Manchester United skipper Bruno Fernandes is attracting attention on and off the pitch.

Sports

Highlights: PSG beat Aston Villa in Super Cup

2026-08-12 · 21:39

Paris Saint-Germain beat Aston Villa in the Uefa Super Cup with goals from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Desire Doue.

Tech

The AI-Generated Pattern Hides You From Surveillance Cameras—Including Flock

2026-08-12 · 21:31

A Kansas City security researcher ran 31 million tests to teach a model how to paint camouflage for the algorithm age.

Sports

Doue goal awarded on VAR after tight offside

2026-08-12 · 21:29

Desire Doue's goal is awarded after initially being flagged offside to give PSG the lead in the second half of the Super…

Sports

MI London hold on to beat Phoenix but fail to progress to eliminator

2026-08-12 · 21:28

MI London hang on to beat Birmingham Phoenix by just two runs, but their margin of victory isn't big enough to help them…

Sports

Teenager Madgo scores equaliser for Villa

2026-08-12 · 21:25

17-year-old Brian Madjo equalisers for Aston Villa against PSG in the Uefa Super Cup.

Sports

Guimaraes makes Arsenal debut in draw with Como

2026-08-12 · 21:24

Bruno Guimaraes put in an assured performance as he made his Arsenal debut in a 1-1 friendly draw with Como at Emirates…

Crypto

Hawaii crypto ATM ban to take effect on Oct. 1

2026-08-12 · 21:21

Hawaii will join Minnesota, Tennessee and Indiana in becoming the fourth US state to completely ban the use of…

Sports

Atletico agree £34.2m deal for Tottenham's Romero

2026-08-12 · 21:18

Cristian Romero is set to join La Liga side Atletico Madrid as they agree a £34.2m fee with Tottenham for their captain.

Sports

Rybakina comeback knocks Osaka out of Canadian Open

2026-08-12 · 21:15

Elena Rybakina comes back from a set and a break down to beat Naomi Osaka in three sets in their Canadian Open…

Science

Have physicists finally discovered glueballs? New evidence points to yes.

2026-08-12 · 21:13

“It’s the strongest evidence yet that particles dominated by a glueball component can exist in nature.”