Saturday, January 25, 2025

Let's Do The News! (January 25, 2025)

                       

Your daily round-up of today's news...

- The COMELEC conducted mock polls at 30 barangays across the Philippines to test the efficiency of its automated election system ahead of the May 2025 elections.

- Chinese national apprehended for espionage in the country; an alumnus of China's People's Liberation Army University, as reported by the Bureau of Immigration.

- Hamas names four female soldier hostages set to be freed today as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal.

- A man has died after a tree fell on a car in County Donegal as Storm Éowyn continues to affect the UK and Ireland. The strongest wind gust recorded in the UK today reached 100 mph in Drumalbin, Scotland, where the storm's impact has been described as "once in a generation."

- Target announced ending its Racial Equity Action and Change initiatives and the Forward Founders program, designed to help start-up Black-owned and diverse businesses.

SpaceX successfully launched 23 Starlink satellites into orbit. Additionally, the Elon Musk-owned company has begun beta testing its Direct-to-Cell Starlink satellites.

- Commercial EV maker Canoo has run out of money, ceasing operations, and beginning plans to liquidate its assets.

- Crunchyroll confirms some login credentials were posted on social media but states there's no evidence its systems were hacked.

- Sony is ending production of its recordable Blu-Ray discs next month.

- Production I.G. takes over Signal.MD and dissolves it beginning June 1st.

- The Universe League grand final unveiled the nine members forming the boy group AHOF.

- The Dallas Cowboys named Brian Schottenheimer as its new head coach.

- Conor McGregor said the UFC nixed his boxing match with Logan Paul.

TTFN.

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