Daily Alerts for Significant News Events
We understand that staying informed can be overwhelming, that's why we have created this page to make it easy for you to stay up-to-date on the latest developments in the news. Whether you are a journalist, researcher, or simply interested in a specific person or organization, our Daily Alerts page is a valuable resource for staying informed.
Stephon Gilmore
personThe New England Patriots plan on parting ways with cornerback Stephon Gilmore. Unless a trade agreement is reached by 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday, the team will release the 10th-year veteran. The 31-year-old cornerback was named the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year just a few seasons ago.
WHO
organizationFirst ever malaria vaccine to be rolled out across Africa to shield children. Every two minutes a child under five dies of malaria. The vaccine - called RTS,S - was proven effective six years ago.
David MacMillan
personDavid MacMillan and Benjamin List awarded prize for new way of building molecules. They developed asymmetric organocatalysis, a "new and ingenious tool for molecule building" The award comes with a gold medal and 10 million Swedish kronor.
YouTube Music users in Canada will be able to access the feature free of cost on both Android and iOS devices from Nov 3. Google cutting fuel use and traffic delays by 10% to 20% at four locations in Israel. Company next plans to test the software in Rio de Janeiro.
Twitch
organizationHackers reportedly posted 125GB of Twitch data on 4chan. Among that data was two years worth of information on creator payouts. Leaker claims to have taken the video game streaming giant's source code.
Deontay Wilder
personTyson Fury and Deontay Wilder will fight for the third time on Saturday. In 2018, the pair drew as they faced up for the first time. Last year Fury was the victor with a stoppage in the seventh round. Fury has adopted a grizzly bear as his spiritual animal in camp.
Mark Zuckerberg
personFacebook, Instagram and WhatsApp went down for around seven hours on Monday. The development later sent the company's stock tumbling by roughly 5%. The financial loss effectively saw Zuckerberg lose out on some $7 billion. Estimates of lost ad revenue range from $66million to $100million. Frances Haugen, a former product manager at Facebook who worked for the company for less than two years, testified before a Senate Commerce subcommittee today.
Urban Meyer
personFormer NFL executive Michael Lombardi posted an ominous tweet on Tuesday. Jaguars owner Shad Khan would not reveal what was said in the conversation. On Saturday, video surfaced of Meyer dancing with a younger woman obviously not his wife.
Owen Diaz
personUS jury orders Tesla to pay ex-employee $137 million over workplace racism. Owen Diaz says he was subjected to racist abuse and a hostile work environment. Jury awards Diaz $130 million in punitive damages and $6.9 million for emotional distress.
Mark Zuckerberg
personFacebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger went down on Monday. It took until 5pm Eastern Time (10.45pm GMT) for the servers to be reconnected. CEO Mark Zuckerberg lost an estimated $6 billion off his net worth in the hours following the crash. Zuckerberg, with a total wealth of USD 121.6 billion, has fallen behind Bill Gates.
US oil prices rose to their highest level in seven years on Monday. Facebook's shares also fell by 4.9 percent, translating into $47.3 billion in lost market cap. Mark Zuckerberg's net worth dropped by $6 billion (£4.4 billion) The company blamed a ‘faulty configuration change’ for the problem.
Frances Haugen
personFormer Facebook employee Frances Haugen gave scathing testimony to Congress about the social media platform’s alleged practices. Haugen said the company suffered from "moral bankruptcy" and is "stuck in a loop it can't get out of" Facebook spokesman: Haugen "did not work on child safety or Instagram"
Giorgio Parisi
personJapanese-born American Syukuro Manabe, German Klaus Hasselmann and Italian Giorgio Parisi win. Their work helps understand complex physical systems such as Earth's changing climate. One half of the 10-million Swedish crown ($1.15-million) prize goes in equal parts.
the French Catholic Church
organizationFrench Catholic Church showed "deep, cruel indifference toward victims," report says. Of the 3,000 abusers identified, two-thirds are priests. Report only covers minors and authors say there could be many young men and women over the age of 18.
David Julius
personU.S. scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian win 2021 Nobel Prize for Medicine. discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch could pave the way for new pain-killers. The more than century-old prize is worth 10 million Swedish crowns ($1.15 million)
Facebook stock took a dive Monday as the site suffered one of its worst outages of the past decade. The stock ended the day down nearly 5%, with Facebook shedding tens of billions in market cap value as the company sorted through the pieces. Mark Zuckerberg is estimated to have lost his fifth position on Forbes’ list of the world’s top billionaires.
William Shatner
personActor known for portraying Captain Kirk in ‘Star Trek’ is slated to join spaceflight on Oct. 12. Liftoff is currently set for 8:30 am CT from Launch Site One in West Texas. This will be the second flight for Blue Origin following its inaugural trip to space in July.
Frances Haugen
personFrances Haugen, a 37-year-old data scientist from Iowa, says Facebook is "substantially worse" than anything she had seen before. Haugen said the tech firm prioritised profit over safety and was ‘tearing our societies apart’ Facebook disbanded the Civic Integrity team of which Haugen was a member.
Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram suffer worldwide outage. Whatsapp, Facebook and Instagram all reported down on Monday afternoon. Users rushed to unaffected social media apps including Twitter, TikTok and Snapchat.
Lars Vilks
personLars Vilks, 75, was riding in a police car with his security detail, when their automobile struck a truck. Two police officers were also killed and the truck driver was injured. Investigators believe there were no external influences that led to the death of the artist.