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Katy Perry appeared downcast while partying on a boat in Perth on Tuesday as rumours ramp up that she has split with fiancé Orlando Bloom.

The Register's Simon Sharwood reports: Huawei's chairman Xu Zhijun -- aka Eric Xu -- has called out China's enormous lead in fiber-to-the-room (FTTR) installations. Speaking at last week's Mobile World Congress event in Shanghai, Xu shared his views on the telecommunications industry's future growth opportunities and said by the end of 2025 China will be home to 75 million FTTR installations -- but just 500,000 exist outside the Middle Kingdom. Xu said FTTR will benefit businesses by increasing their internet connection speeds, helping them address spotty Wi-Fi coverage, allowing them to deploy tech in more places, and therefore creating more opportunities to adopt productivity-boosting devices and services. FTTR will also help carriers to sell more expensive packages, he said. Xu also urged telecom carriers to target high-growth user groups like delivery riders and livestream influencers, citing their above-average data consumption and revenue potential. Delivery riders, who will make up 5% of the global workforce by 2030, use four times more voice minutes and double the data of average users, while influencers generate five times the data usage and four times the revenue. He also pushed for greater collaboration between carriers and platforms to deliver more high-res video content, and called for improved efficiency in networking equipment and device power use. "Xu said Huawei is here to help carriers deliver any of the scenarios he mentioned," concludes Sharwood. "And of course it is, because the Chinese giant has a thriving business selling to telcos -- or at least to telcos beyond the liberal democracies that have largely decided Huawei's close ties with Beijing mean the company and its products represent an unacceptable threat to the operation of critical infrastructure."

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Bunnie, three, was walking home with her father and two siblings last Tuesday when the Cockapoo attacked her outside Miers Court Primary School in Rainham, Kent, at around 3.30pm.

Police today confirmed three people had been rushed to hospital with serious injuries after the incident in the early hours of Sunday morning.

The PM will join fellow Nato leaders in The Hague today after signing up to the goal of spending 3.5 per cent of GDP on defence.

'I had lots of compliments and it's both stylish and practical'

The Duchess of York 's daughters are amid some of the most sophisticated sartorial displays at major royal events - but their fashion prowess comes after years of honing their looks in the spotlight.

The nepo babies made sure to make their mark on Paris Fashion Week as they posed up a storm at the Saint Laurent Menswear Spring/Summer 2026 show on Tuesday. 

The broadcaster released updated editorial guidelines stating output must be impartial so the public feels comfortable expressing taboo perspectives.

Longtime Slashdot reader williamyf writes: Firefox 140 just landed. Some user-facing features include: Vertical Tabs: You can now keep more -- or fewer -- pinned tabs in view for quicker access to important windows. Just drag the divider to resize your pinned tabs section. Unload Tabs: You can now unload tabs by right-clicking on a tab (or multiple selected tabs) and selecting "Unload Tab." This can speed up performance by reducing Firefox's memory and CPU usage. But the most important feature? This release is an Extended Support Release (ESR). Why are ESRs so important? ESR is the Firefox version that ships as the default with many Linux distributions. Some downstream projects (like Waterfox) depend on the ESR version. Many enterprise software systems are tested only against ESR. When features are dropped -- like support for older operating systems or Flash -- ESR keeps that functionality around for longer. And speaking of old operating systems: If you are using Windows 7, 8.1, or macOS 10.12~10.15, note that FireFox ESR 115 (the last version supporting these OSs) will continue to receive patches until at least September 2025. So one can see why ESR is very important for some people. The release notes are available here.

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A disciplinary investigation has been launched after Real Madrid 's Antonio Rudiger accused Pachuca defender Gustavo Cabral of racially abusing him in a Club World Cup match, FIFA has confirmed.

I was tricked into a crypto investment by a broker called WorldTradeCenter. I only realised the promotion was fake after handing over £110,000.

Christopher Leggat allegedly told his wife Cara 'I hope you die in your sleep' because of the 'childish and ridiculous' gift.

Brad Pitt has opened up about his sexuality in his most candid interview ever.

The Met chief accused the Jewish counter-protesters of trying to 'create an incident' when they walked into the crowd in Trafalgar Square with a megaphone and flag.

The UK's most popular theme park is cheaper than ever, thanks to new three-month seasonal passes on sale for less than a day ticket.

After she took a financial hit after a difficult split, Belinda Allen, 63, from Devon, says she's now found companionship and security - by co-owning a home with a pal.

OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush used an aviation-grade epoxy resin to bond his experimental submarine together which was applied by hand by his crew in Seattle, Washington.

Labour MPs brushed aside pressure from Downing Street and threats from party whips to demand that plans to trim £5billion from the welfare budget are dumped before a crunch vote next Tuesday.

Oldy Herring, 67, the elder of the family unit, said a number of stereotypes now existed because of shows like My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding.