UK's O2 launches Europe's first smartphone satellite service

Britain's Virgin Media O2 launched Europe's first satellite-to-mobile service on Thursday, bringing text messages, WhatsApp and Google Maps to customers using regular smartphones in locations with no ...

Backed by Anthropic, a Super PAC Group Begins an Ad Blitz in Support of A.I. Regulation

The ads by Public First Action, which started airing on Monday, are part of an escalating political war over artificial intelligence before the midterm elections.

Doc Martin pub and three others in Cornwall close for good on same day

Four pubs in Cornwall have closed for good on the same day - including one that featured in the Doc Martin TV series. The ...
Auto Express

New Polestar 6 range-topping roadster still planned but on the back-burner

The Polestar 6 flagship roadster was due in 2026 but the brand’s refocus on volume segments means the wait will go on ...

Liberty Global Reports Q4 2025 Results

Virgin Media O2 continued strong execution on fixed and mobile network upgrades while delivering on all 2025 guidance metrics Against a backdrop of intense market competition, VMO2 saw improved ...

Virgin Media offering customers £250 in deal that runs until April

Virgin Media is offering new customers £250 in a deal that runs until April 1. Virgin Media is introducing a new offer – up ...

Watch out Freeview - Virgin Media is offering a blockbuster TV upgrade for free

Freeview might offer a totally free way to watch the telly, but Virgin Media is fighting back with its own blockbuster upgrade. Anyone with the firm's TV platform in their homes is getting a huge ...
Talksport

UFC Fight Night London tickets are on sale now: How to see Evloev vs. Murphy at the O2 Arena

The UFC is back in the capital on 21 March, bringing a card packed with British fighters to London's O2 Arena. British MMA fans now have the chance to buy UFC Fight Night London tickets from today ...
The New York Times

ITV uses in-game adverts during Six Nations in UK first

ITV became the first British network to show in-game adverts during a sporting event in Thursday’s Six Nations game between France and Ireland. Adverts are regularly shown during half-time in sports ...
Metro

Waitrose follows up their epic Christmas advert with yet another masterpiece

Waitrose has produced the ‘advert of the year’ after their ‘perfect’ Christmas campaign. Starring Keira Knightley and Joe Wilkinson in a high-end festive short entitled The Perfect Gift, fans declared ...
The Verge

Anthropic says ‘Claude will remain ad-free,’ unlike ChatGPT

It also pokes fun at OpenAI’s advertising plans in a new Super Bowl ad. It also pokes fun at OpenAI’s advertising plans in a new Super Bowl ad. is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in ...
The Financial Times

Virgin Media O2 owners to seal £2bn acquisition of UK broadband rival

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Telefónica and Liberty Global, the joint owners of Virgin Media O2, are set to lead a roughly £2bn acquisition ...