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McLaren's Lando Norris stormed to pole position in Qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix, a performance that surprised the reigning World Champion.

Lewis Hamilton believes himself and Ferrari have "got to work harder" in order to increase performance, having missed out on pole position for this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix.

Carlos Sainz has been handed a grid penalty for the Spanish Grand Prix after a Qualifying infringement.

Kimi Antonelli has reflected on missing out to Lando Norris at the last moment in Qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen will line up in P3 on the grid for the first Spanish Grand Prix to be held at the Madring.

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And Britain’s Alfie Hewett has won his fifth wheelchair singles title in New York, beating his great rival and top seed Tokito Oda 6-0, 7-6 (5), to end a run of four successive losses to Oda in grand slam finals and stop the Japanese player from completing a calendar slam. Hewett said afterwards that he had been desperate to prove something to himself having won only two games against Oda in the Wimbledon final two months ago.

Already today in the men’s doubles: the British-American duo of Neal Skupski and Christian Harrison have done what Rybakina hopes to do later, adding the US Open title to the Australian Open crown they won in January, to claim a grand slam hard-court double. They defeated Germany’s Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz 6-4, 7-6 (6) after saving a set point in the second-set tie-break. It’s a case of third time lucky for Skupski after he was a beaten finalist in New York in 2022 and last year with different partners.

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Leeds manager embraces bravery and is encouraging ambition after leading a remarkable turnaround in fortunes

Eleven years have passed since Daniel Farke mounted a magnificent palomino horse and rode round the perimeter of the pitch at Lippstadt, waving farewell to a capacity crowd. It seemed a fun way for the lower-tier German club’s centre-forward turned manager and sporting director to say goodbye. Yet few in the stands knew Farke was scared of horses and hauled himself into the saddle only out of politeness towards his chair, who had arranged this special surprise.

“I couldn’t deny him,” he said. “But it cured my fear – it was enjoyable.”

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LG is pushing back against reports that its smart TVs are "spying" on users, saying wake-word detection happens locally and that features such as Automatic Content Recognition, voice recognition, and interest-based ads are optional. But critics note that researchers found TVs keeping logs of ambient conversations, and LG's response "did not address broader concerns about how much data it collects, who it shares it with, the potential for bad actors to exploit its features, or the misleading way in which its privacy options are presented," reports The Verge. Here's an excerpt from LG's statement: Some recent media coverage may have contributed to misconceptions about how LG smart TVs work. As an industry leader, LG believes we have a responsibility to provide customers with clear and accurate information about how our smart TVs operate and the privacy controls available to them. We would like to clarify how our smart TVs operate and explain our approach to user privacy.

LG smart TVs do not continuously record or transmit users' conversations. Speech-to-text processing begins only if a user activates a voice interaction through a supported wake-word feature or by pressing the voice (or AI) button on the remote control. Audio used for wake-word detection is processed locally on the TV and, if no wake word is detected, audio is not converted to text, stored, or transmitted. Voice-recognition results and related technical logs may be generated as part of processing a voice command. These records are associated with specific voice interactions and do not indicate continuous recording of conversations occurring outside an active voice recognition session.

Speech-recognition results may be used to support voice-related features but are not uploaded later when the TV is offline or when connectivity is restored. Features such as Automatic Content Recognition (ACR), voice recognition, and interest-based advertising are optional. These features are not enabled by default. Users can choose to enable these features and can manage or withdraw consent through TV settings.

ACR uses audio fingerprinting technology using the TV's internal audio processor (not a speaker) to identify content and does not collect screenshots, screen recordings, video recordings, voice recordings, or other audio recordings from the TV. Where ACR is available and enabled, ACR-related information may be used for audience segmentation and viewing or audience trend analysis. Interest-based advertising and cross-device advertising require separate user consent through the applicable advertising-related agreements. Protecting user privacy is a fundamental principle in the design and operation of LG products and services. The statement goes on to "provide additional details on how LG smart TV features work, how information may be processed, what choices users have, and how LG continues to strengthen privacy, transparency, and security."

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BERLIJN (ANP/DPA) - Bijna een week na de historische verkiezingswinst van Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) in de Duitse deelstaat Saksen-Anhalt namen tienduizenden mensen zaterdag deel aan demonstraties tegen radicaal-rechts extremisme. In onder meer Düsseldorf, Hamburg en Berlijn waren grote bijeenkomsten.

In Düsseldorf namen volgens de politie en de organisatoren ongeveer 20.000 mensen deel aan een protestmars "tegen de AfD en rechtse haat". In Hamburg liepen volgens de organisatie 25.000 mensen mee.

In Berlijn kwamen meerdere marsen tegen de normalisering van rechtse politiek samen bij het stadhuis. De politie schatte het aantal deelnemers op 18.000. De organisatie sprak van 32.000 deelnemers.

AfD boekte zondag een ruime overwinning in Saksen-Anhalt, wat leidde tot geschokte reacties. De landelijke AfD wordt door de binnenlandse inlichtingendienst in de gaten gehouden als een vermoedelijke extremistische organisatie. De tak in Saksen-Anhalt werd in 2023 aangemerkt als extremistisch.