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Max Verstappen Snatches F1 World Championship From Title Rival Lewis Hamilton
Max Verstappen claimed an astonishing first F1 world championship title by overtaking rival Lewis Hamilton on the final lap of a hugely controversial Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Verstappen became the first Dutch champion in history and the first Red Bull driver to win a title since Sebastian Vettel in 2013. Verstappen’s title snapped a run of four straight championships for Hamilton, still searching for a record eighth championship. The race’s finish was an unbelievable end to one of the most dramatic F1 seasons ever.
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Twitter Bans Sharing ‘Private’ Images And Videos Without Consent
Twitter has expanded its private information policy to include media, banning users from sharing photos or videos of a private individual without their permission. The company notes that tweeting such images can violate someone’s privacy and potentially lead to harm against them. In a blog post, the Twitter Safety team wrote that although anyone can be impacted by private media being shared, it “can have a disproportionate effect on women, activists, dissidents and members of minority communities.” If someone reports a photo or video that violates the policy, Twitter will remove the media and take action based on its enforcement options.
Eton ‘Bans Netflix from filming The Crown at the College’
Netflix was barred from using Eton College as a filming location for The Crown after the streaming giant was accused of publishing a ‘sinister’ tweet about the Royal Family, it has been revealed. The £14,000-a-term all-boys school in Windsor, Berkshire, said it wanted nothing to do with the hit series, which chronicles the lives of the British monarchy throughout the 20th century. It comes after senior palace sources reacted with anger in December last year after Netflix posted a tweet inviting viewers to watch a documentary on Princess Diana. They claimed it would provide ‘answers’ to criticism of its flagship drama. Critics had said The Crown’s account of the breakdown of Prince Charles’s marriage to the Princess of Wales was ‘distorted and at times downright inaccurate’.
Damon Albarn Says He Was Put Off Pursuing A Political Career After Meeting Tony Blair
Damon Albarn has revealed that he once considered pursuing a political career but was put off after a meeting with Tony Blair. The Blur and Gorillaz frontman recalled a conversation he had with the politician – which took place “before he became Prime Minister” in 1997 – and it left him “terrified”. “Politics is such a murky business. I would be lying if I said I hadn’t considered it when I was younger,” he told the Metro newspaper’s Guilty Pleasures column (via Contact Music). “I even went and had a strategic meeting with Tony Blair before he became Prime Minister, but that terrified me so much. [I thought] ‘I don’t know if this is for me at all. I’m not a politician; I am a musician.’ ” He continued, “I picked up on something kind of odd about him that I didn’t understand. I was a bit scared of him if I’m honest with you.”
Elon Musk has been named Time magazine’s 2021 Person of the Year. After a year of selling off his possessions and moving to Texas, the world’s richest man has bestowed the honour, launching rockets into space, inventing new driverless cars, sharing his Asperger’s diagnosis while hosting Saturday Night Live, and influencing the stock market with these tweets. Musk spoke with Time Magazine and discussed his ‘semi-separated’ status with Grimes, slammed vaccine mandates as an ‘erosion of freedom’ and shared his plans to fly Noah’s ark spaceship packed full of animals to Mars as he works to colonise the planet. One reason Musk moved to Texas was his disapproval of California’s strict COVID mandates.
FBI Document Says the Feds Can Get Your WhatsApp Data
An internal FBI document has revealed how much data it can legally obtain from messaging apps. It turns out that iMessage and WhatsApp were the most permissive in this regard. Signal and Telegram are two high-profile apps that don’t give much data. There are loads of messaging apps on the market today, and many of these services make a big deal about their security and privacy policies. Rolling Stone and Property of the People obtained an FBI document detailing the bureau’s information from various messaging apps with a warrant or subpoena. And it turns out that WhatsApp and iMessage provide the most information.
