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Frenkie de Jong stands by comments opposing Barcelona’s game against Villarreal being played in Miami but accepts players have to play where they are told.The Barça midfielder said last week that he did not like LaLiga’s decision to take the fixture to the U.S., criticising more travel and acknowledging that playing an away game on neutral territory distorts the competition.Barça president Joan Laporta said he “respected” De Jong’s opinion but that the possibility of growing in the North American market made the proposal a good one for the club.”Yes, I still think what I said and that hasn’t changed,” De…

Italy faced Israel in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday night that became much more than a sporting event. Set against the backdrop of Israel’s genocide in Gaza and the start of a ceasefire process, the match in Udine was marked by a charged atmosphere both inside and outside the stadium as football fans demanded a boycott of Israel.  Around 10,000 people took to the streets of the northeastern Italian city before the game, waving Palestinian flags and holding banners reading “show Israel the red card” – an ongoing campaign urging international football bodies to suspend the country over its…

In what could be the future of football gaming, Manchester City have joined forces with EA Sports FC 26 to launch a new fourth kit that comes embedded with a special interactive chip that will allow fans to literally tap into a whole raft of digital unlockables.The dark forest green jersey is covered in triangular graphics in light green and turquoise, and a closer look at the metallic club crest reveals the design’s hidden hi-tech secret.- Premier League 2025-26 kit ranking: Every new jersey released- Soccer’s wildest 2025-26 kits: From unorthodox to unhinged- Why Mexico vs. Ecuador marks end of…

If you believe money causes tension in your relationship, you’re not alone.I’ve spent the past two years interviewing and studying more than 60 couples and the ways they come into these conflicts. I’ve learned that love has little to do with it. You can love each other deeply and still allow money to erode your relationship if you’re talking about the wrong issues, or not talking about them at all.People often focus on the problems right in front of them: missing a bill payment or spending over the monthly budget. But these smaller transgressions can be a symptom of a…

The Trump administration will set price floors across a range of industries to combat market manipulation by China, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC in an exclusive interview Wednesday.China has driven foreign competitors in the rare earth industry out of business over the past two decades by using its global dominance in refining and processing to slash prices, Bessent said.”When you are facing a nonmarket economy like China, then you have to exercise industrial policy,” Bessent told Sara Eisen at CNBC’s Invest in America Forum in Washington, D.C.”So we’re going to set price floors and the forward buying to make…

The upgraded Apple Vision Pro features the powerful M5 chip, the comfortable Dual Knit Band, innovative features with visionOS 26, and all-new spatial apps and Apple Immersive content.Courtesy: Apple Inc.Apple announced new MacBook Pro, iPad Pro and Vision Pro models on Wednesday with an updated M5 chip that allows them to run faster than their predecessors.The new MacBook Pro models start at $1,599. The 11-inch iPad Pro starts at $999. The latest Apple Vision Pro, which includes a Dual Knit Band, starts at $3,499.The new devices are available to preorder now in most markets and go on sale Oct. 22.…

The best bosses have one particular skill that elevates them above the rest, according to University of Chicago economist Virginia Minni.Standout managers can spot their workers’ hidden talents and know how to best put them to use, making them more productive and helping them advance their careers, Minni wrote in a study published in September. “Gaining a good manager results in an improvement in worker performance,” she wrote, and those workers were more likely to be promoted and earn higher salaries in the long-run — 13% more than other workers, on average — according to the study.Minni, an assistant professor…

Chinese smartphone company Honor announced on Oct. 15 a slew of new AI features, including the ability to compare deals across different e-commerce sellers.CNBC | Evelyn ChengBEIJING — Imagine if Amazon gave 20% discounts for every purchase made using an iPhone Air.That’s essentially how Chinese smartphone company Honor wants to attract local buyers — by giving them an on-device AI tool that lets them quickly compare deals across Chinese e-commerce sites, including JD.com and different merchants on Alibaba’s Taobao. In one example seen by CNBC, the Honor AI-powered shopping search helped save 20% since the tool was able to find…

Chinese smartphone company Honor is developing a smartphone with an AI-connected camera that unfolds from the back of the device.HonorBEIJING — Chinese smartphone company Honor on Wednesday announced it is developing a smartphone with a camera that folds out of the device using a robotic arm.The company said it plans to share more details at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona early next year.The new device would be the latest Chinese consumer electronics product to shake up a decades-old hardware design in an attempt to integrate AI. Earlier this year, Beijing-based Roborock started selling a robot vacuum cleaner with an arm…

You’ve probably been told that trusting your gut is important. But if you think that your intuition is something you’re born with, think again: It’s a muscle you can train and strengthen, according to Skims co-founder and CEO Jens Grede.Developing a strong intuition is the result of putting yourself in uncomfortable positions and being inquisitive about what’s going on around you, Grede said on his wife Emma’s “Aspire” podcast, in an episode that published on Tuesday. Alongside Kim Kardashian, both Gredes are co-founders of Skims, which was most recently valued at $4 billion after a July 2023 fundraising round.”You can…